//Transmit Merge Data Byte by Byte to the CPU
void send_MERGE_DATA(void) {
    trans232(MERGE_STATUS);
    for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        switch (i)  {
        case 0: trans232(FORE_CURR[0]);          
            break;
        case 1: trans232(FORE_CURR[1]);
            break;
        case 2: trans232(PORT_CURR[0]);
            break;
        case 3: trans232(PORT_CURR[1]);
            break;
        case 4: trans232(STBD_CURR[0]);
            break;
        case 5: trans232(STBD_CURR[1]);
            break;
        case 6: trans232(AFT_CURR[0]);
            break;
        case 7: trans232(AFT_CURR[1]);
            break;
        case 8: trans232((STBD_MERGE_STATUS)|(MISSION_GO)|(PORT_MERGE_STATUS)|(KILL));
            break;
        case 9: trans232(FIRMWARE_NUMBER);
            break;
        default: break;
        }
    }
}