>Paul Davis wrote: > >> i don't entirely understand how the bridgeco h/w is relevant to a >> communication protocol between, say, a PreSonus audio interface and a >> computer running linux. can anyone enlighten me? > >"BridgeCo's Breakout Box solutions are ready-to-go reference designs for >manufacturers of music industry equipment." > >See: >http://www.bridgeco.net/products/bebob/index.shtml > >In other words: manufacturers can buy a complete design (including firmware >etc.) from BridgeCo and use that (and components delivered by BridgeCo and >others) to manufacture the hardware.
but if the 1394 interface on my computer doesn't use a BridgeCo chip, yet still recieves the data from the wire, isn't this a protocol issue, not a h/w issue? --p
