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RE: Brainstorms
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:59:00 GMT
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<rhempel@bmts.comAVOIDSPAM>
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Wayne,
In the spec you indicate that each brick gets its own 128
bit random number. This is like a serial number that is
initially use to uniquely identify each brick with a shorter
BrickID.
This is a common technique in fire alarm systems where
each device is assigned a short ID from a larger serial number.
Why the random numbers?
Never mind, I just figured it out. You're allowing individuals
to build their own bricks so you have no control of how the
numbers get assigned.
I guess the probability of collisions is so low that you'd
never see a collision anyways....
Cheers, Ralph
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| This may be totally off-base--I'm not as techy as you guys--but the software biz has the idea of a universally unique ID (UUID, a.k.a. GUID for globally unique ID). It's a way of generating a unique number without any centralized management. Windows (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| All: I think the project that I am working, called RoboBricks, on is quite relevant to this topic. Since this is my first post to this group, I should introduce myself as a very active member of the Home Brew Robitics Club based out of San Jose, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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