The present invention includes bit synchronizers and methods of synchronizing and calculating error. One method of synchronizing with a data signal in accordance with the present invention includes providing a data signal having a first portion and a second portion, generating a timing signal, first...http://www.google.de/patents/US6618829?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6618829 - Communication system, a synchronization circuit, a method of communicating a data signal, and methods of synchronizing with a data signal