FIC KT-748
Stephen Cooper, September 22nd, 2003
..:: VIA Fire VT6307 IIM IEEE1394 Controller ::..
One feature that has become more prominent on motherboards directed at the modern multimedia user has to be the inclusion of IEEE1394, or FireWire ports. This is one of the more established features that FIC, among several other manufacturers, has made a distinct feature among their high-end and even some budget motherboards, and it is surely a welcome one. The IEEE 1394 support for the FIC KT-748 is provided by VIA VT6307L chip. The board comes equipped with two identical onboard IEEE1394 headers for IEEE1394a support, which is where you will plug in the external bracket provided in the package. Here’s some more information on the VT6307L to get you in the know.
The VIA Fire IIM VT6307 is a single-chip, low power 2-port IEEE 1394 host controller providing PC systems with high speed, flexible connectivity to a wide range of peripherals and consumer electronics. Supporting the latest high speed IEEE 1394a standards, the VIA VT6307 can detect connected device types and automatically configure data speeds to 100, 200, or 400 Mbps, transmitting both asynchronous and isochronous (real-time) data packets.
With an integrated physical and link layer, the VIA VT6307 is equipped with 32-bit PCI bus interface that features advanced power management, and cardbus support. On-board chip logic performs bus initialization and arbitration functions allowing for easy plug-and-play connections, and a DMA engine supports high performance data transfer for media disk drives.
The VIA VT6307 is compliant with the latest IEEE 1394 standards with full 1394a P2000 support, and has an OHCI compliant programming interface with support for I2C EEPROMs and 4-Wire Serial ROMs. The VIA VT6307 has VIA and OHCI software driver support built into all recent Microsoft® Windows® operating systems.
Features
Dual Buffer mode enhancements
Skip Processing enhancements
Block Read Request handling
32 bit CRC generator and checker for receive and transmit data
Supports two 1394a fully compliant cable ports at 100/200/400Mbps
Full 1394a P2000 support
Logic performs bus initialization and arbitration functions
3.3V Power Supply with 5V Tolerant Inputs
0.30 micron low power CMOS process
128-Pin, LQFP Package
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