Orange Micro Link User guide
Operators Manual
USB 2.0 / FireWire PCI Card
For Macintosh and PC
Revision date: January 9, 2003
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About this manual
The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. We welcome your comments on any area of Orange
Micro products or services. Please send your comments to:
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Orange Micro, Inc.
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506). Copyright violators may also be subject to civil liability.
Copyright Information
OrangeLink is a trademark of Orange Micro, Inc. iLink is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Apple, Macintosh, FireWire and
Final Cut Pro are trademarks and registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All brand names are registered trademarks
of their respective companies.
Copyright © Orange Micro, Inc. 2003. All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form except by written permission from Orange Micro, Inc.
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Table of Contents
About this manual.............................................................................................................................................................................2
Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Package Contents.............................................................................................................................................................................4
Software Included ............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
System Requirements ......................................................................................................................................................................5
Chapter 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................6
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................7
How to install an OrangeLink in your Macintosh ............................................................................................................................7
Step 1 – Installing your OrangeLink hardware ............................................................................................................................7
Step 2 – Installing OrangeLink Drivers in the Mac OS................................................................................................................7
Installing FireWire Drivers .........................................................................................................................................................8
Installing USB Drivers................................................................................................................................................................9
Step 3 – Installing BTV Pro on your Macintosh.........................................................................................................................11
Chapter 3 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................12
How to install an OrangeLink in your PC ......................................................................................................................................12
Step 1 – Installing OrangeLink Drivers in Windows ..................................................................................................................12
Step 2 – Installing your OrangeLink hardware ..........................................................................................................................13
Installing the OrangeLink USB 2.0/ FireWire PCI Card .........................................................................................................13
Installing USB 2.0 Drivers for the first time in Windows XP...................................................................................................13
Installing USB 2.0 Drivers for the first time in Windows 2000. ..............................................................................................15
Installing USB 2.0 Drivers for the first time in Windows Me...................................................................................................16
Installing USB 2.0 Drivers for the first time in Windows 98 SE..............................................................................................17
Step 3 – Verifying hardware settings .........................................................................................................................................19
Step 4 – Installing Ulead VideoStudio DV SE on your PC........................................................................................................21
Chapter 4 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................22
Guidelines for Connecting FireWire Devices................................................................................................................................22
Chapter 5 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Guidelines for Connecting USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Devices................................................................................................................23
Appendix A ......................................................................................................................................................................................24
Optional Hardware .........................................................................................................................................................................24
Appendix B ......................................................................................................................................................................................25
Using BTV Pro on the Macintosh ..................................................................................................................................................25
BTV Pro – QuickStart .................................................................................................................................................................25
Additional FireWire Workflow Recommendations and Known Issues:.....................................................................................27
Appendix C ......................................................................................................................................................................................28
Using Ulead VideoStudio on Windows .........................................................................................................................................28
Ulead VideoStudio – QuickStart.................................................................................................................................................28
Additional FireWire Workflow Recommendations and Known Issues:.....................................................................................29
Appendix D ......................................................................................................................................................................................30
Macintosh Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................................................30
PC Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................................................................32
Appendix E.......................................................................................................................................................................................34
Specifications .................................................................................................................................................................................34
Appendix F.......................................................................................................................................................................................35
Warranty Information .....................................................................................................................................................................35
FCC Class B Information...............................................................................................................................................................36
Index .................................................................................................................................................................................................37
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Package Contents
The OrangeLink OrangeLink+ USB 2.0 / FireWire PCI card package contains the
following items:
• FireWire/USB2 PCI card
• Manual and Software CD-ROM
• One 6 foot (1.82 meter) 4-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable to connect the OrangeLink
card to a digital camcorder or other FireWire/IEEE 1394 devices that do not
require power from the FireWire bus.
• Quickstart card
Software Included
• Apple QuickTime for Macintosh
• BTV Pro for the Macintosh
• Apple QuickTime for Windows
• Ulead VideoStudio for Windows
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System Requirements
Hardware
• Any desktop computer with an available 7" or 12" PCI slot
• 64 MB System RAM
• 200 MB free hard drive space
• CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
Operating System
• Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000 or XP come with all drivers necessary to support USB2/FireWire PCI card for FireWire
and USB 1.1. The USB 2.0 Hi-Speed drivers are provided by Orange Micro.
• Mac OS X: Mac OS 10.1 or newer is required to work properly with the USB2/FireWire PCI card. Mac OS 10.1
comes with all drivers necessary to support the USB2/FireWire PCI card for FireWire and USB 1.1. The USB 2.0
Hi-Speed drivers are provided by Orange Micro.
• Mac OS 8.6: The USB2/FireWire PCI card will operate as a fully compliant 1394 OHCI host controller under Mac
OS 8.6 after installing Apple FireWire Software v2.3.3. The USB2/FireWire PCI card will operate as a fully
compliant USB 1.1 host controller under Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9.0.x after installing Apple USB Adapter Card
Support.
• Mac OS 9.0.x: The USB2/FireWire PCI card will operate as a fully compliant 1394 OHCI host controller under Mac
OS 9.0.x after installing Apple FireWire Software v2.5 or newer. The USB2/FireWire PCI card will operate as a fully
compliant USB 1.1 host controller under Mac OS 8.6 and Mac OS 9.0.x after installing Apple USB Adapter Card
Support.
• Mac OS 9.x: Mac OS 9.1 or newer pre-install all drivers necessary to the support USB2/FireWire PCI card for
FireWire and USB 1.1 support.
Power Consumption
• Depending upon the number of devices connected, the USB2/FireWire PCI card can consume up to 9 watts of
power from the internal power supply
Minimum System Requirements for DV editing (Mac)
• Power Macintosh G3 233 MHz or faster
• Hard drive with sustained write speed of 7.5 MB/s
• Total System RAM of 80MB or more
• Mac OS 9.04 or later
• QuickTime 4.1.2 or later
• Apple FireWire 2.4 or later
Minimum System Requirements for DV editing (PC)
• Intel Pentium III or compatible 500Mhz or faster
• Dedicated large capacity 7200 RPM UDMA 66 IDE or SCSI hard disk or disk array
• 128MB or more of system RAM
• Microsoft DirectX compatible video display adapter
• Sound card capable of 16-bit stereo or higher
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Chapter 1
Introduction
What is OrangeLink?
The OrangeLink FireWire® host adapters add FireWire support to PCI or CardBus-based Mac’s or PC’s. It is ideal for older
Power Macintosh desktop computers or PowerBook G3 Series as well as PCs that need the advanced technology offered
by FireWire® (also known as IEEE-1394 or iLink).
What is FireWire?
FireWire supports the IEEE-1394 High Performance Serial Bus standard. FireWire high-speed serial I/O technology is
particularly great for use with multimedia peripherals such as digital video (DV) camcorders and tape decks. The
OrangeLink supports other FireWire peripherals such as disk drives, ultra high-resolution scanners, printers and digital still
cameras.
OrangeLink Features
The OrangeLink products function at the maximum IEEE-1394 rated speed of 400 megabits/second (50 megabytes/sec).
The OrangeLink allows up to 63 devices to be connected in a chain through its standard 6 pin ports. The OrangeLink can
be used with third party video editing software to capture and export full size, full motion DV video at 720 by 480 pixels at 30
frames per second.
The Benefits of OrangeLink FireWire
The major benefit for OrangeLink FireWire technology is its ease of use. Imagine automatic configuration, no device IDs or
terminators, simple to use cables, and of course, “hot plug” connectivity. Consider a FireWire disk drive for example. You
can disconnect it from one computer and connect it to another; no need to power down or restart. You can move whole
databases around your workgroup “live”! Or, when the office day is done, pop it into your shirt pocket and hot plug it to your
home computer.
The fastest growing use for FireWire consists of digital video (DV) camcorders. The digital format of these devices provides
precise audio and video capabilities in an original digital format that is more directly compatible with a computer than the
current analog video cameras. This means that the OrangeLink is ideal for computer based home video editing as well as
for more professional applications, e.g. Adobe®
Premiere® and Apple Final Cut Pro™.
What is USB 2.0 Hi-Speed?
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed host adapters add USB 2.0 Hi-Speed support to PCI or CardBus-based G3 Mac’s or PC’s. They
are ideal for desktop computers or laptops that need the advanced technology offered by USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. USB stands for
“Universal Serial Bus.” It allows you to attach multiple USB peripheral devices simultaneously with automatic device
detection and installation. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed has a higher bandwidth and is ideal for high-speed devices such as the next
generation scanners, printers and fast storage devices.
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Features
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed has a dramatic performance increase over the standard USB. OrangeUSB 2.0 Hi-Speed products
function at a rated speed of 480 megabits/second. That’s 40 times faster than older USB 1.1 standards. The OrangeUSB
2.0 Hi-Speed allows up to 127 devices to be connected. USB 2.0 Hi-Speed is also “backward compatible” which means the
user can plug in their USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed devices simultaneously! High transmission speed is negotiated on a
device-by-device basis. If the higher speed is not supported by a peripheral, the link operates at a lower speed of 12Mb/s or
1.5Mb/s as determined by the peripheral.
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Ready
The OrangeLink+ FireWire/USB 2.0 Hi-Speed card will operate out of the box as a fully compliant USB 1.1 host controller
under Mac OS 8.6- 9.x, Mac OS X, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me , Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Once
OrangeUSB 2.0 drivers are installed, users can connect USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed peripherals to a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
port and get a data transfer rate of up to 480 Mbits/s (Hi-Speed). Current USB 1.1 peripherals will continue to have a data
transfer rate of 12Mb/s (Full-Speed) and 1.5Mb/s (Low-Speed).
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Chapter 2
How to install an OrangeLink in your Macintosh
In order to ensure proper operation of your OrangeLink product, please follow the instructions below in the order they
appear. These instructions document the installation process for all Orange Micro OrangeLink products inside PCI-based
Power Macintosh systems.
Step 1 – Installing your OrangeLink hardware
USB 2.0/FireWire PCI Card
NOTES: Refer to your computer’s manual for instructions on how to open your computer and install
a PCI card.
The USB2/FireWire PCI card gets the power it supplies to the FireWire bus from the PCI slot.
IMPORTANT: Before Handling the PCI card or touching anything in the computer, ground yourself by touching the
power supply for a couple of seconds. Failure to do this may damage the card and/or your
computer.
• With your computer off, open your computer case.
• Locate an open PCI slot. If there is a faceplate covering the opening to the back panel, remove it.
• Locate the USB2/FireWire PCI card and insert it into the free slot. Once inserted, screw the card in securely.
• Connect your internal devices as needed.
• Close computer.
Step 2 – Installing OrangeLink Drivers in the Mac OS
• Insert the OrangeLink FireWire Manual and
Software CD. The window pictured on the right
should pop up on your Macintosh desktop.
• No OrangeLink drivers are required for Mac OS X. If
you have Mac OS 9, double-click on the OrangeLink
Installer icon located in the Mac OS 9 folder.
• Once the OrangeLink Installer has opened, click
“Install.” The OrangeLink Installer copies all
necessary Orange Micro drivers to the Mac OS 9
extensions folder. Additional utilities and shortcuts
to important Apple software download web sites are
copied to a folder named “Orange Micro Updates”
on your Macintosh startup drive.
• Click on “Quit” after the OrangeLink Installer has
successfully completed the install.
Figure 1. The Installation Window
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Installing FireWire Drivers
Once you have finished installing the OrangeLink software, you need to download the most current release of FireWire
support from Apple Computer. To download FireWire support, follow these instructions:
NOTE: Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X come with FireWire support preinstalled and it is not necessary to
download and install FireWire drivers. Mac OS 8.6 users should download Apple FireWire 2.3.3.
• Connect to the Internet in the manner recommended by your Internet Service Provider. A connection to the Internet
is vital to the installation of your OrangeLink card, because Apple requires that FireWire support be downloaded
directly from its web site (www.apple.com/support).
• Locate the “Download Apple FireWire” AppleScript. This script can be found in the “Orange Micro Updates” folder
that was created on your Macintosh startup drive by the OrangeLink Installer.
• Double-click “Download Apple FireWire.” If you are connected to the Internet, click “Continue” to connect to Apple’s
FireWire download section on their web site. If you are not connected to the Internet, you may select “Later” to
download Apple FireWire support at a later time.
• Once you have selected “Continue” your web
browser will automatically start and download
Apple’s FireWire Support from their web site.
• Follow the instructions on Apple’s web site to
download the FireWire Support installer to your
Macintosh hard drive.
• Run the Apple FireWire Support installer, following
all on-screen instructions. When FireWire support
has been installed, you will be prompted to restart
your Macintosh. Click “Restart.”
Congratulations! You have set up your FireWire support on your Macintosh. If you are installing an OrangeLink USB2/
FireWire PCI card, you may continue on to Step 3 - Installing BTV Pro on your Macintosh.
NOTE: A file called FireWire Support may be in a folder titled FireWire in the Apple Extras folder on your
Macintosh. Do not move this older extension to your Extensions folder; it may interfere with the
operation of the new Apple FireWire software
It is recommended that you follow the instructions for downloading USB Drivers below before running the Apple FireWire
Installer. Doing so will decrease installation time, since you will not have to re-connect to the Internet to download Apple
USB Adapter Card Support.
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Installing USB Drivers
NOTE: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed support is available on MAC OS X. When running on the OS X system, USB 2.0
Hi-Speed will have a data transfer rate of 480 Mbits/s. When running on the OS 8.6 and OS 9 USB
will have data transfer rate of up to 12 Mbits/s.
Users can connect USB and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed peripherals to a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port. The current
USB peripherals will continue to have a data transfer rate of 12 Mbits/s while USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
peripherals will have a data transfer rate of 480 Mbits/s if Mac OS X is currently running.
To download USB Support follow these instructions:
NOTE: Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS X come with USB 1.1 support preinstalled. It is not necessary to download
and install Apple USB drivers.
Mac OS 8.6 and 9.0.x users
• Connect to the Internet in the manner recommended by your Internet Service Provider. A connection to the Internet
is vital to the installation of your OrangeLink+ USB 2.0/FireWire PCI card.
• Locate the “Check for OrangeUSB Updates” AppleScript. This script can be found on the OrangeLink FireWire
Manual and Software CD or in the “Orange Micro Updates” folder that was created on your Macintosh startup drive
by the OrangeLink Installer.
• Double-click “Check for OrangeUSB Updates”. If you are connected to the Internet, click “Continue” to connect to
Software Updates OrangeUSB Mac Product page of the Orange Micro web site. If you are not connected to the
Internet, you may select “Later” to download USB support at a later time.
• Follow the instructions on the Software Updates OrangeUSB Mac Product page of the Orange Micro web site to
download the appropriate USB Support software.
Mac OS X users
After the OrangeLink+ USB 2.0/FireWire PCI card is installed, log into Mac OS X with a username and password
that has administrative access.
• Insert the OrangeLink FireWire Manual and
Software CD. The window pictured on the right
should pop up on your Macintosh desktop.
• The OrangeLink FireWire Manual and Software CD
contains an installer for Mac OS 10.1.x and 10.2.x
(Jaguar) inside the OrangeUSB Mac OS X Support
folder. Open the folder that represents your version
of Mac OS X (Fig. 1).
• Double click on OrangeUSB.pkg icon
• If the installer displays the message “Administrative
access is required to continue”, click on the Lock
icon.
• You will then be prompted to enter the administrator
password. If the account you are using does not
have administrative access, you must enter the
username and password for an account that does or
you will NOT be able to install OrangeUSB EHCI
support!
Figure 1. The Installation Window
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• If you have administrative access, the “Welcome to
the OrangeUSB Drivers Installer” window will
appear. Click on the Continue button.
• The “Select a Destination” dialog (Fig. 2) will
appear. Select the active Mac OS X system drive,
then click “Continue”.
• The “Easy Install” dialog will appear. Click on the
“Install” button to install OrangeUSB Drivers.
• Click on the ”Restart” button to finish the
installation, when prompted.
Figure 2
Figure 3
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed products that use an NEC chipset have 3 USB host controller engines on board. Two of the host
controller engines handle USB 1.1 transactions. One of the host controllers engines handle, USB 2.0 transactions.
USB data traffic is automatically routed to the proper host controller engine depending on the speed of the device that is
plugged into the USB port. This essentially creates 3 concurrent USB buses. These USB buses allow devices to run in a
less congested traffic environment. This helps devices such as color printers, scanners, video cameras and mass storage
devices, which require a high bandwidth, to work well together.
The NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller driver handles USB 2.0 Hi-Speed (480 Mbits/s) traffic. The two NEC PCI to
USB Open Host Controllers handle Full-Speed (12 Mb/s) and Low-Speed (1.5 Mb/s) traffic.
Confirm proper installation of USB 2.0 Hi-Speed driver:
Verify the “OMI_EHCI.kext” Extension is located in the Mac OS X /System/Library/Extensions/ directory.
Verify the USB 2.0 Host Controller is detected:
Open the Apple System Profiler located in the Mac OS X /Applications/Utilities folder. Then click on the “Devices and
Volumes” tab.
This information looks different in every version of Mac OS X. In the example below PCI slot J10 contains two “USB” entries
and one “pci12ee, 7001” entry. The “USB” entries represent the two NEC PCI to USB Open Host Controllers and the
“pci12ee, 7001” represents the one NEC PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller.
If all three appear, the USB 2.0 Host Controller has been detected.
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Mac OS 10.2.3 (Jaguar)
Troubleshooting
Problem:
I plug in a USB device and the Mac OS X system freezes.
Solution:
On beige G3 Macintosh computers, Mac OS X may attempt to load the built-in USB OHCI drivers for the EHCI controller.
Orange Micro has worked out a patch to solve this problem. It is located on the OrangeUSB Installer CD in the G3 USB 2.0
Patch folder.
Congratulations! Your Macintosh is now ready to use your FireWire and USB devices. To install a specific FireWire or USB
device, please consult your device manufacturer’s documentation.
Step 3 – Installing BTV Pro on your Macintosh
BTV Pro is an application for the Macintosh that allows you to view, capture and edit video, create stop-motion
animations, and also has advanced capture features such as frame averaging, time lapse and motion detection.
IMPORTANT: INSTALL THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE IN THE ORDER LISTED!
Install QuickTime™
To install QuickTime, double-click on the “QuickTime Installer” icon located in the “Manual and Software” CD-ROM.
Inside the QuickTime installer choose the “Full” option as your installation type. Make sure you are not working with a
beta version of QuickTime.
Install BTV Pro on your Macintosh
Double-click the “Install BTV Pro” icon on the “Manual and Software” CD-ROM in the folder of your operating system of
choice. A folder named “BTV Pro 5.x folder” will be created on your Macintosh hard drive.
Adobe Acrobat® Reader
You can install the Adobe Acrobat Reader software by double-clicking the “Reader Installer” icon on the “Manual and
Software” CD-ROM in the Acrobat Reader folder. Much of the documentation included on this CD-ROM is provided in
the Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF). You may view and print these PDF files with the Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
The “BTV Pro 5 manual.pdf” is in Acrobat PDF format. It is installed in the “BTV Pro 5.x folder” on your Macintosh hard
drive.
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Chapter 3
How to install an OrangeLink in your PC
In order to ensure proper operation of your OrangeLink product, please follow the instructions below in the order they
appear. These instructions document the installation process for all Orange Micro OrangeLink products inside your
Windows PC.
Step 1 – Installing OrangeLink Drivers in Windows
NOTE: Do not install OrangeLink+ USB 2.0/FireWire PCI card before installing OrangeLink and OrangeUSB
drivers in Windows.
Orange Micro OrangeLink FireWire products may be used on any Intel Pentium or compatible system running
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. OrangeLink products are not
compatible with any previous versions of Windows. Once the OrangeLink PCI card is installed the FireWire drivers
provided by Microsoft will automatically be installed. Windows 98SE will require the Microsoft Windows 98 SE CDROM.
NOTE: Microsoft refers to FireWire as IEEE-1394; the two are synonymous.
• Insert the OrangeLink Installer CD. Once inserted,
the OrangeLink Installer will automatically start and
display the menu to the right.
• Click on "Install OrangeLink Drivers"
• The OrangeLink drivers will be copied to:
C:\windows\drivers\OrngLink\
or
C:\winnt\drivers\OrngLink\
Depending on the version of Windows.
• If you have an OrangeLink+ USB 2.0/FireWire PCI
card, Click on "Install OrangeUSB Drivers".
• The OrangeUSB 2.0 drivers will be copied to:
C:\windows\drivers\ousb2\
or
C:\winnt\drivers\ousb2\
Depending on the version of Windows.
• Follow the onscreen instructions.
• When prompted, shutdown your computer.
NOTE: Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP have USB 1.1 support built-in. You can connect USB 1.1
and USB 2.0 Hi-Speed peripherals to a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed port. USB 1.1 peripherals will continue to
have a data transfer rate of 12 Mbits/s while USB 2.0 Hi-Speed peripherals will have a data transfer
rate of 480 Mbits/s once OrangeUSB 2.0 Hi-Speed drivers are installed.
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