"The 8-bit uc should be doing everything except getting the data into the ST, but you must find a time consuming way (on the ST) to do this else the ST will be swamped."
- You're telling us to look for 'time consuming ways' to do it... Say what?!
- First you say the 8bit should be doing it, but then you say we must find a way to do this on ST or else it will be swamped... Say what again?!