PCI Express is the next revolution in I/O interconnect standards that will deliver the bandwidth and features required by PCs, consumer electronics and communications devices. The architecture is a cost-effective, low-pin count, and point-to-point technologies offering maximum bandwidth, reducing cost and design complexity and enabling smaller form factors.

FWA2414 is a single-chip solution for IEEE 1394a FireWire PCI Express and the interface has a potential transfer rates of 2.5 Gbps using a single-lane (or x1) PCI Express link. The 1394a OHCI controller function is fully compatible with IEEE Standard 1394a-2000 and the latest 1394 Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) specification.

This FireWire PCI-Express card allows you to connect IEEE 1394 compatible devices to your computer, such as DV cameras and camcorders. You can also make a fast network connection between two Windows XP systems with a FireWire connection, which has a data transfer speed of up to 400 Mbps.

FEATURES

• Designed to meet PCI Express Base Specification Revision
• Compliant with 1394 Open Host Controller Interface Specification
• Supports hot plugging and hot swapping features.
• Two IEEE Std 1394a-2000 fully compliant cable ports at 100,200 and 400 Mbps.
• Cable power presence monitoring (Power Adapter using).
• Compliant with provisions of IEEE Std 1394-1995 for a high-performance serial bus and IEEE Std 1394a-2000.
• Hot-swapping feature allows you to connect/disconnect devices without powering down the system.
• Adds 3 IEEE 1394 ports to your PC for high-speed I/O connection and supports up to 63 devices.
• Works with various types of 1394 devices including DV camcorders, hard disk drives, removable drives, CD-RWs, DVD-ROMs and other 1394 audio/video devices.

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