LaCie FIREWIRE 800/400 user manual FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors

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2.5. Cables and Connectors

■2.5.1. FireWire 400 and 800 Cables and Connectors

FireWire 400, also known as IEEE 1394, is a high- speed serial input/output technology for connecting peripheral devices to a computer or to each other, and FireWire 800 is the implementation of the new IEEE 1394b standard.

FireWire 800 offers increased bandwidth and ex- tended distance between devices. FireWire 800 is ideal for bandwidth-intensive applications, such as audio, vid- eo and graphics. Please see section 8. FireWire Ques- tions & Answers for more information on FireWire.

FireWire Icons

Theses icons will help you easily identify the FireWire interface. They appear on FireWire cables, and next to the FireWire port connectors on certain computers.

FireWire 800 Benefits

❖Resourceful architecture: FireWire 800 reduces delays in arbitration and signal distortion, and increases throughput.

❖Backwards compatibility: adapter cables al- low FireWire 400 devices to operate under the FireWire 800 port (at FireWire 400 speed).

FireWire 400 & FireWire 800 Benefits

❖Hot-pluggable: devices can be added and re- moved while the bus is active.

❖Isochronous data delivery: no dropped frames

– FireWire supports real-time data delivery.

❖Flexible: up to 63 devices can be connected on a single bus.

FireWire icon

iLink icon

DV icon

FireWire Cables

There are two categories of FireWire cables on the market: FireWire 800 cables, which feature the 9-to-9- pin, 9-to-6-pin, and 9-to-4-pin cables; and the original FireWire cables which feature the 6-to-6-pin and 6-to- 4-pin cables.

FireWire 800 9-to-9 Pin Cable and Cable End

FireWire 800 9-to-6 Pin Cable and Cable End

iLink/DV Cable and Cable End (Sold Separately)