CONFIGURING THE TI 400 MBIT PHY AS A 1394 REPEATER MODE

This document specifies how the TSB41LV03 can be electronically configured to function as a IEEE 1394 bus repeater with minimal external circuitry. As a repeater it can be used to extend an IEEE 1394 network by being an active repeater connected by 4.5 meter cable connections to other nodes in the network. It can also be used to multiply the number of ports available in a single module such as a device bay machine. The TSB41LV03 as a repeater maintains a IEEE1394 bus even after its IEEE 1394 link layer has been powered down. This document assumes that the reader is familiar with the hardware and nomenclature of IEEE 1394 and has access to the TSB41LV03 data sheet which can be obtained through the Internet at ../../../../sc/1394.

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