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CRC

CRC

Cyclic Redundancy Check.

Contributed by Kenneth Nellis.

An error detection code that is calculated using the data with which it is transmitted (or saved). When the data is received (or read) the CRC value can be calculated and a mismatch between the calculated and saved CRC values indicates data corruption.

Relevant links:

http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/AppNotes/00730a.pdf

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