On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 20:47:56 -0700, "William Chops Westfield" said:

> to speak to).  It's not like you can say "It would be nice to go into =20
> sleep mode while I'm waiting for data; I guess I'll look for a USART =20
> rather than just a UART."

Or just use an MPS430 where the oscillator can run your choice of
peripherals while the processor is in sleep mode.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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