From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: June 25, 2005 3:33:53 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] longer firewire cable


Hi Willie;


The 1394A spec says maximum distance 4.5 meters or ~15 feet between devices (ie Mat ot Camera max 15' or Mac to a FW Hub to Camera could be 30').


I usually use 10' FW cables without any problem. The PGR camera came with a 15' foot FW cable with clamp style ferrite beads for EM noise suppression and they work fine too.


In practice I've used a FireWire Hub with a 10' and 15' cable and also had no problem either.


HTH..


Milton J. Aupperle

President

ASC - Aupperle Services and Contracting

Mac Software (Drivers, Components and Application) Specialist

#1005 - 815 14th Avenue. S.W.

Calgary Alberta Canada T2R0N5

1-(403)-229-9456

milton@outcastsoft.com

www.outcastsoft.com




On 25-Jun-05, at 3:15 PM, Willie Strickland wrote:

Is it OK to use a longer firewire cable than came with my Fire-i?  It 

is a 6' cable.  What is the max length acceptable?  A longer cable 

would help in my situation.

-- 

Willie Strickland

willie@igc.org



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