PYRO 1394 Board:
1394a compliant OHCI
Isochronous and asynchronous data transfer
Hot plugging
1394 Ports: 3 ports (2 external, 1 internal)
Connectors: 6 Pin 1394
Bus Speeds: 100, 200, 400 Mb/sec.
Bus Interface: PCI 2.1 compliant with Bus Mastering
Board Size: 5 inches long x 3.2 inches high (13 cm x 8 cm high)
IRQ: An IRQ is required. IRQ can be shared if motherboard provides this capability through PCI steering.
Number of Devices: Connect up to 63 1394 devices to PYRO. Connect to Digital camcorders, 1394 storage devices (hard drives, CD-ROM, CD-RW), scanners, speakers, etc.

Motion Video Capture:
NTSC: Type -1 DV video in 720 x 480 resolution in 24 bit color
PAL: Type -1 DV video in 720 x 576 resolution in 24 bit color
Data Rate: Video is captured at 3.9 MB/second

Motion Video Frame Rate:
NTSC: 29.97 frames per second
PAL 25 frames per second

Still image Capture:
NTSC: 720 x 480 resolution in 24 bit color
PAL: 720 x 576 resolution in 24 bit

Video File Specs:
Data Rate: Video is captured at 3.9 MB/second
File Size Limit: 4 GB (about 20 minutes of video)

Hard Drive Recommendation:
Most all Ultra DMA IDE drives that can support sustained transfer rates in excess of 5 MB/Sec.

FireWire/1394 Technical Facts
Serial Bus Speed: 100, 200 and 400 Mbits/sec.
Number of Devices: 63
Number of hops in a chain: 16
Distance between devices: 4.5 meters