IOFlex PC CardBus to FireWire IEEE 1394 Ruggedized
Synchrotech offers the IOFlex PC CardBus to FireWire® host adapter as a low cost alternative to cards with bus power capabilities. The IOFlex is the perfect solution when all your FireWire® or i.LINK® devices are self-powered. The card interfaces FireWire® peripherals including Digital Video Camcorders, digital still image cameras, set top boxes, hard drives, DVD/CDRWs and other mass storage devices with CardBus capable laptops. Additionally, the IOFlex is fully compliant with the latest PC Card standards, OHCI, and CardBus/PCI Power Management. All the necessary cables and software are included. The card features a ruggedized form factor in which the ports are integrated via the extended card form factor.
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| Part Number and Description | Price | Add to Cart |
| PCM-FIO-01X1
IOFlex PC CardBus to IEEE1394 FireWire Ruggedized Requires 32 Bit PCMCIA PC CardBus Slot: [click for info] |
$30.00 |  |
| Optional Accessories | ||
| CAB-FW-4-6 FireWire 400 IEEE1394a 4pin to 6pin Cable BF 1.8M/6F Premium with Gold Plated Connectors | $8.00 | |
| CAB-FW-6-6 FireWire 400 IEEE1394a 6pin to 6pin Cable BF 2M/6.6F | $8.00 | |
Features and Specifications
- Features
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- Ulead VideoStudio LE Software included
- Two external FireWire ports are available at card
- Full backward compatibility with IEEE 1394-1995 devices
- Great for capturing Digital Video and Audio from DV Camcorders to portable PCs
- 100, 200 and 400Mbps data rate is automatically supported at each FireWire port
- Fully compatible with Windows 98SE and later preinstalled standard device drivers
- 32-bit Bus-mastering data transfer and 33MHz operation
- Provides portable PC users with FireWire peripherals
- Connect Up to 62 FireWire enabled external devices
- OHCI 1.0 fully compliant Link chip is on card
- Fully compliant with PC Card Standard 7.0
- Hot Plugging, Plug and Play
- Warranty Information
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- 1 Year Limited Warranty
- FireWire Ports
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- Two Unpowered 400Mbps ports (two 6-pin IEEE 1394 connectors)
- 100, 200 or 400 Mbps operation, automatic detect and negotiation
- Does not supply bus power to any devices
- Standards Compliance
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- OHCI 1.0 compliant
- PC Card Standard 7.0/CardBus specification compliant
- 32bit data bus, bus master DMA transfer capability
- IEEE 1394.a, IEEE 1394.1995 compatible
- FCC, VDDI, CE complaint
- System Requirements
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- Free 32 bit PC CardBus Slot
- Window 98SE, Millennium Edition, 2000, XP or later
- Unsupported, but known to work with MacOS 9.x and MacOS X 10.1.3 and later (See Notes)
- Minimum hardware requirements 686 @ 266MHz, 32MB RAM, Large Hard Disk, and CD-ROM drive.
- Recommended hardware requirements 686 @ 350MHz, 64MB RAM, Large Hard Disk, and CD-ROM drive.
- QuickTime Authoring or Pro recommended
- Package Includes
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- IOFlex PC Card CardBus to FireWire Host Adapter with two unpowered 6-pin ports
- CD-ROM with Ulead VideoStudio LE software
- 6-pin to 4-pin DV cable
- Installation Guide
- Electrical Characteristics
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- Operational Voltage: 3.3V/DC ± 0.3V Low Power consumption
- Physical Dimensions
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- Standard Type II PC Card: 54.0 x 85.6 x 5.0mm (WLH)
- Extended Card Portion: 54.0 x 33 x 15.0mm (at maximum) (WLH approx.)
- Weight: 60g (approx.)
- Operating Environment
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- Operating temperature: 0° C to 55° C
- Relative Humidity: 95% (max.) non-condensing
Support
XP SP2 FireWire Performance Fix- Performance of 1394 devices may decrease after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft document and download for fixing possible performance decreases after SP2 installs
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Using the IOFlex PC CardBus to FireWire IEEE 1394 Ruggedized with MacOS
- Configurations, test results, observations and caveats when using this devices with CardBus capable Macintosh computers. This device is known to work, but unsupported on the Macintosh at this time.
- Synchrotech Parts PCM-FIO-01X1 * Date 2002.08.02
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Bridging FireWire 400 to FireWire 800
- FAQ and product solutions for connecting between FireWire 800 and FireWire 400. Addresses 9, 6, and 4-pin scenarios.
