Re: [linux-audio-dev] Firewire support in Linux

>Paul Davis wrote:
>
>> i don't entirely understand how the bridgeco h/w is relevant to a
>> communication protocol between, say, a PreSonus audio interface and a
>> computer running linux. can anyone enlighten me?
>
>"BridgeCo's Breakout Box solutions are ready-to-go reference designs for
>manufacturers of music industry equipment."
>
>See:
>http://www.bridgeco.net/products/bebob/index.shtml
>
>In other words: manufacturers can buy a complete design (including firmware
>etc.) from BridgeCo and use that (and components delivered by BridgeCo and
>others) to manufacture the hardware.

but if the 1394 interface on my computer doesn't use a BridgeCo chip,
yet still recieves the data from the wire, isn't this a protocol
issue, not a h/w issue?

--p
Received on Wed Jan 26 20:15:10 2005