At 06:52 PM 5/29/2005 -0700, you wrote: >I was wondering whether anyone has a reference >to serial(RS 232) operations. I understand most of the >data part but have no clue on it's steps during >initialization. The nego. between PC and Palm to >identify it's transmission characteristic is quite >puzzling.Somehow it is able to identify the number of >bits , non parity and start and stop bits. http://www.lvr.com/ Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com ->> Inexpensive test equipment & parts http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspeff -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist