The modern computer world has switched from ports dedicated to a single purpose to a port that can have many different devices connected to it. In the video production and audio production niche market that type of connector is the FireWire® or IEEE-1394 standard cable. This GoldX® cable is a powered 6-pn to 6-pin version of that standard. It is normally used to connect devices that need power to a computer or other device with a powered 6-pin port.