Title :
Firewire: standard computer industry interconnect for test and measurement AutoTestCon ´98
Author_Institution :
Div. of Meas. Syst., Hewlett-Packard Co., Loveland, CO, USA
Abstract :
Do you know what Firewire is? If not, you soon will. IEEE 1394, or Firewire, is an up-and-coming electronics industry standard that will soon be in wide use for interconnecting a massive variety of electronic equipment. It will be used for connecting CD-ROMs and scanners to computers, and it will be used for connecting VCRs, DVDs and satellite dishes to digital televisions. How does this affect Test & Measurements? This paper discusses Firewire, along with it´s lower-end companion, USE, and how they can be and are being utilized in T&M applications to replace T&M specific technologies, such as IEEE 488, and MXI. The advantages-and disadvantages-of these new technologies are discussed along with what the Test & Measurement industry should do to support these new technologies
Keywords :
IEEE standards; automatic test equipment; peripheral interfaces; Firewire; IEEE 1394; IEEE 488 replacement; MXI replacement; electronics industry standard; high-speed peripherals; standard computer industry interconnect; test and measurement; universal serial bus; Computer industry; DVD; Digital TV; Electronic equipment; Electronics industry; Firewire; Joining processes; Satellite broadcasting; Testing; Video recording;
Conference_Titel :
AUTOTESTCON '98. IEEE Systems Readiness Technology Conference., 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4420-0
DOI :
10.1109/AUTEST.1998.713456
