IEEE1394(4D) IEEE1394(4D)

NAME

ieee1394, firewire, 1394 - illumos 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 IEEE-1394, refer to the 1394 Trade Association website at
http://www.1394ta.org.


The illumos 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 illumos 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 illumos IEEE-1394 architecture.


+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| 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]/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(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:


+---------------+-------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-------------------+
|Architecture | PCI-based systems |
+---------------+-------------------+

SEE ALSO

av1394(4D), dcam1394(4D), hci1394(4D), scsa1394(4D), iec61883(4I),
attributes(7)


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.


January 10, 2020 IEEE1394(4D)