Product category:
Embedded Computing and Control
News Release from: Parvus Corp | Subject: Fast1394
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 August 2004
Card embeds three speedy FireWire
channels
The Fast1394 card is a three-port IEEE1394b controller module designed for high-speed data acquisition across the FireWire bus for audio, video and storage peripherals in embedded computer systems.
The Fast1394 card is a three-port IEEE1394b controller module designed for high-speed data acquisition across the FireWire bus for audio, video and storage peripherals in embedded computer systems This PC/104-Plus form-factor card supports the advanced features of the new high performance IEEE1394b (2002) serial bus with data transfer rates up to 800Mbit/s over three plug-and-play bilingual cable ports galvanically isolated between the transceiver and link controller
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Fully backwards compatible with earlier IEEE1394a and IEEE1394 devices, the Fast1394 is fully compliant with the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) v1.1 specification and is built with reliable link layer and physical controllers, which integrate intelligent power management capabilities, deep transmit and receive FIFOs (to buffer 1394 data), as well as enhancements to better support digital video (DV) and MPEG data stream reception and transmission.
Supporting hot pluggable connections, the Fast1394 card provides automatic detection and configuration.
It has an onboard auxiliary power connector for extra power input from the system power supply to the 1394b connectors and is capable of supplying up to 45W of power to external peripherals via a 1394 cable.
The unit requires a single 5V power supply and comes in standard (0 to +70C) and extended temperature versions (-40 to +85C).
When combined with a Parvus PC/104-Plus CPU module, the Fast1394 provides OEMs and system integrators with a powerful, complete computing solution designed for applications that take advantage of IEEE1394b technology to rapidly transfer high levels of data.
Potential applications include real-time industrial control and manufacturing automation, digital video and multimedia data acquisition, portable/mobile data storage, medical/industrial imaging, in-vehicle electronics networking, simulation, robotics, and aviation computing systems, among others.
This product is priced at $137 each in 100-unit quantities and is expected to be in stock by early Q4 2004.
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