One device is a HC68... and the other a AT90S2313. And you are right, speeds are very different. I'll have a look at the link, thank you very much ! regards, Reelf > You do not say what the devices are, but it sounds like it could be similar > to the protocol the TI calculators use. > > go to http://www.ticalc.org/pub/text/calcinfo/ and get the file > "link86all.zip" for info on the physical and software protocols. > > The hardware protocol used is real nice for communicating between two > devices of very different speeds without using interrupts. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different > ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.