Libraw1394 is the only supported interface to the kernel side raw1394 of the linux ieee-1394 subsystem, which provides direct access to the connected 1394 buses to user space. through libraw1394/raw1394, applications can directly send to and receive from other nodes without requiring a kernel driver for the protocol in question.

this package contains various utilities for that use libraw1394, including the testlibraw program.