The vision is that in the near future, all digital consumer electronic and computer products will be able to communicate with one standard digital interface. This paper looks at the properties and characteristics of the IEEE1394 high performance serial bus. Industry standards and protocols for the various applications are vital to inter-operability amongst these devices. The combination of the IEEE 1394-1995 standard and the IEC 1883 specification lay the framework for digital video, audio and command transport. These standards and protocols are implemented as a combination of hardware and software in two novel integrated circuits.
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It will allow devices to be daisy-chained and the software will take care of which interface is used by the device and loading drivers. All together, the Device Bay will at last deliver the long held promise of being able to upgrade or expand the PC on the fly, allowing manufacturers to seal the PC box - removing possibly the greatest barrier to its acceptance as a true consumer device. The Device Bay home page with a white paper, an easy to understand fact sheet and press articles. Trade Association home page. Tutorial was developed by the 1394 applications and marketing group at Philips Semiconductors.