U S B 3 . 0 H o s t Controller
USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Host Controller with
PCIe x4 for maximum performance
The altec USB 3.0 Host Controller interface card B40AL100*/B40AL101* guarantees highest data rates by PCIe
x4 (PCI Express 3.0 specification). 4 separate USB 3.0 Host Controller chips Renesas/Nec µPD720202, each
connected to a PCIe Lane of the PCIe x4 switch, allow a total data rate of maximum 20 GBit/s.
Common PCIe x1 USB 3.0 multi port interface cards often just have one USB
3.0 host controller chip, the different USB ports are just connected to an
internal USB 3.0 hub. Due to the spread of the bandwidth there are just fractions of the actual data rate of 5 GBit/s available at each port. You will find
nearly the same on many PC mainboard chip sets - a good amount of USB 3.0
ports but just a few USB 3.0 root controller with hub. Altogether this often
leads to low transfer rates < 100 MByte/s per USB 3.0 port while processing.
The altec USB 3.0 host
controller interface card
B40AL100*/B40AL101*
with PCIe x4 connection (max. 20 GBit/s)
4x USB 3.0
Controller à
and 4 separate USB 3.0
max. 5 GBits/s
controller chips, each
with a maximum of 5
Additional power supply
via Molex connector
GBit/s transfer rates,
accelerates proceedings of high performance applications many times over.
Especially altec CopyStations benefit from this extra performance - as well
as all other applications continiously at the same time having a high volume
of data stream on USB 3.0.
altec USB 3.0 Host Controller
B40AL100
PCIe x4 Switch
max. 20 GBits/s
Further key features:
- 4 independent USB 3.0 controller chips
- Connection per PCIe x4 - 1 PCIe lane per USB chip
- Highest performance at port to port operations
and data transfers to different USB 3.0 ports
- 4 external and/or internal USB ports type “A”
(please see equipping options)
- High quality USB port jacks (specified for 5,000
mating cycles)
- All USB port lines have special ESD protection
- USB port protection of power supply by precise
electronic fuses (instead of poly fuses as commonly used)
* Available equipping options:
• B40AL100 with 4 internal and external USB
3.0 ports (each 8 port card comes with an
internal and an external USB port at one
USB 3.0 controller chip), 5 V voltage supply
of USB ports optional on separate voltage
controllers from the 12 V of PC power supply
for a stabilised and high power demand, a
maximum of 4.2 A on all internal ports and
a maximum of 5.0 A on all external ports (1.5
A maximum per port, 1.2 A typical)
• B40AL101 with 4 internal USB 3.0 ports, 5 V of
PC power supply without voltage controllers,
1.5 A maximum per port, 1.2 A typical
Please ask our sales team for further customized equipping options.
Speed comparison
via all ports
Typical PCIe x1 multi-port USB 3.0 card
altec PCIe x4 USB 3.0 host controller card B40AL100*/B40AL101*
Available from stock in quantities
Technical Informations • Item no. altec USB 3.0 Host Controller: B40AL100* or B40AL101*
Connections
– PCI Express: – USB 3.0: Hardware
PCIe x4 (needs a PCIe x4 slot or higher)
4 x internal and/or* 4 x external USB jacks Type
“A” USB 3.0 SuperSpeed (USB 2.0/1.1 compatible)
– Dimensions:
110 x 111.5 mm (LxH) standard height, full length
PCI Express card
– Delivery contents: Host controller card, short guide
– Operating system:
– Compatibility:
All common Windows and Linux versions
USB 3.0 specification rev. 1.0
PCI Express Base specification rev. 3.0
Intel xHCI specification rev. 1.0
– Temperature:
– Humidity:
0° to +70° C (operating)
-40° to +75° C (non-operating)
0% to 90%, non-condensing
Environmental Specifications
altec ComputerSysteme GmbH
Bayernstrasse 10 · 30855 Langenhagen · Germany
Phone: +49-511-98381-0 · Fax: +49-511-98381-49
E-Mail:[email protected]
Web: www.altec-cs.com
ISO 9001:2008 certified
Made in Germany
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