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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..96de218 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +novena_entropy +============== +This is an experimental HW system for the Novena platform. + +The purpose of the system is to debug, evaluate and qualify the +avalanche Cryptech entropy providers for the Novena platform with the +Xilinx Spartan-6 FPGA. The entropy providers being tested are the noise +based entropy provider and the ring oscillator based entropy provider. + +The following cores are used in the system: + - core/coretest, the test command parser + + - core/i2c, the serial interface that connects the system to the + Novena CPU. + + - core/avalanche_entropy, the entropy provider that is driven by an + external noise source. + + - core/rosc_entropy, the entropy provider driven by jitter between 32 + independently running ring oscillators in the FPGA. + +Test SW is available in src/sw |