Low-Profile Dual Bus 1394b PCI Express Card

The Firepro IEEE-1394b low profile PCI Express card designed and manu­factured by Point Grey Research is ideal for multiple camera arrays or high data rate applications. A new dual bus option incorporates two 1394b physical layers to allow simultaneous image acquisition from up to 16 cameras, and total data throughput of 160MB/s, using a single host adapter. The FWB-PCIE effectively leverages the x1 PCIe serial link to increase throughput and minimize latency, and deep FIFOs minimize the possibility of data loss due to overflows. Each card is equipped with two bilingual 1394b ports with locking screw connection, and an internal power connector.