1 Topic by dodecaphonic (edited by dodecaphonic 2019-06-24 22:56:54)

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Topic: ucx firewire backwards compatibility

Hi hows it going,

I was wondering if somebody could please tell me if the ucx can be bus powered via a ff400 -->> to ff800 firewire cable

allah - -> https://www.emax.co.nz/index.php?main_p … ts_id=6157

I'm using a mid 2012 mbp 13" with a firewire 800 port.
Would the mbp have enough bus power to run the ucx to its full capacity without issue?

thanks,

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Re: ucx firewire backwards compatibility

According to the UCX FAQ
https://www.rme-audio.de/en/products/fi … cx_faq.php
Firewire should deliver enough power to drive the UCX.

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3 Reply by dodecaphonic (edited by dodecaphonic 2019-06-25 09:00:05)

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Re: ucx firewire backwards compatibility

ok cool thanks,

and the bilingual cable 800--400 would be fine to use?

from what i've read it should be alright for macs

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Re: ucx firewire backwards compatibility

dodecaphonic wrote:

ok cool thanks,

and the bilingual cable 800--400 would be fine to use?

from what i've read it should be alright for macs

Yes. That's what I and most other Mac users, use. Macs with FW400 ports are very old these days.

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Re: ucx firewire backwards compatibility

ok thank you.