Synchronous -

Asynchronous
Data Transmission
Asynchronous



The sender and receiver are not
Synchronised.
The sender sends only one character at
a time.
Asynchronous



Each character needs a start bit and a
stop bit.
There can be idle time between each
character.
Asynchronous



It is a slow and inefficient method of data
transmission.
It is an inexpensive method for low speed
transmission.
Synchronous

Synchronous
The senders and the receivers clocks are
synchronised.
The sender sends a packet of data at a
time.
Synchronisation is achieved by sending a
start frame and a stop frame.

Synchronous
It is a more efficient method of transmission
as only a start and stop frame are required
with up to 8Kb of data in the packet of data.
Asynchronous has a much higher overhead.

Stop Data up to 8 Kb Start
Frame Frame