- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley (18 Mar 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201694700
- ISBN-13: 978-0201694703
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,086,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The FireWire standard makes a host of applications feasible for mainstream PCs by providing a highway for rich digital data streams with transfer rates of up to 400-Mbps. It provides an interface for data intensive peripherals such as digital video cameras, and should match or exceed the port expansion, hot-puggability, and plug and play aspects of USB. A comprehensive technical guide to IEEE 1394 standard, this text describes the FireWire specification and dscusses in detail the architecture, features, and operations of systems built using the FireWire bus.
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Praise for the first edition:
"Finally, a book on IEEE 1394 that's easy to understand!!! MindShare's FireWire System Architecture: IEEE 1394 provides a consolidated learning tool for 1394 hardware and software, and confirms the statement, '1394's for the fun stuff....'"-Phil Roden, 1394 Digital Design Manager, Texas Instruments
The FireWire (IEEE 1394a) standard for high-speed serial bus communications has come to the fore as an important technology supporting today's emerging data-intensive applications.
FireWire System Architecture provides an in-depth description of the IEEE 1394a cable environment, based on the 2.0 version of the 1394a standard. Comprehensive, concise, and well-organized, this book details the specification itself and presents the architecture, features, and operations of systems developed with the FireWire bus. Completely up-to-date, this new edition covers all of the changes incorporated into the 2.0 standard, such as arbitration enhancements, improvements in bus reset timing, new PHY register definition, and port interface enhancements to support suspend/resume and port disable. In addition, it provides in-depth information on suspend/resume operation, power distribution, and power management.
FireWire System Architecture describes the various hardware and software layers that make up the FireWire serial bus and provides transaction examples to explain and illustrate the relationship between each layer.
It explores such essential topics as:
- The communications model
- Asynchronous and isochronous transactions
- Cables and connectors
- The electrical interface
- Asynchronous and isochronous arbitration, including such enhancements as fly-by arbitration, acceleration control, and priority arbitration service
- Packets, including the PHY packet format
- Serial bus configuration and management
- Control and status registers (CSRs)
- Configuration ROM
- Power management
Numerous sample implementations throughout the book demonstrates how theory is put to use in real-world applications. This combination of comprehensive reference, readable explanation, and examples make this guide indispensable for anyone who works with the IEEE 1394a technology.
The PC System Architecture Series is a crisply written and comprehensive set of guides to the most important PC hardware standards. Each title is designed to illustrate the relationship between the software and hardware, and thoroughly explains the architecture, features, and operation of systems built using one particular type of chip or hardware specification.
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-read Introduction to 1394,
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This review is from: FireWire System Architecture: IEEE 1394 (A-W Developers Press) (Paperback)
If you need a good intro to the 1394 spec, this book is a must-read. While the 1394 professional may find it somewhat redundant, Don Anderson's book is a God-send for the 1394 novice (in fact Mr. Anderson did specify his book was meant as an introduction). This book helped answer many of my questions and clarify some points which had been previously fuzzy. Especially useful are his diagrams and asynchronous/isochronous comparisons (Very useful if you're going from the asynchronous world to 1394 or even USB). Should be read along with the 1394 spec for optimum impact and benefit.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent introduction to the IEEE 1394 standard,
By A Customer
This review is from: FireWire System Architecture: IEEE 1394 (PC System Architecture) (Paperback)
This book provides an excellent reference of the IEEE 1394 standard. It is written in easy-to-understand language, and is comprehensive in it's coverage. I have not opened my copy of the IEEE 1394-1995 standard since purchasing this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, many misprints and typos,
By A Customer
This review is from: FireWire System Architecture: IEEE 1394 (A-W Developers Press) (Paperback)
As is typical of Mindshare books, this book was concise and instructional. However, the misprints and typographical errors averaged about two per page. Sometimes, incorrectly stated information would lead the reader to incorrect conclusions about FireWire. I hope that the next edition will fix the many errors.
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