Highlights
  • FW-ATA2501 support one IDE (ATA/ATAPI) device.
Introduction

FW-ATA2501 is a FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to ATA bridge board featuring Oxford OXFW911plus FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to ATA Bridge Controller

FW-ATA2501 is ideally suited for tailgate interface applications for 2.5" Flash Disk and Hard Disk Drive.

It allows ATA drive to be connected to FireWire (IEEE 1394a) serial bus in a plug-and-play fashion.

Technical Specifications

FireWire (IEEE 1394a) to ATA Bridge Board for 2.5" HDD:

  • FireWire (IEEE-1394a) to ATA Native Bridge Controller:
    Oxford OXFW911 plus
  • 1394a PHY: Ti TSBAB2 1394a-2000 400Mbps PHY
  • Number of ports: Two FW-6pin Ports
  • ATA Interface: Female mini 2X22 pin Connector
  • FireWire Bus Powered Mode Operation
  • DC Power Input: DC +8V ~ 30V
    Walkman-type 2.0 mm DC Power Jack
  • Provide power indicator LED and HDD access LED
  • Complies with ATA/ATAPI-6 Draft Specification:
    • PIO Mode 0-4
    • DMA Mode 0 ~ 2
    • Ultra DMA Mode 0 ~ 5
  • IEEE 1394 Bus Transfer Rate: 100/200/400 Mbps
  • IEEE 1394 Special Features:
    • 1394 Repeater Function: Yes!
      The PHY (TSB41AB2) can be powered by IEEE 1394
      bus power to act as a repeater.
    • IEEE 1394 Bus Power:
      FW-ATA2501 is a Bus-powered bridge board.
      It can take power from the IEEE 1394 Bus and will
      provide DC power to the IEEE 1394 Bus.
Physical Dimensions
  • 71.93m (W) x 13.30mm (H) x 84.80mm(D)
Net Weight
  • 37g
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows 98SE or higher; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • FireWire:
      • No driver installation for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7, Mac OS and Linux
Kit includes
  • Kit 1:
    • FW-ATA2501 Bridge Board
  • Kit 2:
    • FW-ATA2501 Bridge Board
    • CB-00054 (CB-A00008) - FireWire Plug -to- FireWire Plug 1394 cable in length of 1.0