Introduction

FWB-PCI01i is designed to meet the demanding requirements of todays 1394 bus architecture. Its capability of performing 800M bits/s transfer speed enables the throughput and bandwidth to move data efficiently and quickly between the PCI and 1394 buses. FWB-PCI01i also provides outstanding ultra-low power operation and intelligent power management capabilities.

FWB-PCI01i's improved throughput and increased bandwidth make it ideal for todays high-end PCs. It opens the door for the development of S800 RAID- and SAN-based peripherals. The data transfer rates of FWB-PCI01 are 100Mbits/s, 200Mbit/s, 400Mbits/s, & 800Mbits/s.

Technical Specifications
Host Bus:

PCI 2.x Compliant

  • Universal PCI interfaces compatible with 3.3-V and 5-V PCI signaling environments.
  • 33-MHz/64-bit and 33-MHz/32-bit selectable PCI interface.
IEEE 1394 Std Support:
  • Fully Supports Provisions of IEEE P1394b Revision 1.33+ at 1-Gigabit Signaling Rates
  • Fully Supports Provisions of IEEE 1394a.2000 and 1394.1995 Standard for High Performance Serial Bus
  • Fully Interoperable With Firewire., i.LINK., and SB1394., Implementation of IEEE Std 1394
1394 Bus Transfer Rate:
  • Provides three IEEE Std 1394b-2002 fully compliant cable ports at 100/200/400/800 megabits per second (Mbits/s).
IEEE-1394 to PCI Controller :

Texas Instruments TSB82AA2

IEEE 1394b Transceiver/Arbiter:

Texas Instruments TSB81BA3

Number of Ports:
  • Provides Three Fully Backward Compatible, (1394a.2000 Fully Compliant) Bilingual P1394b Cable Ports at up to 800 Megabits per Second (Mbits/s)
  • External: Bilingual 9pin X 1
  • Internal: Bilingual 9pin X 2
Power Management:

D0, D1, D2, and D3 power states and PME events per the PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification

Bus Power Connector:

with mini 4-pin DC +12V power connector

Operating System Requirements
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7
  • MacOS 8.6+
  • Linux 2.4.X
  • Remark: 3rd party 1394b drivers will be needed to enable the 1394b features.