On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Bob Ammerman wr= ote: > While the MODBUS specification states that the message is determined to b= e > complete based on a time delay of 3-1/2 character times after the last > byte, > many (most?) implementations use other means of determining when the > message > ends. Depending on how your MODBUS device is implemented you may find tha= t > character delays do not affect the result. Damn. I really don't want to be modifying protocols at this stage. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .