Pike
Technical
Manual
V5.2.3
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FireWire
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
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.
