Canon IEEE 1394 User Manual

IEEE 1394 CardBus Adapter

User ’s Manual

Table of Contents

1. About this Manual ....................................... ..............................2

2. IEEE 1394 Basic.......................................................................2

3. Key Feature & Benefits............. ................................................3

4. Hardware Installation ................................................................4

5. Windows 98SE Driver Installation ......................... ...................5

6. Windows ME Driver Installation................................................5

7. Windows 2000 Driver Installation....... .... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .6

8. Device Connection....................................................................7

CONNECTING DV CAMCORDER .....................................7

8.1

CONNECTING OTHER DEVICE........................................ 7

8.2

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1. ABOUT THIS MANUAL

The purpose of this manual is to in troduce you to you r 1394 CardBus
converter. It wi ll guide you on how to setup the product for proper
operati on in your Not ebook co mpu t er. Please keep thi s ma nual for
future reference.

2. IEEE 1394 BASIC

IEEE 139 4 is desi gned to function as both a ca ble-connected v irtual
bus and as a backp lane bus ach ieves speeds up to 400 Mbps. Higher
speed in the range of one gi gabits-per-sec ond are possible in the
future. This type of performance has enabled many new PC
applications such as real-time digital video.

When compared with older seria l and parallel I/O buses, IEEE 1394
offers a rich set of advanced featur es, including live connection /
disconnection of devices onto a 1394-based cable I/O system or on
boards into a 13 94 - based b ackplan e. The standard also supports
both asynchronous and isochronous forms of communication on the
same system. Whereas isochronous communication can be used to
guarantee bandwidth for certain time-critical applications like
streaming vide o or audio, asynchr onous communication is appropriate
for the typical PC periph erals s uch as printers or disk drives.

The topology of a IEEE 1394 network resembles a tree structure.
Each node on a IEEE 1394 network functions as a repeater,
forwarding the signals on to the next node in the daisy-chain. As many
as 63 nod es can be configured on a desktop and up to 64,000
devices in a 139 4 network u s ing br idges.

Because of its high-capacit y bandwi dth and adv anced features, IEEE
1394 has the ability to consolidate many older standards and I/O
meth ods in to one un ified, high -performa n ce serial bu s. Eventuall y,
expanding a 1394-based computer system will be as simple and as
easy as plugging an appliance int o an AC power sock et. The PC will
provide instanta ne ous communication on dem a nd to th e peri pheral

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device that is new to the 1394 bus and the us er will not have to
manually reconf igure an d shut down the system.

On systems and pr oducts from Sony, Panasonic, JVC, Canon and
Sharp, IEEE 1394 goes by the name of i.LINK™, while Apple
Computer refers to it as FireWire™.

3. KEY FEATURE & BENEFITS

Key Feat ur e & Benefits:

• 32 bit CardBus interface compatible

• 32-bit Data Bus and 33 MH z operati o n

• Data transfer rate up to 400 Mbps

• Connec t up to 63 devi ce

• Supports Plug-and-Play Specific ation

• Hot Plug

• Complies with Standard for IEEE 1394-1995, P1394a, and

OHCI standard

• Up to 16 consecut ive cable hops of 4.5 meters

• Isochronous and Asynchronous data transfer and tr ansfer rate

up to 400Mbps

• PTC recover fuse for reliable over-current protecti on

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