>> http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/students/a/bamyote/
>>
>> A bit of googling found this, which uses a start bit, then
>> the same sequence.
>> I don't remember having a start bit though.
>
> My first thought is that it could be done much more efficiently with a
> _stop_ bit instead of a start bit. All that means is that you check for
> byte==0 _before_ transmitting a (unwanted) trailing dash.
>
> A 0110 0000
> B 1000 1000
>
> O 1111 0000
>
> S 0001 0000
>
> 5 0000 0100
>
> $ 0001 0011
>
> Seems to work ok...
>
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> James Newton: PICList webmaster/Admin


OK, I see how that could work. Clever! Always add a trailing 1 to a
character. If, after shifting left, the result is zero, you're done (just
shifted the stop bit into the carry).

Harold


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