BS EN 61883-1:2009

What is this BS EN 61883-1 - Consumer audio/ video equipment about?  

BS EN 61883-1 discusses consumer audio/video equipment and digital interface. BS EN 61883-1 is the first part of the BS EN 61883 multi-series on consumer audio/video equipment that specifies a digital interface for consumer electronic audio/video equipment using IEEE 1394.  

BS EN 61883-1 describes the general packet format, data flow management, connection management for audio-visual data, and also the general transmission rules for control commands. BS EN 61883-1 conforms to the CSR architecture. Details of its registers are specified by IEEE 1394. 

Who is BS EN 61883-1 - Consumer audio/ video equipment for? 

BS EN 61883-1 on consumer audio/video equipment is useful for: 

• Manufacturers of products that provide audio output (televisions, phones) 
• Audio equipment manufactures  
• Audio programmers  
• Music producers 
• Sound technicians 
• Recording and dubbing studios  
• Regulatory bodies 

Why should you use BS EN 61883-1 - Consumer audio/ video equipment?  

BS EN 61883-1 provides a protocol that transfers a stream of source packets from an application on a device to an application on other devices. A source packet is assumed to have a fixed length, which is defined for each type of data.  

The data rate can be variable. The object of BS EN 61883-1 is to define a transmission protocol for audio-visual data and control commands which provide for the interconnection of digital audio and video equipment, using IEEE 1394. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 61883-1:2009 supersedes EN 61883-1:2003, which is withdrawn. BS EN 61883-1:2009 includes some technical changes with respect to EN 61883-1:2003.  

These include: 

• Allocation of a new FMT code for the 1394 Trade Association specification ‘601 over 1394’ 
• Clarification of the meaning of FMT code 
• Harmonization of EN 61883-1 with IEEE 1394.1 for speeds over S400