automatic baud rate detection
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automatic baud rate detection
(communications)(ABR, autobaud) A process by which a
receiving device determines the speed, code level, and stop bits of incoming data by examining the first character,
usually a preselected sign-on character. ABR allows the
receiving device to accept data from a variety of transmitting
devices operating at different speeds without needing to
establish data rates in advance.
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