-                       // skip until samples begin to change
-                       if (startFound || curSample < firstSample-T55xx_READ_TOL){
-                               if (!startFound) 
-                                       dest[i++] = firstSample;
-                               startFound = true;
-                               dest[i++] = curSample;
+       dest[0] = 0;
+       uint8_t sample = 0, firsthigh = 0, firstlow = 0; 
+       uint16_t sample_counter = 0, period = 0;
+       uint8_t curr = 0, prev = 0;
+       uint16_t noise_counter = 0;
+       while (!BUTTON_PRESS() && !usb_poll_validate_length() && (sample_counter < bufsize) && (noise_counter < (COTAG_T1<<1)) ) {
+               WDT_HIT();
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_TXRDY) {
+                       AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_THR = 0x43;
+                       LED_D_ON();
+               }
+
+               if (AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_SR & AT91C_SSC_RXRDY) {
+                       sample = (uint8_t)AT91C_BASE_SSC->SSC_RHR;