?? How to receive asynchronous stream packets ??

[lambtron]

How can I receive IEEE-1394 (firewire) asynchronous stream packets under Windows XP?

In the case of async non-stream packets I would call AllocateAddressRange() to set up packet receives. This installs a notification callback that executes in response to a received 1394 async write request (and/or read/lock request).

I haven't found a similar function for async stream packets and there appears to be zero information about this topic anywhere, including the µsoft literature. Does anyone out there know how to install a notification callback for async stream packets?

 

[lambtron]

Nobody knows the answer, eh?

I have been thinking hard about this and I have an idea for something to try out:

1. Execute REQUEST_ISOCH_ALLOCATE_CHANNEL to get a channel number for my async stream. This will consume one of the isoch channel numbers, but it doesn't matter because I am not running any isoch streams.

2. Execute REQUEST_ISOCH_ALLOCATE_RESOURCES to get a resource handle for attaching buffers to my async stream channel.

3. Execute REQUEST_ISOCH_ATTACH_BUFFERS to connect the channel to a buffer that will receive incoming async stream packets.

If I have guessed correctly, this channel will be used by windows for both async and isoch streams as long as the channel number is correct. I will try this out when I get some time and post the results here.