--- title: Firehat is an open-source FireWire DV capture HAT for... description: Computer Equipment Group has launched Firehat, an open-source FireWire HAT that adds a native IEEE 1394/i.LINK/DV port to SBCs with a Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Firehat is an open-source FireWire DV capture HAT for SBCs with Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector (Crowdfunding) | daily.dev og:description: Computer Equipment Group has launched Firehat, an open-source FireWire HAT that adds a native IEEE 1394/i.LINK/DV port to SBCs with a Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6EiM8jq8k.png og:image:alt: Firehat is an open-source FireWire DV capture HAT for SBCs with Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector (Crowdfunding) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Firehat is an open-source FireWire DV capture HAT for SBCs with Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector (Crowdfunding) **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Computer Equipment Group has launched Firehat, an open-source FireWire HAT that adds a native IEEE 1394/i.LINK/DV port to SBCs with a Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector, such as the Pi 5 or Radxa ROCK 2F. Built around a VIA VT6315N controller, it enables capturing MiniDV, Digital8, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and HDV footage directly to local storage without legacy PCs or discontinued FireWire capture cards. It includes a 1.3-inch OLED display, buttons, RGB LEDs, and a buzzer, and works with Linux's FireWire stack alongside open-source tools like dvgrab and the Equip-1 recorder software. Hardware design files are released under CERN OHL-S and software under GPL. The board is crowdfunding on Crowd Supply with a $7,500 goal, $79 pledges, and deliveries expected to start February 3, 2027. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What chip does the Firehat FireWire HAT for Raspberry Pi use to capture MiniDV and HDV footage? It uses a VIA VT6315N FireWire/IEEE 1394 controller to provide a native 6-pin FireWire/i.LINK/DV port. This lets SBCs with a Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector, such as the Pi 5 or Radxa ROCK 2F, capture footage from MiniDV, Digital8, DVCAM, DVCPRO, and HDV camcorders directly to local storage without legacy computers or discontinued FireWire capture cards. _Makers reviving old camcorder footage can follow open-source hardware projects like this one on daily.dev._ ### How do you capture DV or HDV video over FireWire on Linux without a legacy computer? On Linux, FireWire capture works through the standard FireWire stack combined with open-source tools such as dvgrab and dvcont, a command-line utility inside the libavc1394 library. The Equip-1 software stack offers a more complete standalone recorder interface, and device control lets compatible cameras and decks play, stop, rewind, and trigger captures through software. _Developers building capture or media pipelines can track open-source tooling like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Bring back MiniDV with this Raspberry Pi FireWire HAT](https://daily.dev/posts/bring-back-minidv-with-this-raspberry-pi-firewire-hat-ojigof3tu) · Jeff Geerling · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Cooking A Raspberry Pi FireWire HAT With Backfeeding](https://daily.dev/posts/cooking-a-raspberry-pi-firewire-hat-with-backfeeding-4h44rhsud) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Using FireWire on a Raspberry Pi](https://daily.dev/posts/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi-phxjugbfg) · Jeff Geerling · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Using FireWire On A Raspberry Pi Before Linux Drops Support](https://daily.dev/posts/using-firewire-on-a-raspberry-pi-before-linux-drops-support-cvv6w2dc6) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#raspberry-pi](https://daily.dev/tags/raspberry-pi) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Firehat is an open-source FireWire DV capture HAT for SBCs with Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector (Crowdfunding)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k"},"datePublished":"2026-08-25T07:29:09.310Z","dateModified":"2026-08-25T07:32:54.465Z","description":"Computer Equipment Group has launched Firehat, an open-source FireWire HAT that adds a native IEEE 1394/i.LINK/DV port to SBCs with a Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e77d5ce0a07fb472b62547f3ac213569?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e77d5ce0a07fb472b62547f3ac213569?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"CNX Software","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"CNX Software","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--xozLJZc---/f_auto,q_auto/v1780213507/logos/cnx-software?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,hardware,raspberry-pi","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CNX Software","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Firehat is an open-source FireWire DV capture HAT for SBCs with Raspberry Pi PCIe FFC connector (Crowdfunding)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/firehat-is-an-open-source-firewire-dv-capture-hat-for-sbcs-with-raspberry-pi-pcie-ffc-connector-cro-6eim8jq8k#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What chip does the Firehat FireWire HAT for Raspberry Pi use to capture MiniDV and HDV footage?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It uses a VIA VT6315N FireWire/IEEE 1394 controller to provide a native 6-pin FireWire/i.LINK/DV port. 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