
FireWire
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FireWire Plug & play capabilities
FireWire devices implement the ISO/IEC 13213 configuration ROM model for
device configuration and identification, to provide plug & play capability. All
FireWire devices are identified by an IEEE EUI-64 unique identifier (an exten-
sion of the 48-bit Ethernet MAC address format) in addition to well-known
codes indicating the type of device and protocols it supports. For further
details read Chapter Configuration of the camera on page 245.
FireWire hot plug precautions
Although FireWire devices can be hot-plugged without powering down equip-
ment, we recommend turning the computer power off, before connecting a
digital camera to it via a FireWire cable.
Operating system support
Operating system 1394a 1394b
Linux Full support Full support
Apple Mac OS X Full support Full support
Windows XP With service pack 2 the default speed for 1394b is S100 (100 Mbit/s).
A download and registry modification is available from Microsoft to
restore performance to either S400 or S800.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/885222
Alternatively use the drivers of SP1 instead.
We strongly recommend to install AVT FirePackage, which replaces the
Microsoft driver. (See PIKE Getting Started Manual for details.)
Windows Vista Full support from beginning Support only with service pack,
coming later.
Table 8: FireWire and operating systems
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