CBFW2 by RATOC Systems International, Inc

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Manufacturer RATOC Systems International, Inc
Manufacturer's Part Number CBFW2
Description RATOC; Product Type: FireWire Adapter; Host Interface: CardBus; Form Factor: Plug-in Module; Certifications & Standards: PC Card Standard 7.0 / CardBus spec. compliant; Data Transfer Rate: 400 MB/s;
NAME DESCRIPTION
Data Transfer Rate: 400 MB/s
Certifications & Standards:
  • PC Card Standard 7.0 / CardBus spec. compliant
  • FCC
  • VDDI
  • CE
  • IEEE1394.a and OHCI1.0 compliant
Product Name: FireWire Adapter
Input Voltage: 3.3 V DC, 12 V DC
Platform Supported: Mac
Limited Warranty: 5 Year
Total Number of FireWire/i.LINK Ports: 2
Depth: 3.37 "
Packaged Quantity: 1
Package Type: Retail
Brand Name: RATOC
Form Factor: Plug-in Module
Package Contents:
  • CBFW2 FireWire CardBus PC Card
  • CBFW2 dongle(two 6P FireWire port and Cable power jack)
  • FireWire 6-pin to DV 4-pin cable (6feet)
  • Software CD-ROM:
  • REX-CBFW installer
  • REX-CBFW Driver(OHCI-FWIM)
  • REX-CBFW Enabler
  • Apple FireWire Support 2.2.2 for MacOS8.6
  • QuickTime4 for MacOS8.6
  • User's manual
Additional Information:
  • 32-bit Bus-mastering data transfer and 33MHz operation Important notice to iPod owners!
  • Cable Power Adapter(CFW-CPA, sold separately) must be attached to CBFW2 to provide the power to iPod through the FireWire Cable.
Note: RATOC original MacOSX drivers are required for CBFW2 Rev.1
Marketing Information: CBFW2 is a first shipped(June, 1999) OHCI based FireWire CardBus Card for PowerBookG3 and has the Apple official qualification for Final Cut Pro. CBFW2 has been shipped over 3 years and improved a silicon and driver software.

The current version is fully compatible with Apple FireWire Drivers,iMovie,iTunes,iPod,Diskburner and Final Cut Pro.

Also CBFW2 works fine with Adobe Premiere or third party FireWire based software and FireWire devices.

Product Type: FireWire Adapter
Host Interface: CardBus
System Requirements:
  • MacOS 8.6 or MacOS 9/9.0.2/9.0.4/9.1/9.2.x/ X 10.1.x
  • One free CardBus PC card slot
  • PowerBook G3/400 or G3/333(Lombard)
  • PowerBook G3/300,G3/266, G3/250, G3/233(Wallstreet) * DV capturing frame rate depends on CPU speed, Memory size, software and Hard Disk sustained data write rate. You need more than 11MB/Sec. sustained data write rate HD.
Height: 0.19 "
Compatibility:
  • Full backward compatibility to IEEE1394-1995 device
  • Fully compatible with Apple MacOS8.6/9.x FireWire Drivers
  • Fully compatible with Apple MacOSX FireWire drivers(CBFW2 Rev.2) Compatible FireWire Device, Application software list:
  • DV camcorder:
  • SONY
  • Canon
  • Panasonic
  • JVC NTSC/PAL model

  • Professional Digital still camera:
  • Nikon :
    • D1
  • Kodak :
    • DCS420
    • DCS460
    • DCS8650
  • Canon :
    • 2000
    • 6000
    • Phase-one

  • NTSC/PAL to DV converter:
  • SONY :
    • DVMC-DA1
  • Canopus :
    • ADVC-100

  • FireWire Storage devices:
  • HDD:
    • RATOC
    • VST
    • Lacie
    • QPS
    • Maxtor
    • Western Digital
  • CD-RW:
    • RATOC
    • SONY
    • YAMAH
Width: 2.12 "
Input Current: 1.5 A
Connectivity Technology: Cable