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A '''serial line''' is a means of transmitting data in bit serial fashion, often over a communication link such as a telephone line. There are two principal forms: | A '''serial line''' is a means of transmitting data in bit serial fashion, often over a communication link such as a telephone line. There are two principal forms: | ||
| − | * [[asynchronous serial line]]s, in which the format is | + | * [[asynchronous serial line]]s, in which the format is self-clocking (i.e. the start location of each character can be inferred from the data stream), and |
| − | * [[synchronous serial line]]s, where each character starts immediately after the previous one | + | * [[synchronous serial line]]s, where each character starts immediately after the previous one, and is therefore not self-clocking |
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Revision as of 03:57, 15 October 2017
A serial line is a means of transmitting data in bit serial fashion, often over a communication link such as a telephone line. There are two principal forms:
- asynchronous serial lines, in which the format is self-clocking (i.e. the start location of each character can be inferred from the data stream), and
- synchronous serial lines, where each character starts immediately after the previous one, and is therefore not self-clocking
