man/man7d/ieee1394.7d

         te
 Copyright (c) 2009, Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved
 The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE. If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with
 the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
 IEEE1394 7D "Apr 3, 2009"
 NAME
ieee1394, firewire, 1394 - 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


 SEE ALSO

attributes(5), av1394(7D), dcam1394(7D), hci1394(7D),
scsa1394(7D), iec61883(7I)

http://www.sun.com

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.