Re: Driver(s) for IEEE 1394 based break out boxes

[Daniel Wagner <wagi@monom.org>]

> IIRC, JACK has already a driver for IEC61883.
> Don't know whether it really works, though.

Ah good knews.  I will definitely give it a try.

> The user-space driver can be implemented on alsa-lib as a plugin.
> For example, you can find ALSA <-> JACK transparent layer.

Cool. 

> I once thought of that for usb driver, but it wasn't possible because
> usbfs can't work with isochronous transfer.
> 
> If libiec61883 provides for stream reading/writing, it wouldn't be too
> hard to implement.

I think libiec61883 and libraw1394 are flexible enough to handle this.
From my earlier expierence with libraw1394 it should be possible.

> IMO, the implementation of the kernel driver is the last resort.

Good point.

> It might be easier as a result, but we can try at first the user-space
> implementation...

I have to get my hands on some test plattforms and I need a IEEE 1394
card at home before I can really start with it :)

BTW: If someone is really interested to help out, I can arrange that
this persons can have a test plattform for a certain period.

thanks for your enlightenments, 
daniel


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