serial to parallel

hi all

here is my problem...

i would like to connect range sensor to DE2 kit to show results of the range..

i tried the analog output of the EZ0 maxsonar sensor ...there is one analog input in this DE2 called" MIC in" and i don't Know how to play with.

and tried the pulse width output by a VHDL code using counters and there is no result,,,

still the TX output....

the TX output delivers asynchronous serial with an RS232 format, except voltages are 0-Vcc. The output is an ASCII capital “R”, followed by three ASCII character digits representing the range in inches up to a maximum of

255, followed by a carriage return (ASCII 13). The baud rate is

9600, 8 bits, no parity, with one stop bit

9600 baud rate means each bit needs 1/9600 sec ,,,,,means f=9600 HZ....

How can i do this..?

DE2 gives 50,27 Mhz clk!

is there any "megafunctins" helps me with this?

should i use memories,,? or serial to parallel converters ? or buffers?

really i don't know from where i have to start