TI 1394 Software/Devopment Tools
Texas Instruments was not only the first company to release
1394 ICs, it was also the first to offer a full line of 1394
Development Kits. In the near future, you will see even more
TI 1394 Development Kits available that further increase your
ability to design 1394 products based on TI 1394 silicon. The
following 1394 Development Kits and Software are available for
purchase and download respectively.
TSBKPCI - A host adapter board based on the PCILynx - TSB12LV21A
and TSB21LV03A 200Mbps PHY. The most popular 1394 Development
kit available from TI. The board can be inserted in to any PCI
bus slot to send or receive 1394 data. The kit comes with Lynxsoft
2.2 Software.
The LynxSoft 2.2 is a complete Windows 95 driver kit that has an API that
you can use and example code for using it. A test application is included
that will show you how to use the interface.
TSBKPCITST - Has the same features as TSBKPCI but also offers Zoom Video
signals on header, test connectors, S-RAM and room for additional circuitry.
This kit also runs on the Lynxsoft 2.2 software.
TSBKBACKPL - The industry's only backplane PHY is included in this kit.
In this application, the TSB14C01 connects to an FB1650 transceiver, which
connects to a BTL (Futurebus+) backplane bus. The controlling processor is
TI's TMS320C52, 16-bit fixed point DSP. The DSP handles a one-port RS-232
asynchronous interface.
The software runs a text based menu for executing simple packet transfers
for testing purposes. It interfaces to one TSB12C01A link layer controller
at a time and allows switching among them. It requires a 38.4 KBaud
terminal and a custom 6 wire RS-232 cable. TI provides source code that
gives examples of how to use the DMA to read and write to the TSB12C01A
link layer chip and execute transfers between the TSB12C01A and the local
SRAM.
TSBKPRPHRL - The TSBKPRPHRL Designer's Kit uses TIs TSB12C01A link
layer controller, 100Mbps TSB11C01 physical layer device and TMS320C52,
16-bit fixed point DSP to create a platform for peripheral development.
It features IEEE 1394, RS-232, ISA(PC/104) and voice band interfaces. The
PC/104 expansion interface allows the user to connect to off-the-shelf
video and data acquisition boards.
The software runs a text based menu for executing simple packet transfers
for testing purposes. It interfaces to the TSB12C01A link layer controller
and supports transfers between the 1394 cable interface and the ISA bus,
requiring a 38.400 KBaud terminal and a standard nine-wire RS-232 cable.
It also supports transfers to/from the A/D, D/A converter. The source code
is provided to give examples of how to use the DMA to read and write to
the TSB12C01A link layer chip, interface to the ISA bus, and interface to
the A/D, D/A converter.
Keep an eye open for future development kits from TI that feature the
newest and most exciting Links and Phys yet.
To learn more about TI's line of 1394 Development kits, including ordering
instructions, visit...
http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/msp/1394/evm.htm
1394 Applications Archive
Q: The TSB21LV03A driver output, along with other internal operating
currents, is set by an external resistor. This resistor is connected
between the RO and R1 terminals and has a value of 6.3k ohms, +-0.5%.
Where can I get such a resistor?
A: In our development kit designs, we have used a KOA #RK73H2AT6341D
6.34k ohm resistor,+-.5% in parallel with a KOA #RK73B2AT105J 1.0M,
+-5% to achieve a value within the 6.3k ohms +-0.5% range.
