Overview
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Overview
The high quality
Kramer DigiTOOLS
™
VA-130FW
FireWire
®
800 Remote
Repeater/Hub
is a truly unique product that lets you extend the standard 4.5m
(13.5ft) FireWire range up to 80m (262ft) at a maximum of 800Mbps (see
Figure 2
) using Kramer’s
BC-1X
RG-6 co-axial cable.
The
VA-130FW
FireWire
®
800 Remote Repeater/Hub
:
•
Is a serial bus based on the 1394b standard that enables quick, universal
interfacing between digital video, audio and data, and computer hardware
items
1
•
Supports Plug and Play
2
, hot swapping
3
and isochronous
4
In particular, the
VA-130FW
:
and asynchronous
applications
•
Fully supports provisions of IEEE P1394b revision 1.33+ at 800Mbps
signaling rates
•
Fully supports provisions of IEEE 1394a-2000 and 1394-1995 standards for a
high performance serial bus
•
Is fully interoperable with Firewire™, i.Link™ and SB1394™
implementation of IEEE standard 1394
•
Provides two fully backward compatible (1394a-2000 fully compliant),
bilingual, P1394b cable ports at up to 800Mbps
•
Enables 1394 signals (up to 800Mbps) to be transmitted and received across
an extended range on coaxial cable
•
Includes built-in protection from electrostatic discharge (ESD)
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To achieve the best performance:
, by
suppressing all transient high voltages to allowed levels
•
Avoid interference from neighboring electrical appliances that may adversely
influence signal quality
•
Position your
VA-130FW
away from moisture, excessive sunlight, and dust
3.1 Recommendations for Best Performance
To achieve the best performance:
1 Hardware items include digital photo and video cameras, computers, hard disks, scanners and graphic cards
2 When a device is added or removed, the 1394 bus re-enumerates and configures automatically
3 You can connect and disconnect inputs and outputs dynamically, without having to restart the PC or cycle power
4 Video/audio applications require constant transfer rates, which the serial bus provides by supporting isochronous transfers
5 Often when connecting a "live" DV source to a receptor, an electrical potential difference or any other element creating a high voltage
(such as ESD or a live chassis) may permanently damage one or both of the connected devices. This high voltage may be seen as a spark
occurring at the instant of connection, or may not be seen at all, but nevertheless can result in costly damage
