In telecommunications, a start signal is a signal that prepares a device to receive data or to perform a function.
In asynchronous serial communication, start signals are used at the beginning of a character that prepares the receiving device for the reception of the code elements.
A start signal is limited to one signal element usually having the duration of a unit interval.
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This article incorporates public domain material from Federal Standard 1037C. General Services Administration. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. (in support of MIL-STD-188).
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