firewire(7D)

Name | Description | Files | Attributes | See Also | Notes

Name

ieee1394, firewire– Solaris IEEE-1394 Architecture

Description

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

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

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

IEEE-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 implementing the ANSI SBP-2 specification are supported. Digital cameras implementing the 1394 Trade Association 1394-based Digital Camera (IIDC) specification are supported.

Files

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

SUPPORT MODULE(S)	FUNCTION
/kernel/misc/[sparcv9|amd64/]s1394	IEEE-1394 framework
/kernel/misc/[sparcv9|amd64/]sbp2	Serial Bus Protocol-2 (SBP-2)

TARGET DRIVER	DEVICE CLASS
/kernel/drv/[sparcv9|amd64/]s1394	IEEE-1394 framework
/kernel/drv/[sparcv9|amd64/]scsa1394	mass storage class
/kernel/drv/[sparcv9|amd64/]av1394	camcorder (AV/C) class
/kernel/drv/[sparcv9|amd64/]dcam1394	digital camera (IIDC) class

HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE DRIVER(S)	DEVICE
/kernel/drv/[sparcv9|amd64/]hci1394	Open HCI

Attributes

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

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

See Also

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

http://www.sun.com/io

IEEE 1394a Specification – 1394 Trade Association, 2000

IEEE 1394 Specification – 1394 Trade Association, 1995

Notes

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

SunOS 5.10  Last Revised 30 August 2005

Name | Description | Files | Attributes | See Also | Notes