StarTech 3 Port IEEE-1394 Mini PCIe FireWire Adapter
| CM4 Functionality | Pi 5 Functionality | Driver Required? | More Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Full | No | GitHub Issue |
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Description and Notes
The StarTech IEEE 1394 3-port Mini PCIe FireWire adapter slots into a mini PCIe slot, and supplies two FireWire 800 ports, and a single FireWire 400.
User @RobertMCortese built Open MRU, a Raspberry Pi 5-based FireWire camera capture device, using this card and a GeeekPi PCIe to Mini PCIe HAT.
Inside /boot/firmware/config.txt, he added:
dtparam=pciex1
dtoverlay=pcie-32bit-dma
And it seems to be recognized! For better reliability, you should also disable PCIe ASPM by adding the following to /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt:
pcie_aspm=off
You will also need to recompile the Linux kernel, adding in the FIREWIRE_OHCI option in your custom compiled kernel.
You can record footage with DVgrab. See the linked GitHub issue for some examples.
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StarTech 3 Port IEEE-1394 Mini PCIe FireWire Adapter