In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of communicating across a serial line (26). In this method, n parallel streams of data (30) are to be received at a destination (20). In a first embodiment, the n parallel streams of data (30) characterized in that one of streams of data includes a unique characteristic that can be used to distinguish that one from each of the other streams of data. In a second embodiment, each of the n streams of data (30) are in a particular pattern that includes a detectable characteristic. At the destination (20), the unique characteristic and/or detectable characteristic can be detected to correct space and/or time errors in the streams of data. For example, the destination (20) might be a receiver that includes a serial-to-parallel converter (28) and calibration circuitry (34).
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