A transmitter comprising: driver circuitry configured to generate an output signal at an output node coupled to a serial interface based on a plurality of data bits of serialized data, the driver circuitry including a plurality of driver legs comprising a number of enabled driver legs, each driver leg of the enabled driver legs having an output coupled to the output node; an allocation control module coupled to the driver circuitry, wherein the allocation control module is configured to allocate a respective subset of the number of enabled driver legs to each respective data bit of the plurality of data bits for generating a respective component of the output signal influenced by the respective data bit; the transmitter being characterized by: a driver replica representing a copy of the plurality of driver legs of the driver circuitry; and a compensation control module coupled to the driver circuitry, the driver replica, and the allocation control module, wherein the compensation control module is configured to enable a first number of the plurality of driver legs of the driver replica by enabling each of the first number of the plurality of driver legs of the driver replica in sequence until an effective resistance of the enabled replica driver legs matches a resistance reference for determining the number of enabled driver legs of the driver circuitry. driver circuitry configured to generate an output signal at an output node coupled to a serial interface based on a plurality of data bits of serialized data, the driver circuitry including a plurality of driver legs comprising a number of enabled driver legs, each driver leg of the enabled driver legs having an output coupled to the output node; an allocation control module coupled to the driver circuitry, wherein the allocation control module is configured to allocate a respective subset of the number of enabled driver legs to each respective data bit of the plurality of data bits for generating a respective component of the output signal influenced by the respective data bit; the transmitter being characterized by: a driver replica representing a copy of the plurality of driver legs of the driver circuitry; and a compensation control module coupled to the driver circuitry, the driver replica, and the allocation control module, wherein the compensation control module is configured to enable a first number of the plurality of driver legs of the driver replica by enabling each of the first number of the plurality of driver legs of the driver replica in sequence until an effective resistance of the enabled replica driver legs matches a resistance reference for determining the number of enabled driver legs of the driver circuitry. a driver replica representing a copy of the plurality of driver legs of the driver circuitry; and a compensation control module coupled to the driver circuitry, the driver replica, and the allocation control module, wherein the compensation control module is configured to enable a first number of the plurality of driver legs of the driver replica by enabling each of the first number of the plurality of driver legs of the driver replica in sequence until an effective resistance of the enabled replica driver legs matches a resistance reference for determining the number of enabled driver legs of the driver circuitry.