Simulation, Measurement and Test Environment for Pseudo Random Number Generator Circuits

Galia Marinova, Zdravka Tchobanova
Abstract:
The paper presents an environment and methodology for analysis of Pseudo random bit sequence generator (PRBSG) and Pseudo random number generator (PRNG) circuits through simulation and measurement. Circuits’ projects are described in VHDL and then simulated on FPGA devices. The programmed FPGAs are stimulated by vector signal generator and then measured with a logic analyzer. The bit sequences generated by the PRBSG circuits are tested for randomness with tests from the NIST test suit. The random numbers generated by the PRNG circuits are tested through histograms and chi-square tests for uniform distribution.
Keywords:
PRBSG, PRNG, tests for randomness, test for uniformity, FPGA, LFSR, GALOIS
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IMEKO-TC4-2014-231.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2014
Title:

20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014