What is FireWire 400 used for?

FireWire was ratified in 1995, and it began appearing on Apple computers soon after. FireWire quickly became popular on audio and video devices like digital camcorders. The reason for this popularity was the speed; the original FireWire 400 standard could achieve a data transfer rate of up to 400 Mbit/s.

Can FireWire 400 convert to USB?

No, it is not possible to connect a FireWire interface to your computer’s USB port via a FireWire to USB adapter since this connection is not sufficient to run a FireWire audio interface.

How do I know if my FireWire is 400 or 800?

It’s easy to differentiate between Firewire 400 and 800 ports and cables. Firewire 400 ports and cables feature 6-pin and 4-pin connectors, pictured top right, while Firewire 800 cables and ports feature 9-pin connectors, pictured right.

What was the original name of FireWire 400?

The original IEEE-1394 standard is known as FireWire, IEEE-1394a, DV or as i.Link ® (Sony ®’s implementation of the standard). Occasionally it is referenced as FireWire 400 due to its maximum data transfer speed of 400 Mbps.

What kind of adapter do I need for FireWire 400?

Sonnet’s FireWire 400-to-800 adapter features a 9-pin male connector that plugs into your computer’s FireWire 800 port. The other end of the adapter features a 6-pin female FireWire connector that any standard 6-pin male FireWire 400 cable can plug into.

How does a sonnet FireWire 400 to 800 adapter work?

Just plug it in between a FireWire 800 port and a standard FireWire 400 cable’s 6-pin male connector (the other end of the cable plugs into your FireWire device). It can’t get any simpler. Sonnet’s FireWire 400-to-800 adapter makes it easy to connect your existing Firewire 400 peripherals to the latest computers with FireWire 800 ports.

What’s the distance between FireWire 400 and FireWire 800?

FireWire 800 is also capable of supporting cable distances of up to 100 meters. 9-pin-to-4-pin and 9-pin-to-6-pin FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cables are available to connect older devices to a FireWire 800 interface.