CRC Polynomials Evaluation Software

Philip Koopman, Carnegie Mellon University

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This is a C++ program that computes the maximum length achievable at a particular HD for a given CRC polynomial. It also computes examples codewords to show why the HD cannot be achieved at longer dataword lengths than computed.

Program Usage Examples

Note: all polynomials are in implicit +1 format.

Interpreting Program Output:

Program Usage Notes:

While significant effort has been spent on ensuring accuracy, USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. All warranties and assurances of fitness for purpose are disclaimed. In particular, this code has NOT been developed to safety critical software standards. You have the source code, so if you want to use this to validate CRC performance you should first assure yourself that you trust the source code. If someone has the resources and team depth to certify this code to an appropriate SIL I'd be delighted to redistribute that code. All that having been said, if you find a bug let me know and I'll look into it as I have time.


This web page and all data files are Copyrighted 2015-2023 by Philip Koopman, Carnegie Mellon University.

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Please note that if any data errors or other issues are identified they will be updated at this page, but not necessarily anywhere that has copied these results. Therefore, you should always confirm at this URL: http://users.ece.cmu.edu/~koopman/crc/ that you have the most current version of data before using it.


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