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- From: ceg@bret.jpl.nasa.gov (Chuck Goodhart)
- Subject: ECC Was: Re: Moving 500 to 1200, BAD NEWS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.001328.10434@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena, CA
- References: <H0mXr*h41@dynam.adsp.sub.org>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 00:13:28 GMT
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- In article <H0mXr*h41@dynam.adsp.sub.org>
- cbmehq!cbmswi!dynam!jmpor@cbmvax.commodore.com writes:
- >with 10 bits you will be able to correct an 1 bit failure and detect a
- >2 bits failure.
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- By my calculations, 12 bits are required for 1 bit correct, 2 bit detect
- on 8 data bits. 10 bits will only get you 6 data bits.
- --
- Chuck Goodhart, ceg@bret.jpl.nasa.gov
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