CFFire800 Pro FireWire 800 to UDMA CompactFlash Drive Read-

Writer
The CFFire800 Pro FireWire 800 to UDMA CompactFlash Drive Read-Writer is a must for pro
photographers and other demanding users of high speed CompactFlash memory cards.
Capable of exploiting the high speeds of the latest generation of CompactFlash memory
cards, the CFFire800 FireWire 800 boasts incredible read speeds of up to 43MBs with Lexar's
new UDMA 300X and 39MBs with SanDisk's Extreme IV CompactFlash cards.

The CFFire800 FireWire 800 to CompactFlash Drive reader supports all the latest high-speed
CompactFlash standards including PIO Modes 1-4, DMA Modes 0-2, and UDMA Modes 0-6.
CFFire800 features a single CompactFlash slot for CompactFlash Type I and II including
Hitachi Microdrives and other CFII+ rotating media. It supports FireWire 800 (and 400 with
and optionally purchased adapter) connectivity on both Macintosh and Windows Operating
Systems. The FireWire to CompactFlash uses FireWire bus power, so the CFFire800 reader
plugs and plays with no external AC power. CFFire800 Pro FireWire 800 to CompactFlash
Drive requires no drivers and comes with a one year limited warranty.

Part Number and Description

PCM-CR-FW81ECF-02 CFFire800 Pro FireWire 800 to UDMA CompactFlash Drive Read-Writer
Requires powered FireWire 9-pin port
Optional Accessories Sold Separately
CAB-FW8-9-6-CONV FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 9pin (female) to 6pin (male) Converter Plug
Use CFFire800 Pro with 6-pin FireWire 400 Ports
ADP-ATA-CF CompactFlash Type I to 16-bit PC Card Type I/II Adapter for ATA Flash
Only supported for use with ATA Flash Memory PC Cards.

Features and Specifications

Features
FireWire bus powered, no power adapter required
Supports media hot swapping and FireWire plug and play
Compact and portable design with low power consumption
Supports PIO Modes 1-4, DMA Modes 0-2, and UDMA Modes 0-6
High speeds of over to 45MBps (Megabytes) interface access to UDMA Mode 6 (Ultra ATA/133) storage cards
Easy Installation
CE Approved
Warranty Information
1 Year Limited Warranty
Select Benchmarks
Windows XP (Read / Write) 1394b
Lexar 8GB UDMA 300X: 42.6 / 23.2 MB/s
SanDisk 8GB Extreme IV: 38.1 / 23.4 MB/s
Transcend 4GB CF 120X: 13.9 / 7.0 MB/s
SanDisk 1GB Ultra II: 10.6 / 9.1 MB/s
Mac OS X 10.4.9 (Read / Write) 1394b
Lexar 8GB UDMA 300X: 43.0 / 38.0 MB/s
SanDisk 8GB Extreme IV: 39.0 / 33.0 MB/s
Transcend 4GB CF 120X: 14.2 / 11.2 MB/s
SanDisk 1GB Ultra II: 11.2 / 11.0 MB/s
PCMCIA Media Support
CompactFlash Memory Cards
High Speed CompactFlash Memory Cards including PIO4, DMA 2 and UDMA6 based cards like Lexar's UDMA 300X and
Sandisk's Extreme® IV
Microdrives and other CFII+ rotating media
Transfer Rates
FireWire 800: 800Mbps (Megabits)
FireWire 400: 400Mbps (Megabits) when used with CAB-FW8-9-6-CONV converter
Standards
PC Card Version 2.1/JEIDA 4.1
IEEE 1394a/b (FireWire)
System Requirements
PC or Macintosh with free nine pin FireWire 800 port
PC or Macintosh with free six pin FireWire 400 port and optional CAB-FW8-9-6-CONV converter (purchased separately)
Mac OS X 10.1x or later
 Windows 2000/XP and Vista
Unsupported, but known to work with FireWire capable Mac OS Classic 9.X
Unsupported, but known to work with FireWire capable BSD and Linux distributions
Electrical Characteristics
Bus Powered: 12V ±10% @ < 1.0A
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions: 70.0 X 70.0 X 25.0mm (LWH ± .5mm)
Cable Length: 0.95m
Weight: 92g
Operating Environment
Temperature Operating: 0° C to 55° C
Humidity Operating: 20-85% (RH max.) non-condensing
Humidity Storage: 0-90% (RH max.) non-condensing
Package Includes
CFFire800 Pro FireWire 800 to UDMA CompactFlash Drive Read-Writer

FIREWIRE 800 COMPACTFLASH READER FIREWIRE 800 TO 400 ADAPTER

PCM-CR-FW81ECF-02 CAB-FW8-9-6-CONV
CFFire800 Pro FireWire 800 to FireWire 800 IEEE1394b 9pin
UDMA CompactFlash Drive Read- (female) to 6pin (male) Converter
Writer Plug
Blazing fast UDMA 6 and PIO 4 Allows use of CFFire800 Pro
capable, CFFire800 is a FireWire 800 to CompactFlash Drive
professional's choice and the best Read-Writer with FireWire 400
option for high end CompactFlash Cards. based hosts like the MacBook or
iMac G5

USE CFFIRE800 WITH ATA FLASH

ADP-ATA-CF
CompactFlash Type I to 16-bit PC
Card Type I/II Adapter for ATA
Flash
Used together the PCM-CR-
UEMUL01 and PCM-CR-FW81ECF-02
provide a FireWire to ATA Flash
PCMCIA PC Card solution

UDMA CompactFlash Reader Benchmarks FireWire vs. USB 2.0

Sequential Data 4K Sequential Data Random Data 4K Random Data 256K
CompactFlash Reader Benchmarks
blocks 256K blocks blocks blocks
Uncached Uncached Uncached Uncached Uncached Uncached Uncached Uncached
Write Read Write Read Write Read Write Read
ATP 300X Promax II UDMA
16.67 31.16 9.92 41.46 0.18 8.80 6.80 40.04
FireWire 800 CompactFlash 2GB
UDMA PQI 100X CompactFlash 2GB
0.40 14.09 6.48 15.77 0.10 4.47 3.84 15.39
(PIO)
ATP 300X Promax II UDMA
15.09 27.56 7.77 37.54 0.18 8.53 5.93 37.08
FireWire 400 CompactFlash 2GB
UDMA PQI 100X CompactFlash 2GB
0.40 14.10 5.47 15.76 0.10 4.50 3.67 15.50
(PIO)
ATP 300X Promax II UDMA
5.13 11.06 1.29 13.72 0.16 6.08 1.23 13.72
CompactFlash 2GB
USB 2.0 UDMA
PQI 100X CompactFlash 2GB
0.38 8.22 1.29 9.50 0.10 3.74 1.23 9.50
(PIO)
ATP 300X Promax II UDMA
2.01 2.78 0.95 2.50 0.15 2.29 0.91 2.51
CompactFlash 2GB
USB 2.0
PQI 100X CompactFlash 2GB
0.34 2.73 0.95 2.51 0.09 1.94 0.90 2.51
(PIO)

These benchmarks demonstrate the wide gulf in speeds between high performance buses and lower performing buses when accessing data
on UDMA enabled CompactFlash Cards. As with benchmarks comparing hard disk drives, FireWire consistently beats out USB 2.0 by
significant margins for read and write speeds to mass storage devices. With recent UDMA CompactFlash reaching throughputs of Ultra
ATA/133 (UDMA 6), choosing an appropriate CompactFlash reader to take advantage of such speeds is mission critical.

The point of high performance UDMA CompactFlash is speeding digital photography work-flows, which in the past were bottlenecked by
digital media's read write speeds. While competing digital media cards employ slow serial busses, CompactFlash's parallel bus based off the
PC Card standard have allowed for upward speed increases culminating with UDMA 6 CompactFlash cards like the Sandisk Extreme IV Ducati
edition. Reading RAW DSLR files off CompactFlash as quickly as possible, especially in the field, is of paramount importance for
professional photographers. For professional photographers, photojournalists, and serious amateur photographers USB 2.0 based readers
aren't up to the task.

While USB 2.0's theoretical 480Mbp/s (60MBp/s) throughput should be sufficient for UDMA 4 CompactFlash, real throughput is significantly
less. Top hard drive manufacturers typically cite USB 2.0's best speed at 33MB/s, or about half the speed of UDMA 4 CompactFlash, or 25%
of UDMA 6 CompactFlash. There are myriad reasons for USB 2.0's 'real world' speeds including: CPU overhead from its master/slave
arrangement, NRZI encoding, and inexpensive chipset implementations. The USB 2.0 UDMA reader used in the benchmarks above uses one
of the latest USB chipsets from Genesys Logic. While a new generation of that chipset should soon be available, we don't foresee it
providing throughput close to half of that of FireWire.

The above tests demonstrate both FireWire 800 and 400 readers are significantly faster for reading CompactFlash cards by orders of
magnitude. When card to computer speed in crucial, always choose a FireWire based CompactFlash reader or a reader with a comparable
bandwidth.

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