Chapter 1 Introduction - Neousys Technology PCIe-USB380 User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Overview
Neousys PCIe-USB380/340
industrial and vision applications. USB 3.0, or SuperSpeed USB, is an emerging bus technology industrial and vision applications. USB 3.0, or SuperSpeed USB, is an emerging bus technology industrial and vision applications. USB 3.0, or SuperSpeed USB, is an emerging bus technology
to deliver ten times of data rate over USB 2.0, and is particularly useful for high-speed data to deliver ten times of data rate over USB 2.0, and is particularly useful for to deliver ten times of data rate over USB 2.0, and is particularly useful for
storage and image devices.
Most off-the-shelf USB 3.0 cards implem shelf USB 3.0 cards implement multiple ports with single USB 3.0 controller,
which introduce significant performance degradation for multi-port operation. To achieve which introduce significant performance degradation for multi
maximal per-port performance, PCIe port performance, PCIe-USB380/340 has four independent
μPD720202 USB 3.0 Host Controllers
Gbps bandwidth for each port when four ports run simultaneously. In addition to bandwidth Gbps bandwidth for each port when four ports run simultaneously.
advantage, PCIe-USB380 features on USB380 features on-board regulated 5VD power supply with a unique design
of user-configurable 900mA/1500mA current limit to supply stable 5 VDC power to external
USB devices. It also supports so t also supports software-programmable per-port power on/off control
recovery operations.
Combining high bandwidth, industrial-grade power design and reliable cable Combining high bandwidth, industrial
PCIe-USB380 brings great convenience to interface USB 3.0 devices for versatile operating USB380 brings great convenience to interface USB 3.0 devices for versatile operating USB380 brings great convenience to interface USB 3.0 devices for versatile operating
systems, such as Windows XP, 7, 8 and Linux. systems, such as Windows XP, 7, 8 and Linux.
troduction
/340 is an 8/4-port USB 3.0 host adapter dedicatedly designed for
Host Controllers and x4 PCI Express® Gen2 interface to fulfill up to 5
board regulated 5VD power supply with a unique design
A/1500mA current limit to supply stable 5 VDC power to external A/1500mA current limit to supply stable 5 VDC power to external
port USB 3.0 host adapter dedicatedly designed for
ent multiple ports with single USB 3.0 controller,
port power on/off control for fault
grade power design and reliable cable connection,
port operation. To achieve
NEC/Renesas
interface to fulfill up to 5
n addition to bandwidth