Highlights
  • FW-IDE02F support one IDE (ATA/ATAPI) device.
Introduction

FW-IDE02F is a FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to IDE (ATA/ATAPI) bridge board featuring Oxford OXFW911plus FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Bridge Controller.

FW-IDE02F is ideally suited for tailgate interface applications for removable-media drives CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, tape drive, and hard disk drive. It allows IDE drive (Master or Slave) to be connected to FireWire (IEEE 1394a) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion.

Users can easily hot-swap FireWire (IEEE 1394a) drive without interrupting the current operation.

FW-IDE02F provides the perfect solution for data backup and transferring of data between computers using IDE (ATA/ATAPI) devices.

Technical Specifications

FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Connector: with mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive power connector
  • IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Interface: One female IDC 2X20 Connector
  • Both ATA and ATAPI devices are supported using the same firmware
  • FireWire Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • FireWire ports: Two Firewire 6 pin Ports (external )
  • 1394a PHY: Ti's TSB41AB2 1394a-2000 400Mbps PHY
  • 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400 Mbps
  • Provides IDE Access LED
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to ATA Native Bridge Controller: Oxford OXFW911plus
  • Complies with T13's ATA/ATAPI-7 Draft Specification:
    • PIO Mode 0 ~ 4
    • Multiword DMA Mode 0 ~ 2
    • Ultra DMA Mode 0 ~ 6
    • Supports 48-bit addressing for large hard drives (>128GB)
  • Form Factor: SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor
    (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)
Physical Dimensions
  • 8.45cm (W) x 4.00cm (D) x 2.00cm(H)
Hardware Requirements
  • Desktop PC:
    With either a built-in FireWire (IEEE 1394) controller or a FireWire (IEEE 1394) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external FireWire (IEEE 1394) port.
  • Laptop PC:
    With either a built-in FireWire (IEEE-1394) controller or a FireWire (IEEE 1394) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external FireWire (IEEE 1394) port.
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows 98SE or higher; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes
  • FW-IDE02F Bridge Board
  • Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow)
  • Installation Guide