Devices                                              ieee1394(7D)



NAME
     ieee1394, firewire, 1394 - Solaris IE-1394 Architecture

DESCRIPTION
     IE-1394 provides a means for interconnecting  devices   in
     computer  and   home  entertainment  systems. (The IE-1394
     architecture is also known as Firewire,  an  Apple  Computer
     trademark,  and  i.Link,  a Sony trademark). The most common
     IE-1394 devices  are digital camcorders, mass-storage dev-
     ices  and  cameras (including webcam-type devices). For more
     information on USB, refer to the 1394 Trade Association web-
     site at http:/www.1394ta.org.


     The Solaris IE-1394 architecture supports up  to  63  hot-
     pluggable  IE-1394  devices per IE-1394 bus. The maximum
     data transfer rate is 400 Mbits, depending on the  capabili-
     ties of the attached device.


     The Solaris IE-1394 architecture supports  devices  imple-
     menting  a  number  of  different  specifications. The basic
     behavior of the IE-1394  bus  is  described  in  the  IE
     1394-1995 and IE 1394a-2000 specifications.


     IE-1394 host controllers implementing the 1394  Open  Host
     Controller Interface specification are supported. Camcorders
     implementing the IEC 61883 and 1394 Trade  Association  AV/C
     specifications  are  supported.  Mass-storage devices imple-
     menting the ANSI SBP-2 specification are supported.  Digital
     cameras  implementing  the 1394 Trade Association 1394-based
     Digital Camera (IDC) specification are supported.

FILES
     Listed below are drivers and modules which either utilize or
     are  utilized by the Solaris IE-1394 architecture. Drivers
     in  /kernel/drv  are  32  bit  drivers  (only).  Drivers  in
     /kernel/drv/sparcv9 or /kernel/drv/amd64 are 64 bit drivers.
















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                        SUPORT MODULE(S)                               FUNCTION           
    
     /kernel/misc/[sparcv9amd64/]s1394                       IE-1394 framework          
    
     /kernel/misc/[sparcv9amd64/]sbp2                        Serial Bus Protocol-2 (SBP-2)
    




     
                          TARGET DRIVER                              DEVICE CLAS        
    
     /kernel/drv/[sparcv9amd64/]s1394                        IE-1394 framework        
    
     /kernel/drv/[sparcv9amd64/]scsa1394                     mass storage class         
    
     /kernel/drv/[sparcv9amd64/]av1394                       camcorder (AV/C) class     
    
     /kernel/drv/[sparcv9amd64/]dcam1394                     digital camera (IDC) class
    




     
               HOST CONTROLER INTERFACE DRIVER(S)            DEVICE  
    
     /kernel/drv/[sparcv9amd64/]hci1394                      Open HCI
    


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE      
    
     Architecture                 PCI-based systems          
    
     Availability                 SUNW1394,        SUNW1394h,
                                  SUNWav1394,   SUNWscsa1394,
                                  SUNWsbp2,         SUNWfwdc,
                                  SUNWfwdcu                  
   






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SEE ALSO
     attributes(5),   av1394(7D),   dcam1394(7D),    hci1394(7D),
     scsa1394(7D)


     http:/www.sun.com/io


     IE 1394a Specification - 1394 Trade Association, 2000


     IE 1394 Specification - 1394 Trade Association, 1995

NOTES
     Booting from IE-1394  mass-storage  devices  is  not  sup-
     ported,  but may be possible if supported by the BIOS of the
     computer      system.






































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