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FireWire
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
IEEE 1394
) 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.
IEEE 1394 standards
FireWire
was developed by Apple Computer in the late 1990s, after work defin-
ing a slower version of the interface by the IEEE 1394 working committee in the
1980s. Apple's development was completed in 1995. It is defined in IEEE stan-
dard 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.
