MeltDown Systems NS PCI FireWire Card
National Semiconductor provides system-on-a-chip solutions for the
information age. The company's chips lead many sectors of the
personal computer, communications, and consumer markets. As a
leader in processor, mixed-signal and analog technologies, National
provides the power, connectivity and human interface necessary to
drive the emerging information appliance market.
The MeltDown Systems NS FireWire Card is designed as a low profile card with two external ports and one (optional) internal port.
The card can draw power from either the PCI bus or from the floppy drive controller to supply cable power for external peripherals.
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| Host Interface |
Low Profile PCI Form Factor
Hot Pluggable for all 1394/1394a devices
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| Link Layer |
National Semicondutor CS4210
1394a compliant
Open Host Controller Interface 1.0 (OHCI)
PCI/OHCI bridge
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| PHY Layers |
National Semicondutor CS4103
Supports data transfer rates of 100, 200, 400 Mbps
Automatically switches to the peripheral's highest support speed
Compliant with 2.0 of P1392a
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| 1394a Ports |
Two 6-pin external sockets
One 6-pin internal socket (optional)
Supports Cable Power
12 volts at 9 watts
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| Known Compatibility |
FireWire Hard Drives from VST, Indigita, LaCie, ORB and Yano, Digital camera with I-link support, Epson FireWire printers, and all other 1394a enabled devices.
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| Emissions Testing |
FCC B and CE Compliant
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| System Requirements |
PCI Desktop Computer running Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows Millennium
PowerMac PCI system running Mac OS 8.5.1
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