Nuts and Volts - May 2014

24 May 2014

1,000,000 numbers a second. The instant the microcontroller sees the user press the momentary contact switch, it stops spinning and the current number is selected as the random number.

The RNG's output is connected to four different colored LEDs. Depending on the random number generated, one of the four colored LEDs is lit. The 16x2 LCD keeps a running tally of the random numbers generated for different PSI tests. While this setup might appear trivial, it is not, and may be used to accurately test for different aspects of ESP. Random event generators (REG) are similar to RNG, and sometimes the terms are used interchangeably.

The included manual explains how to perform different ESP and PSI experiments. The PIC RNG source code is included in the manual. The suggested retail price is US$39.95 for the ESP tester kit which requires soldering.

STAND-ALONE RANDOM

NUMBER GENERATOR

Also available from Images SI is the RNG-01 kit which is a lab quality instrument. It uses the immutable randomness of radioactivity decay to generate random numbers. Quantum mechanics states that the nuclear decay of atoms are fundamentally random and cannot be predicted.

This device has a mini Geiger counter that detects background radiation. The detection of a radioactive particle is a random event used to initiate the generation of a random number. The output of the built-in Geiger counter is monitored by a PIC which rotates numbers inside a register at approximately 1,000,000 a second.

When a radioactive particle (random event) is detected, the microcontroller stops the rotation of the numbers, reads the current number in the register, and produces a random number.

The RNG-01 will produce approximately one to three random numbers every minute from background radiation. These true random numbers are useful for data encryption (cryptography), statistical mechanics, probability, gaming, neural networks and disorder systems, PSI and ESP testing, micro PK experiments, etc.

The RNG-01 allows selection of the following random number ranges: 1-2, 1-4, 1-8, 1-16, 1-32, 1-64, and 1-128.

It displays random numbers generated on an LCD and outputs the random number via a serial port. When range selection is 1-4, the LCD can also display the running tally of the four numbers generated to verify their distribution.

The RNG-01 has a four color LED output.

The RNG-01 is currently available as a kit which contains a printed circuit board, LCD screen, preprogrammed PIC, and all the necessary components for construction.