IEEE 1394b-2002 IS THE NEXT
GENERATION OF IEEE1394 TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGHER SPEEDS, POWERED CABLE
AND OTHER NEW APPLICATIONS. DOUBLE-LAYERED FULL SHIELDING ISOLATION
IN 1394b CONNECTOR, TO MINIMIZING THE EMI PROBLEM. THE 1394b SYSTEM
IS CAPABLE OF S1600(UP TO S3200) SIGNALING OVER TWO DIFFERENTIAL
CHANNELS. THE INTERFACE DESIGN INCORPORATES A 3-STAGE CONTACT
MATING SEQUENCE TO ENABLE HOT PLUG CAPABILITIES AND TO PROTECT
THE SIGNAL PAIRS.
IEEE 1394b ¨C 2002 is available in two keyed configurations:
--BETA : HIGHER SPEED ADVANTAGE OF CONNECTIVITY
TO OTHER BETA DEVICES.
--BILINGUAL : OFFERS BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY FOR LEGACY DEVICES (
1394 4 PIN OR 6 PIN )
APPLICATIONS
IEEE 1394b TECHNOLOGY OFFERS HIGHER BANDWIGTH AND
A WIDER RANGE OF APPLICATIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
--DESKTOP/LAPTOP COMPUTER
--DV CAMCORDERS
--EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES
--PROTOCOL ANALYZERS
--GAME PLAYERS
--DVD/AUDIO COMPONENT
--HDTV/DVCR