An apparatus is provided comprising a control chip, at least one peripheral chip connected to the control chip via a bus, the bus comprising a plurality of signal lines, and a control circuit coupled to each signal line of the bus. Each control circuit comprises a comparator for comparing voltage on the signal line with a reference voltage, and a driver connected to the comparator, for supplying power to the signal line, the driver being arranged to increase power supplied to the signal line if the voltage on the signal line is less than the reference voltage, the greater the difference between the voltage on the signal line and the reference voltage, the greater the increase in power supplied to the signal line, and to decrease power supplied to the signal line if the voltage on the signal line is greater than the reference voltage, the greater the difference between the voltage on the signal line and the reference voltage, the greater the decrease in power supplied to the signal line. There is also provided a method for monitoring each signal line of a bus connecting a control chip with at least one peripheral chip.