[LAU] Successor/replacement for RME HDSP+Multiface?

[Clemens Ladisch]

Len Ovens wrote:
> I notice many of the FireWire audio interfaces call themselves
> Thunderbolt compatible, with an adaptor. I would be interested to know
> if that adaptor is just for pinout or needs logic/firmware to work.

Thunderbolt is just a PCI Express connection (plus the ability to
transport video signals, which does not matter here).

A Thunderbolt-to-FireWire adapter is just a plain PCIe FireWire
controller chip.

> I think that the FW chipsets, like the ICE1712, are all old.

The ICE1712 is a PCI chip.

The FireWire chipsets I know of are:
* OXFW970: died years ago.
* BeBoB: now belongs to Archwave.  The website talks only about USB 2.0
  and "Audiolan".
* iceLynx: used by EchoAudio.  This is a generic FireWire chip that
  is also designed for video applications, which might be the only
  reason it is still sold by TI.  EchoAudio is pivoting to AVB and will
  only grudgingly sell you an AudioFire12.
* DICE: the current chips have been discontinued, but they are building
  the "DICE III" chip, which can also do USB and AVB.


Regards,
Clemens