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-## Welcome to GitHub Pages
+## Hamming-ECC
 
-You can use the [editor on GitHub](https://github.com/RoaLogic/Hamming-ECC/edit/master/README.md) to maintain and preview the content for your website in Markdown files.
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-Whenever you commit to this repository, GitHub Pages will run [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/) to rebuild the pages in your site, from the content in your Markdown files.
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-### Markdown
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-Markdown is a lightweight and easy-to-use syntax for styling your writing. It includes conventions for
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-```markdown
-Syntax highlighted code block
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-# Header 1
-## Header 2
-### Header 3
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-- Bulleted
-- List
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-1. Numbered
-2. List
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-**Bold** and _Italic_ and `Code` text
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-[Link](url) and ![Image](src)
-```
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-For more details see [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/).
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-### Jekyll Themes
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-Your Pages site will use the layout and styles from the Jekyll theme you have selected in your [repository settings](https://github.com/RoaLogic/Hamming-ECC/settings). The name of this theme is saved in the Jekyll `_config.yml` configuration file.
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-### Support or Contact
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-Having trouble with Pages? Check out our [documentation](https://help.github.com/categories/github-pages-basics/) or [contact support](https://github.com/contact) and we’ll help you sort it out.
+Hamming Codes are linear error correcting codes invented in 1950 by Richard Hamming. By adding a parity check matrix they can correct 1-bit errors and detect 2-bit errors.
+The provided IP is fully parameterised and implements the Hamming encoder and decoder, either fully asynchronous or with a clock and clock-enable input.
+An additional wrapper that makes the code equivalent to the Altera altecc encoder and decoder IPs is also provided.