Friday July 25, 10:00 am ET -- 1394Cu Supports Data Rates up to 800 Megabits/Second and Distances to Eight Meters Over Variety of Cabling Media -- DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 1394 Trade Association today introduced the new 1394 Automotive specification for copper cabling media, designed to optimize the use of the 1394 (FireWire™) standard in entertainment, environmental control, camera, and other in-vehicle applications. The new specification extends the original IDB-1394 Automotive Specification to include operation over cost-effective automotive-grade, high-performance copper cabling media. All of the features and mechanisms are provided for high-speed extensions with forward and backward compatibility enabling single-hop distances of up to eight meters through five or more in-line connectors. The specification covers the...
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