From 933915574ed32e7984ad6bbfad7c18109b010ed2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Warrick Lo Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:13:04 -0700 Subject: Add improvements to SUBMISSION.md Signed-off-by: Warrick Lo --- SUBMISSION.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/SUBMISSION.md b/SUBMISSION.md index e1d343a..97eaef7 100644 --- a/SUBMISSION.md +++ b/SUBMISSION.md @@ -1,4 +1,7 @@ # ARC4 Cracking Competition Submission -_Describe your strategy for fast ARC4 cracking._ -_Include the original crack time from lab 3 task 5, and the improved crack time of your bonus lab.If it isn't visible in the reports, include your board name (e.g. DE1 SoC, DE10 Lite, etc.)_ +- We implemented 108 ARC4 cracking cores in parallel. +- This also required around 108 times the memory usage. +- In the future, this can be improved by using two-port memory, or by not writing the plaintext until we confirm the key is valid. +- A PLL was added for frequency synthesis using the 50 MHz clock signal. We used a conservative clock of 90 MHz with the PLL. +- The cracking can also be pipelined further in the future. -- cgit v1.2.3