Guppy PRO Technical Manual
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FireWire
Overview
FireWire provides one of the most comprehensive, high-performance, and
cost-effective solutions platforms. FireWire offers very impressive throughput
at very affordable prices.
Definition
FireWire (also known as i.Link or IEEE1394) is a personal computer and digital
video serial bus interface standard, offering high-speed communications and
isochronous real-time data services. FireWire has low implementation costs
and a simplified and adaptable cabling system.
IEEE1394 standards
FireWire was developed by Apple in the late 1990s, after work defining a
slower version of the interface by the IEEE1394 working committee in the
1980s. Apple's development was completed in 1995. It is defined in IEEE
standard 1394, which is currently a composite of three documents:
•
Original IEEE Std. 1394-1995
•
IEEE Std. 1394a-2000 amendment
•
IEEE Std. 1394b-2002 amendment
FireWire is used to connect digital cameras, especially in industrial systems for
machine vision.
Figure 1: FireWire Logo
Note
All naming in this document relates to FirePackage, not to
GenICam.
