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CABLES
CONNECTORS
Cable Technology
Wire
A standard six-wire cable is used by the PC industry as an IEEE-1394
connection. There is also a four-wire connection used by Sony and other
manufacturers on digital camcorders and similar devices. The six-wire
cable contains B+, Gnd, and one differential pair for transmitting data and
one differential pair for receiving data. The four-wire cable only contains
the two differential pairs for data. There are adapters available if one
device uses a four-wire cable and other uses a six-wire cable.
Connector
The connectors are simple, sturdy and reliable. They are designed with
the contacts inside the connector to reduce corrosion and the risk of shock.
They are childproof, if there is such a thing, and are based on the Nintendo
NES™ connector.
Trade Names
There are a few trade names associated with the IEEE-1394 standard.
The most notable are Fire Wire
, which is an Apple trademark and
i.LINK
, which is a Sony trademark.
Current Products
A brief list of products that use IEEE-1394 are:
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DV Camcorders
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D8mm Camcorders
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High-Resolution Digital Cameras
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HDTV
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HDTV Set-Top (Converter) Boxes
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DSS (Digital Satellite System) Boxes
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Hard Disks
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DVD-ROM Drives
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Printers
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Scanners
Future Developments
IEEE1394 seems poised to take its place as the home networking stan-
dard of the future. Its high speed and ease of use are part of the keys that
may one day make it the bond between all the components in your home.
Sony, along with other industry leaders, is working on a standard called
HAVi. HAVi, which stands for Home Audio Video Interoperability, would
be an “open architecture” system. This means that software, application
programming interfaces and communication protocols will allow all digital
electronic components to work together regardless of manufacturer. This
might mean that you could control your DTV set top box, digital audio
system and the temperature of your refrigerator all from one central loca-
tion. The amount of products that may use this system is limitless. We
are heading for a digital future and it seems that IEEE1394 will be a large
part of it.
Fire Wire is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc.
i.LINK
is a trademark of Sony.
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