> >        Maybe you could work with the start/stop bits to
> simulate a 9 bit
> >transmision.
> >
> >
>     Mmm, would you please tell me how?

Make that using the parity bit. Just reprogram the UART before sending a
byte, to generate the correct parity bit as 9th. Note: must probably
wait until the byte is fully transmissted before re-programming the
parity? Will be quite slow on NT-derived windoze..

Wouter van Ooijen

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