IEEE 1394 (FIREWIRE)
 
FireWire was adopted in 1995 as an official industry standard (IEEE 1394) for cross-platform peripheral connectivity. By providing a high-bandwidth, easy-to-use I/O technology, FireWire inspired a new generation of consumer electronics devices, products such as DV camcorders, portable external disk drives, and MP3 players..

Now FireWire 800, the next generation of FireWire technology, promises to spur the development of more innovative high-performance devices and applications. FireWire 800 (an implementation of the IEEE 1394b standard approved in 2002) doubles the throughput of the original technology, dramatically increases the maximum distance of FireWire connections, and supports many new types of cabling. This technologybrief describes the advantages of FireWire 800 and some ofthe applications for which it is ideally suited.

IEEE 1394a CABLE
» Real-time data transfer for multimedia applications.
» 1394a 100-400 Mbps High Speed Data Transmissions.
» Plug-and-play connectivity
» Freeform network topology allowing mixing branches and daisy-chains.
» Real-time data delivery
IEEE 1394a Standard: Data Rate 400 Mbp/s.
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Interfaces
CI70000
CI70100
CI70200

IEEE 1394 6 pin Male -- 6 pin Male
IEEE 1394 4 pin Male -- 4 pin Male
IEEE 1394 4 pin Male -- 6 pin Male
IEEE 1394b CABLE
» Data transfer speeds up to 800 Mbps
» Distances up to 100 meters
» Plug-and-play connectivity
» Highly efficient architecture
» Compatibility with current FireWire product
» Real-time data delivery
» On-bus power
IEEE 1394b Standard: Data Rate 800Mbps up to 3.2Gpbs
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Interfaces
CI70300
CI70400
CI70500

IEEE 1394b 9pin Male 9 pin Male (beta)
IEEE 1394b 9pin Male 6 pin Male (bilingual type)
IEEE 1394b 9pin Male 4 pin Male (bilingual type)
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