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Adaptec, Inc.
691 South Milpitas
Boulevard
Milpitas, California 95035
Tel: (408) 945-8600
Fax: (408) 262-2533
1394 FireWire Fax:
(408) 957-4929
Adaptec Asia
Block 1002
Jalan Bukit Merah
#06-07
Singapore 159456
Tel: (65) 273-7300
Fax: (65) 273-0163
Adaptec Japan, Ltd.
Harmony Tower 3F
1-32-2 Hancho
Nakanu-ku
Tokyo, 164, Japan
Office: (81) 3-5365-6700
Fax: (81) 3-5365-6950
Adaptec Europe
Dreve Richelle 161
Bldg. A, 2nd Floor
B1410 Waterloo
Belgium
Tel: (32) 2-352-34-11
Fax: (32) 2-352-34-00
ADDITIONAL SALES
OFFICES:
France
Office: (33) 1-3452-3434
FAX: (33) 1-3452-3432
Germany
Office: (49) 89-4564060
Fax:: (49) 89-4560615
United Kingdom
Office: (44) 1252-811200
Fax: (44) 1252-811212
Latin America (Miami)
Office: (305) 265-1387
Fax: (305) 265-0399
Literature:
1-800-934-2766
(USA and Canada only)
(510) 732-3829
Pre-Sales Support:
1-800-442-7274
(USA and Canada only)
(408) 957-7274
Interactive Fax:
(408) 957-7150
World Wide Web:
http: //www.adaptec.com/
firewire
Email:
[email protected]
Internet ftp server:
ftp.adaptec.com
CompuServe:
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Adaptec USA Bulletin
Board Service (BBS):
(408) 945-7727
(up to 28,800 baud, using
8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity)
Copyright 1997 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved.
Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, AHA, SCSISelect, AIC, EZ-SCSI and
FireCard are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered
in some jurisdictions. Microsoft, Windows 95 and the Windows 95
logo are registered trademarks and Windows NT is a trademark of
Microsoft Corporation, used under license. Macintosh, FireWire,
and Mac OS, are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under
license. All other trademarks used are owned by their respective
owners.
Information supplied by Adaptec, Inc. is believed to be accurate
and reliable at the time of printing, but Adaptec, Inc. assumes no
responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
Adaptec, Inc. reserves the right, without notice, to make changes in
product design or specifications. Information is subject to change
without notice.
P/N 980307-021
Printed in U.S.A.
5/97
Integrated Hardware and
Software Solution
The FireCard Ultra is not simply a host
adapter, but an integrated hardware
and software solution that will evolve
continuously to ensure compatibility
with newly released 1394 FireWire and
SCSI products. The FireCard Ultra
works on PCs under Windows
®
95
and Windows NT
™
, and on the Mac.
Windows 95 and NT support for 1394
FireWire products utilizes the Microsoft
®
WDM (Windows Driver Model) archi-
tecture. By writing to this standard,
developers need make only one devel-
opment effort to ensure that their 1394
FireWire products will run under both
Windows 95 and NT. Adaptec’s EZ-SCSI
®
software and SCSISelect
®
configuration
utility make SCSI peripherals easy to
set-up and operate.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Computer Bus:
PCI (2.1 compliant)
ICs:
FireEngine PCI Link Chip (400 Mbps Adaptec
AIC-5800)
FireEngine 3-Port PHY (200 Mbps IBM
21S750PFC)
SCSI
Adaptec AIC-7880
PCI-PCI Bridge
DEC 21152
Data Transfer Rate:
1394
200Mbps (25MB/sec)
SCSI Synchronous
40 MB/sec
SCSI Asynchronous
3.3 MB/sec
Devices Supported:
1394
Up to 63 4-pin and 6-pin 1394 computer and
consumer electronics devices
SCSI
Up to 15 Wide, SCSI-1, SCSI-2, SCSI-3
peripherals (DOS 5.0 and above)
OS Support:
Windows NT (3.51 and above)
Windows 95 (OSR 2.1 and above)
Macintosh
1394 Features:
Isochronous and Asynchronous data transfer
Function Control Protocol (FCP)
Connection Management Protocol (CMP)
Hot plugging
Supplies 15 watts of power to 1394 bus
Advanced SCSI Features:
16-bit Wide Ultra SCSI
Multithreaded I/O (up to 255 tasks
simultaneously)
Scatter/gather
Disconnect/reconnect
Tagged command queuing
Synchronous and asynchronous data transfer
Automatic active termination, programmable
via SCSISelect
Internal Connectors:
1394
1 X 6-pin 1394 connector
SCSI
1 X 68-pin high density connector
External Connectors:
1394
2 X 6-pin 1394 connectors
SCSI
1 X 68-pin very high density shielded connector
Operating Temperature:
5º - 55ºC
Storage Temperature:
0º - 70ºC
Operating Humidity:
20% to 90%, non condensing
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