FireBoard 800-e - Unibrain

FireBoard800-e? is a fast and reliable 1394b PCI Express x1 add-in interface card for all external FireWire-enabled devices. Now, Digital Cameras, Hard Drives, CD/DVD drives and Digital Camcorders can be connected to Fireboard800-e? in a snap.

Fireboard800-e? is a 3-port, single chip, OHCI-compliant 1394b/FireWire® host PCI Express adapter for PC systems that provides plug 'n' play connectivity for FireWire® devices and peripherals

OS Supported:

* Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista and 64 bit XP/2003/Vista
* Mac 10.4.x
Note: There are some compatibility issues with certain Intel based Mac systems.
Please contact us for further information.
* Linux

Part numbers:

* Fireboard800-e bulk: 1227
* Retail Kit with 2m 1394b 9pin to 9pin cable: 1228
* Fireboard800-e with hardware FireAPI? SDK license: 1718

Main features:

* LSI FW643 PCI Express 1394b Host Controller Link/Phy.
* OHCI Compliant/Compatible with any FireWire device or peripheral.
* Serial data rates: 400Mbps and 800Mbps.
* Two (2) fully backward compatible, (1394a-2000 Fully-Compliant) Bilingual 1394b, 9 pin ports at up to 800 Megabits per second (Mbits/sec) and one (1) 1394a - 400 Mbps, 6 pin port.
* Internal power connector.
* Due to its 8 isochronous transmit/receive contexts the Fireboard800-e? host adapter has the exceptional feature to simultaneously control and display up to 8 FireWire digital cameras.



IIDC Digital Cameras

Fireboard800-e? can connect up to 63 IIDC firewire digital cameras in a peer-to-peer topology. Using Unibrain's Fire-i? Software you can connect up to 63 firewire cameras and simultaneously control and display up to eight (8) of them, thus providing the perfect monitoring home/office solution.

External Firewire Hard Drives

You can connect a multiple array of external FireWire devices such as CD-R/W or DVD drives easily. Just plug-in any SBP2 FireWire External Hard Drive to the installed Fireboard800-e? adapter and immediately add storage to your PC. Unibrain's Fireboard800-e? has been thoroughly tested to operate seamlessly with Unibrain's entire range of External FireWire Hard Drives as well as any third party external storage devices.

Firewire Networking



Fireboard800-e? is suitable for network applications (gaming or other). Using Unibrain's FireNet? Software you can connect two or more computers in a peer-to-peer Network at 800Mbps.

Digital Video

Simply connect any DV Camcorder to your PC via Unibrain Fireboard800-e? Host Adapter. Capture, produce and share your digital video, with any digital video application from your PC.