About the 8903/FA
The 8903/FA is a FireWire Communications Option from the AC890 series. The option was manufactured by Parker and SSD Drives for use in the Common Bus Drives, Standalone Drives, and high power drives.
FireWire can also be referred to as IEEE1394, which is how it appears several times in the manual for the 8903/FA. This manual can be found under the "Manuals" tab on this part page.
The 8903/FA has two other part numbers that are helpful to know. These are:
- 8903-FA-00
- 890xx-xxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxA
The 8903/FA requires no set-up, making it a plug-and-play option. There are multiple uses for the 8903/FA, including:
- exchanging data with other drives
- using the option to link drive parameters
- using the option to broadcast synchronized information to all drives on the system