Exsys EX-48015 User manual

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Thank you for purchasing this IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 Mini PCI Express
Card. It is the newest generation of FireWire technology, promises to
spur the development of more innovative high-performance devices
and applications. It doubles the throughput of the original 1394a
technology, dramatically increases the maximum distance of FireWire
connections, and supports many new types of cabling.
Features:
✓Supports Mini PCIe form factor
✓PCI Express Base Specifications 1.0a Compliant, 2.5Gbps (250Mbytes/sec)
Transfer Rate
✓Fully IEEE1394 OHCI compliance
✓Two 9-pin (1394b) and one 6-pin (1394a legacy) external connectors with
the adapter board
✓Up to 800Mbits/sec IEEE 1394b FireWire 800 transfer rate
✓Supports bus 12V power with the power cable
Card and accessories:
EX-48015
3-Port 1394b Mini PCI Express Card
1. Introduction
2. Board Layout
J2: 1394b
Port 0
Mini PCIe
golden
fingers
Pin #1
Pin #1
J5: Aux. Power
Connector
J3: 1394b
Port 1
J4: 1394b
Port 2

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1. Remove the Mini PCIe card from its protective antistatic
packaging, remove the screw holding the Mini PCIe card to the
motherboard and insert the new Mini PCIe card into the socket.
2. Put the Mini PCIe card onto the motherboard and attach it with
the screw.
3. Install 1394b cables (3 in total). Please mind the pin 1 position.
3. Installing the Mini PCIe Card
Mini PCIe Socket
Holding screw
1394 Bus
Power Cable
Internal 1394b Cables
Low Profile Bracket
& Adapter Board
Mini PCIe Card

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4. Install bus power cable for 1394b ports: To inject 12V bus power
to the 1394 connectors, please install the power cable on the
adapter board instead of Mini PCIe card.
One end of the
1394b cable on
Mini PCIe Card
The other end of the
1394b cable on the
Adapter Board
One end of the power
cable on the Adapter
Board
The other end of the
power cable to the
system power supply

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The following table lists the OS support of the IEEE 1394b Mini PCI
Express Host Adapter. Since both Windows and Mac OS X have
bundled the 1394b FireWire 800 drivers, it does not need any
additional driver to make it work:
OS
Driver Supports (Kernel)
Win XP
Yes ( for SP2)
Windows 2000, 2003, 2008,
Vista, Win 7
Yes (Note)
Mac OS 10.x
Yes
Note:
Only supports 1394a mode by the bundled drivers in the OS.
4. Software Installation