Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS internal FireWire pin assignment

Patrick2005 · Jan 4, 2005, 08:09 AM

Does anyone know how to connect to a frontpanel FireWire from the Audigy 2 ZS internal FireWire?
6 plugs lead to the front, the assignment of the cable is:

1...VP (white)
2...VG (white+black)
3...TPB+ (yellow+black)
4...TPB- (green)
5...TPA+ (yellow)
6...TPA- (blue)

1)
Just found this thread: http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64326

They used:
1: TPA+
2: TPA-
3: VG
4: empty
5: TPB+
6: TPB-
7: empty
8: empty
9: VP

I don't know yet if that works, can anyone confirm this setting?

2)
Another thread has a different assignment and says that the VP pin must not be used and that one has to split the VG wire into 2 seperate wires: http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showth...ht=audigy+case

1: TPA+
2: TPA-
3: empty
4: GND
5: TPB+
6: TPB-
7,8: empty
9: GND

Before I start splitting wires etc it would be good to know if that really works.
Anyone has an answer to this?

Thanks!

Patrick2005 · Jan 4, 2005, 03:31 PM

So far none of those settings worked, I did not split the VG line yet.

I called Creative and they gave me the pin assignment:

TPA+ |1|2| TPA-
GND |3|4| GND
TPB+ |5|6| TPB-
+12V |7|8| +12V
(NC) | |10| PHY_GND

Anyone has a working solution to connect the frontpanel FireWire?

Samir · Jan 6, 2005, 08:37 PM

Seems only way to find this out is to ask someone who have AudigyDrive with firewire to track every single pin from connector to Drive...

**dj_stick** · Jan 6, 2005, 09:30 PM

if you have a drive, use a multimeter on the "beep" setting and see what you can come up with

Patrick2005 · Jan 8, 2005, 06:16 AM

Well, the connector of the Audigy Drive won't help me much as it has the same design as the connector on the card.
I fear the internal FireWire works with the Drive only.
I called Creative again, they said they don't know if it works, one has to try and find out by oneself.

Maybe there is a PCI extension card that has an internal FireWire pin connector.
Anyone knows one by chance?

**dj_stick** · Jan 8, 2005, 07:17 AM

if you have the pinout for the firewire port itself (on the front of the drive), using a multi meter you can find the right pins on the connector

Patrick2005 · Jan 9, 2005, 06:42 PM

I don't have one, but thanks for that idea!

**dj_stick** · Jan 9, 2005, 07:22 PM

another way to test is to use a small led, some wires, and a battery. same process as using a multi-meter

Jan 4, 2005, 08:09 AM	#1
Patrick2005 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Creative SB Audigy 2 ZS internal FireWire pin assignment / how connect to frontpanel Does anyone know how to connect to a frontpanel FireWire from the Audigy 2 ZS internal FireWire? 6 plugs lead to the front, the assignment of the cable is: 1...VP (white) 2...VG (white+black) 3...TPB+ (yellow+black) 4...TPB- (green) 5...TPA+ (yellow) 6...TPA- (blue) 1) Just found this thread: http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64326 They used: 1: TPA+ 2: TPA- 3: VG 4: empty 5: TPB+ 6: TPB- 7: empty 8: empty 9: VP I don't know yet if that works, can anyone confirm this setting? 2) Another thread has a different assignment and says that the VP pin must not be used and that one has to split the VG wire into 2 seperate wires: http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showth...ht=audigy+case 1: TPA+ 2: TPA- 3: empty 4: GND 5: TPB+ 6: TPB- 7,8: empty 9: GND Before I start splitting wires etc it would be good to know if that really works. Anyone has an answer to this? Thanks! Last edited by Patrick2005; Jan 4, 2005 at 03:38 PM.

Jan 6, 2005, 08:37 PM	#3
Samir kX Lover Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 521 Rep Power: 0	Seems only way to find this out is to ask someone who have AudigyDrive with firewire to track every single pin from connector to Drive... __________________ MU3NKA 3A HAPO6!

Jan 4, 2005, 03:31 PM	#2
Patrick2005 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	So far none of those settings worked, I did not split the VG line yet. I called Creative and they gave me the pin assignment: TPA+ \|1\|2\| TPA- GND \|3\|4\| GND TPB+ \|5\|6\| TPB- +12V \|7\|8\| +12V (NC) \| \|10\| PHY_GND Anyone has a working solution to connect the frontpanel FireWire?

Jan 8, 2005, 06:16 AM	#5
Patrick2005 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	Well, the connector of the Audigy Drive won't help me much as it has the same design as the connector on the card. I fear the internal FireWire works with the Drive only. I called Creative again, they said they don't know if it works, one has to try and find out by oneself. Maybe there is a PCI extension card that has an internal FireWire pin connector. Anyone knows one by chance?

Jan 9, 2005, 06:42 PM	#7
Patrick2005 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	I don't have one, but thanks for that idea!