USB Host Adapter

U2FW-PCI01A

4-port USB 2.0 & OHCI Compliant FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to PCI Host Adapter featuring NEC and TI Host Controller
U2FW-PCI01A
Too good to be true!! U2FW-PCI01A gives your PC or MAC USB 2.0 and FireWire (IEEE 1394) high-speed data connections ALL IN ONE CARD. You save a valuable PCI slot!!
  • USB 2.0 Ports: 2x External + 2x Internal
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a) Ports: 2x External + 1x Internal
Introduction
U2FW-PCI01 is an USB 2.0 & FireWire (IEEE-1394a) to PCI Host Adapter featuring:
  • FireWire (IEEE 1394a): OHCI 1.1 Compliant IEEE 1394a Host Controller (Ti TSB43AB23) and
  • USB 2.0: USB 2.0 Host Controller (NEC uPD720101).
U2FW-PCI01A provides the performance and connectivity required for personal computer.

BENEFITS

  • Add two high-speed USB 2.0 & 2 Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports to desktop PC via 1 PCI slot
  • Great for any USB or Firewire External Storage Devices, Digital video camcorder (requires DV software), scanners, printers, any USB or FireWire peripheral devices
  • Fully operational and compatible with default OHCI drivers of Microsoft and Apple.
  • Use only one PCI slot and one IRQ for both USB and FireWire.
  • Two OHCI USB Host Controller cores for Backward compatibility.
  • Mini 4-pin DC +12V and +5V power connector for IEEE 1394 and USB Bus Power
  • Enable hot-swap, plug-and-play operation through the connection to USB or FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface without interrupting the current operation.

Technical Specification

Host Bus:
  • 32-bit PCI local bus complies with PCI 2.1 and 2.2 specification
  • Up to 133 MB/s burst rate
  • Bus Master DMA
  • Use only one IRQ for both USB and FireWire.
PCI Multifunction Device:
  • Two OHCI USB Host Controller cores for full-/low-speed (12/1.5Mbps)
  • One EHCI USB Host Controller cores for high-speed (480Mbps)
  • One OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
USB Data Transfer Rate:
  • Low-speed at 1.5Mbps
  • Full-Speed at 12Mbps
  • High-Speed at 480 Mbps
FireWire (IEEE 1394) Data Transfer Rate:
  • 100/200/400 Mbps
Connectivity:
  • USB Ports: 2 External (USB A X 2)+ 2 Internal (USB A X 2)
  • FireWire Ports: 2 External (FW-6pin X 2) + 1 Internal (FW-6pin X 1)
Firewire (IEEE 1394) and USB Bus Power Connector

Mini 4-pin DC +12V and +5V power connector

Net Weight
  • 100.9g
Computer Platform
  • Computer with PCI slot
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows
    • FireWire: Windows 98 SE/ Me/ 2000/ XP
    • USB 1.0: Windows 98 SE/ Me/ 2000/ XP
    • USB 2.0: Windows 2000 SP4/ XP SP2
    • Orangeware USB 2.0 Drivers for: Windows 98 SE/ Me
  • Linux
    • FireWire: Kernel 2.4.x
    • USB 1.0: Kernel 2.2.x or higher
    • USB 2.0: Kernel 2.5.
  • Mac
    • FireWire: OS 8.6 or higher
    • USB 1.0: OS 8.6 or higher
    • USB 2.0: OS 10.3 or higher
    • Orangeware USB 2.0 Drivers for: OS 10.1 and 10.2
Packing list

under construction

Q'ty Carton size(cm) N.W. G.W. Remark
NA 65x40.8x28.5 NA NA CT0001
NA 53.5x34x29 NA NA CT0009

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U2FW-PCI01A