13Jan IEEE 1394 or Firewire Port

Hi friends, Have you heard of Fire wire or IEEE 1394 socket? These are those connectivity peripherals which were used just before the introduction of Universal Serial Bus(USB). This is though still used but is far less then that of USB. The IEEE 1394 interface is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications

and isochronous real-time data transfer, frequently used by personal computers, as well as in digital audio, digital video, automotive, and aeronautics applications. The interface is also known by the brand names of FireWire (Apple Inc.), i.LINK (Sony), and Lynx (Texas Instruments). IEEE 1394 replaced parallel SCSI in many applications, due to lower implementation costs and a simplified, more adaptable cabling system. The 1394 standard also defines a backplane interface, though this is not as widely used.

Since the mid 1990s, consumer grade camcorders had included a four-circuit 1394 interface, though, except for premium models, this is becoming less common. It remains the primary transfer mechanism for almost all high end professional audio and video equipment. Since 2003 many computers intended for home or professional audio/video use have built-in FireWire/i.LINK ports, especially prevalent with Sony and Apple’s computers and the older iPods. The legacy (alpha) 1394 port is also available on premium retail motherboards.