-                       // skip until the first high sample above threshold
-                       if (!startFound && curSample > T55xx_READ_UPPER_THRESHOLD) {
-                               if (curSample > lastSample) 
-                                       lastSample = curSample;
-                               highFound = true;
-                       } else if (!highFound) {
-                               skipCnt++;
-                               continue;
+                       ++i;
+       
+                       if ( sample > COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD)
+                               dest[i] = 255;
+                       else if ( sample < COTAG_ZERO_THRESHOLD)
+                               dest[i] = 0;
+                       else 
+                               dest[i] = dest[i-1];
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+uint32_t doCotagAcquisitionManchester() {
+
+       uint8_t *dest = BigBuf_get_addr();
+       uint16_t bufsize = BigBuf_max_traceLen();
+       
+       if ( bufsize > COTAG_BITS )
+               bufsize = COTAG_BITS;
+
+       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;
+                       LED_D_OFF();
+
+                       // find first peak
+                       if ( !firsthigh ) {
+                               if (sample < COTAG_ONE_THRESHOLD) {
+                                       noise_counter++;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               noise_counter = 0;
+                               firsthigh = 1;