Identify common input and output ports

Firewire
FireWire
  • FireWire is a brand name (of Apple Inc.) of the IEEE 1394 interface.

  • However, the term FireWire is now commonly used by everyone, although it is sometimes called i.LINK (by Sony), and Lynx (by Texas Instruments).

  • The FireWire interface is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications and real-time data transfer, frequently used on PCs, as well as in digital audio and video.

  • FireWire is the primary transfer mechanism for almost all high end professional audio and video equipment. Since 2003 many computers intended for home or professional audio/video use have built-in FireWire/i.LINK ports, especially Sony and Apple's computers.