Re: Multi-channel receive
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From: Clemens L. <cl...@la...> - 2012-03-31 13:00:27
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Stefan Richter wrote: > From what I have heard, TSB82AA2 is useless for high-bandwidth video. ISO receive FIFO size (if the datasheets can be trusted): TSB82AA: 2 KB FW643E: 8 KB However, the controller begins writing the data to memory as soon as the first byte has been recveived; this is not a limit on the packet size but just a means to handle delays on the PCI and memory buses. > Hence be prepared to have to look for an Agere FW643E(2) based card. It would also be possible to use multiple controllers, so that each channel's packets can occpuy an entire FIFO. (There are adapters with two or three controller chips on one card.) However, it's likely that one good controller is enough for you. Regards, Clemens |