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IEEE 1394

IEEE 1394 is an interface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer. It was developed in the late 1980s and early 1990s by Apple in cooperation with a number of companies, primarily Sony and Panasonic. It is most commonly known by the name FireWire (Apple), though other brand names exist such as…

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Audio signal
Yes (software encoding)
Bitrate
1394a, half-duplex 100–400 Mbit/s (12.5–50 MB/s) · 1394b and later, full-duplex 800–3200 Mbit/s (100–400 MB/s)
Daisy chain
Yes, up to 63 devices
Data signal
Yes
Designed
1986; 40 years ago (1986)
Designer
Apple (1394a/b), IEEE P1394 Working Group, Sony, Panasonic, etc.

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IEEE 1394

Nodes149
Edges148
Triples156
Avg. degree1.99
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IEEE 1394

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related to Operating system support · 21
IEEE 1394 → At, FreeBSD, Full, Hotfix, IEEE, In Windows XP, Linux, Mbit/s, Microsoft OHCI, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, NetBSD, S800-capable, Service Pack, Some FireWire, SP3, The, This, Windows, Windows Vista
related to history · 18
IEEE 1394 → Apple, Apple's, Canon, FireWire, High Speed Serial Bus, Hitachi, IEEE, IEEE P1394 Working Group, INMOS/SGS Thomson, Its, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Parallel, Philips, Sony, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Toshiba
related to FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b-2002) · 17
IEEE 1394 → Apple, Apple's, D/S, FireWire, However, IEEE, In, It, MB/s, Mbit/s, Power Mac G4, PowerBook G4, S100, S800, Standard, The, This
related to General networking · 15
IEEE 1394 → Ethernet, FireWire, FreeBSD, IEEE, IPv4, IPv6, Linux, Mac OS, RFC, Specifically, This, Windows, Windows Me, Windows Server, Windows XP
related to FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394-1995) · 12
IEEE 1394 → Cable, FireWire, IEEE, It, MB/s, Mbit/s, S100, S200, S400, The, The S400, These
related to Patent considerations · 12
IEEE 1394 → As, Companies, IEEE, Implementation, MPEG LA, MY, November, Sony, The, Under, US, Use
related to iPod and iPhone synchronization and charging · 9
IEEE 1394 → Apple, Apple's, Backwards, Classic, Dock Connector, FireWire, IEEE, This, USB
related to Consumer audio and video · 7
IEEE 1394 → A/V, HANA, HANA-generated, High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance, IEEE, September, Trade Association
related to FireWire S800T (IEEE 1394c-2006) · 7
IEEE 1394 → Category, Ethernet, IEEE, IEEE Std, It, June, Mbit/s
related to External links · 5
IEEE 1394 → IEEE, Introduction, Standards Orientation, Trade Association, Wayback Machine

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firewire ieee 1394 bus devices data usb support apple used interface standard windows cable device sony also serial transfer 1394a

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IEEE 1394Audio signalYes (software encoding)1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Bitrate1394a, half-duplex 100–400 Mbit/s (12.5–50 MB/s)1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Bitrate1394b and later, full-duplex 800–3200 Mbit/s (100–400 MB/s)1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Daisy chainYes, up to 63 devices1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Data signalYes1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Designed1986; 40 years ago (1986)1.00infobox
IEEE 1394DesignerApple (1394a/b), IEEE P1394 Working Group, Sony, Panasonic, etc.1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Hot pluggableYes1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Length4.5 m (15 ft) maximum1.00infobox
IEEE 1394ManufacturerVarious1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Max. current1.5 A1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Max. voltage30 V1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Pins4, 6, 91.00infobox
IEEE 1394Produced1994–current1.00infobox
IEEE 1394StandardizedJanuary 1995; 31 years ago (1995-01)1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Superseded byThunderbolt, USB 3.0 and SAS1.00infobox
IEEE 1394TypeSerial1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Video signalYes (software encoding)1.00infobox
IEEE 1394Width11.00infobox
IEEE 1394is ainterface standard for a serial bus for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer0.90text
IEEE 1394is aserial bus architecture for high-speed data transfer0.90text

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