Parallel to sequential message converter

A parallel to sequential signal converter, comprising:

• a pair of signal input ports for receiving a first input signal having a duration of a first time period and a second input signal having a duration of a second time period, the second time period being less than the first time period, and wherein the second input signal is received concurrently with a portion of the first input signal so that a time overlap in signals exists;
• a signal output port;
• means for coupling the first input signal to the signal output port;
• means for delaying the first input signal at the onset of the second input signal for a period substantially equal to the second time period of the second input signal;
• and
• means for coupling the second input signal to the signal output port at the start thereof and thereafter coupling the delayed first input signal to the output port so as to provide a sequential output of said first and said input signals without a loss of any portion of the first input signal.