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Unibrain FireBoard-800 V.2 1394b OHCI PCI Adapter

FireBoard-800™ V.2 is Unibrain's next generation of 1394b PCI adapter and is based on the new Texas Instruments TSB83AA23 chipset, which combines both PHY and Link functionalities under a single silicon.
The Fireboard-800™ V.2 adapter incorporates some new functionality features like 1394b screw lock cables support and improved external power connectivity, adding further stability and usability in industrial and machine vision environments.

 

OS Supported:

  • Windows XP/Vista/7, 2003/2008 Server, 32/64 bit.
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • Linux

Part numbers:

  • Fireboard-800 V.2 bulk: 1234
  • Fireboard-800 V.2 with embedded hardware FireAPI™/Fire-i API SDK™ license: 1721
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Main features:

  • Texas Instruments TSB83AA23 1394b to PCI integrated Link/PHY host controller.
  • 33-MHz/32-Bit PCI Interface.
  • OHCI Compliant/Compatible with any FireWire device or peripheral.
  • Serial data rates: 400Mbps and 800Mbps.
  • Three (3) fully backward compatible, (1394a-2000 Fully-Compliant) Bilingual 1394b, 9 pin ports at up to 800 Megabits per second (Mbit/sec).
  • Internal 'big IDE' 4 pin power connector.
  • PCI burst transfers and deep FIFOs to tolerate large host latency.
  • RoHS and WEEE compliance.
  • Operating Temperature: 0~65' C, Storage Temperature: -20 ~ 100' C.
  • Operating Humidity: 0 ~ 80% RH, Non-condensing.

 

Fireboard-800 V2 1394b PCI adapter (click for larger picture)

IIDC Firewire Digital Cameras
Fireboard-800™ is ideal for IIDC industrial and machine vision applications. Using Unibrain’s Fire-i™ Software you can connect up to 63 firewire cameras and simultaneously control and display up to four of them or more, using Unibrain's Multi-DMA functionality, thus providing an advanced interface solution for machine vision, security, GPS mapping and other professional applications.

External Firewire Hard Drives
You can connect a multiple array of external FireWire devices such as CD-R/W or DVD drives easily. Just plug-in any SBP2 FireWire External Hard Drive to the installed Fireboard-800™ adapter and immediately add storage to your PC. Unibrain’s Fireboard-800™ has been thoroughly tested to operate seamlessly with Unibrain’s entire range of External FireWire Hard Drives as well as any third party external storage devices.

Firewire Networking
Fireboard-800™ is suitable for network applications (gaming or other). Using Unibrain’s FireNet™ Software (part of ubCore™ 1394b drivers), you can connect two or more Windows computers in a peer-to-peer network at 800Mbps. The same functionality is also (natively) available in Apple Mac OS X operating system.

Digital Video
Simply connect any DV or HD-DV camcorder to your PC or Mac via Unibrain Fireboard-800™ Host Adapter. Capture, produce and share your digital video, with any digital video application fast and seamlessly.

 

 
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