USB SuperSpeed

Understanding USB 3.0

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What is USB 3.0?

Known as USB SuperSpeed

Compared to USB 2.0 known as High Speed

New specification for USB An improvement over the existing USB 2.0 specification Surpasses existing USB, eSATA and IEEE-1394 in speed

Why USB 3.0?

As mass storage drives increase in size, greater amounts of data needs to be transferred Power demands from devices has exceeded the limits USB 2.0 Other connectivity options such as eSATA and IEEE-1394 offered throughput that USB 2.0 could not compete against

Cutaway Views
USB 2.0

USB 3.0

Performance Comparison
USB 2.0

USB 3.0

480Mbps transfer 60mbps throughput Half duplex communication 100mA of power for unconfigured devices 500mA of power for configured devices Powering standby regulated by host

4.8Gbps transfer 600mbps throughput Full duplex communication 150mA of power for unconfigured devices 900-1000mA of power for configured devices Power standby regulated by both host and device

Things you should know

4.8Gbps is not the real world speed of file transfer.

Overhead from protocol, hardware limitations, and chipset limitations prevent file transfer at 4.8 Gbps Throughput is the real world speed ~ 600Mbps

USB 3.0 products will not be at full throughput ability in the beginning

Hardware and chip sets for SuperSpeed has not reach full potential yet

SuperSpeed (3.0) cables will not work with High Speed (2.0) devices

New connectors are too large to fit High Speed cables will work on SuperSpeed devices

Applications

Fast connection between a computer and external hard drive Fast connection with USB flash drives

Future Applications

HD Video transfer for video editing and blu-ray or authoring High resolution photo transfers for editing and storage

Road Map

In Stock Now

A-A Male to Male cable 1-3 meters A-B Male to Male cable 1-3 meters A-Micro B Male to Male cable 1-3 meters
2- port Laptop Host Controller 2-port Host Controller PCI-E card 4-port hub

Future products

Technical Components

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Features

Connection speed of 4.8Gbps Full duplex (bi-directional) Power

50% more (150mA for unconfigured devices) 80% more (900mA for configured devices) Powered B cables can reach 1000mA of power

Power suspend and resume options for idle devices Backwards compatibility

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New SuperSpeed Connectors

Standard-A Standard-B powered-B Micro-A Micro-B Micro AB

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Micro Connectors

Small form factor connectors for portable devices Physically smaller in size then USB mini Already existed in the USB 2.0 specification

Now improved for use in Super Speed applications Device to device connection without a computer

Intended USB OTG (On The Go)

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USB 3.0 Standard A, B and micro

Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 cables 5 New pins added

2 pins Support for increased power 2 pins Support for half duplex communication 1 pin for pair grounding

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USB Powered B

Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 cables Support for up to 1000mA of power 7 New pins added

2 pins Support for increased power 2 pins Support for half duplex communication 1 pin for pair grounding 1 pin for device power 1 pin for device power grounding

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Micro A and B plugs

Look similar to one another Keyed edges ID pin location different for each

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Micro B and AB Receptacle

Look similar to one another Micro B has Keyed edges Micro AB will take any micro connector

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