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Unibrain Fireboard-Blue 3-port 1394a PCI Adapter (1205)

Unibrain Fireboard-Blue 3-port 1394a PCI Adapter (1205)


$39.00 ea.  Quantity:  

FireBoard Blue is a 3-port, single chip, OHCI-compliant 1394/FireWire host adapter that provides plug-n-play connectivity for FireWire devices and peripherals.
OS Supported: Windows XP/Vista/7, 2003/2008 Server, 32/64 bit; Mac OS X 10.4.x or later; Linux
Part Number: 1205


Fireboard-Blue is a fast and reliable digital interface card for all external FireWire-enabled devices. Now, Digital Cameras, Hard Drives, CD/DVD drives and Digital Camcorders can be connected to Fireboard-Blue in a snap.

Unibrains Fireboard-Blue offers the following features:

  • Latest generation Texas Instruments TSB43AB23, integrated 1394 PHY/Link Controller.
  • 3 FireWire ports with 100, 200 and 400 Mbps throughput.
  • OHCI compliant/Compatible with any FireWire device or peripheral
  • 400Mbps - up to 50MB/sec data rates
  • Internal power connector
  • Supports repeater functionality
  • Enabling data transfer of real time copying for large files using FireNet is: Read: 23 Mbps / Write: 25 Mbps
  • Due to its 4 isochronous transmit/receive contexts the Fireboard Blue host adapter has the exceptional feature to simultaneously control and display up to 4 FireWire digital cameras

FireWire Networking Solution
Fireboard-Blue is suitable for network applications. Using Unibrain’s FireNet Software you can connect two or more PCs in a peer-to-peer Network at 400Mbps.

External Hard Drive
You can connect a multiple array of external FireWire devices such as CD-R/W or DVD drives easily. Just plug-in any SBP2 FireWire External Hard Drive to the installed Fireboard-Blue adapter and immediately add storage to your PC.
Fireboard-Blue has been thoroughly tested to operate seamlessly with a big range of External FireWire Hard Drives as well as any third party external storage devices.

Digital Cameras
Fireboard-Blue can connect up to 4 Digital Cameras in a peer-to-peer topology. Using Unibrains Fire-i Software you can connect up to 4 Fire-i cameras and simultaneously control and display all of them, thus providing the perfect monitoring home/office solution.

Digital Video Simply connect any DV Camcorder to your PC via Unibrain Fireboard-Blue PCI Host Adapter. Capture, produce and share your digital video, with any digital video application from your PC.
Unibrains DV solution (FireDV) is also based on the Fireboard-Blue adapter.

OS Supported :
  • Windows XP/Vista/7, 2003/2008 Server, 32/64 bit.
  • Mac OS X 10.4.x or later.
  • Linux

The Package Includes:
  • One FireBoard-Blue PCI adapter.
  • One 2m (3.3 feet) 6p to 6p cable.


Additional Links:
Brochure (.pdf)





Unibrain Fireboard-Blue 3-port 1394a PCI Adapter (1205)
$39.00 ea.  Quantity: