USB Host Adapter

U3-PCIE1XG210

USB 3.0 to PCI Express 2.0 Card
USB 3.0 to PCI Express 2.0 Card
Highlights
  • Supports PCI Express Specification Revision 2.1 at 5GT/s
  • Single (x1) PCI Express Lane
  • Compliant with USB 3.0 Specification 1.0
  • Compliant with Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) Specification revision 1.0
  • Two downstream USB ports support SS/HS/FS/LS data rates (5Gbps/480Mbps/12Mbps/1.5 Mbps)
  • GoXtream™ Architecture
    • Switching fabric to sustain full bandwidth simultaneously for each USB3.0 port
    • No firmware necessary
  • WHQL certified driver supports Window 7, Vista and XP, as well as Linux
  • Supports USB 3.0 A Plug w/Jackscrew lock Cable
  • Low Profile PCI Form Factor


Introduction

The U3-PCIE1XG210 is PCI Express to USB 3.0 host adapter. It fully integrates an Extensible host Controller Interface (xHCI) engine, a dual-port 5Gbps USB 3.0 transceiver, a PCI Express endpoint controller and a 5Gbps PCI Express transceiver. U3-PCIE1XG210 implements the Universal Serial Bus 3.0 Specification Revision 1.0 and the Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) Specification Revision 1.0, and complies with the PCI Express Rev 2.1 Specification at 5Gbps data rate, and the PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2. U3-PCIE1XG210 is backward compatible for operation with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices.

The U3-PCIE1XG210 features GoXtream™ xHCI Accelerator Engine, which maps the xHCI standard directly into a set of parallel functional units, providing acceleration of all xHCI operations while maintaining compatibility with existing software driver models.



Technical Specifications

PCIe Host Bus

  • Single (x1) PCI Express Lane
  • Supports PCI Express Specification Revision 2.1 at 5GT/s
  • Supports PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification revision 1.2
USB Features
  • Compliant with USB 3.0 Specification Revision 1.0
  • Compliant with Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) Specification revision 1.0
  • 2 downstream USB ports support SS/HS/FS/LS data rates (5Gbps/480Mbps/12Mbps/1.5Mbps)
Advanced Power Saving
  • Support all USB 3.0 Power States: U0, U1, U2 and U3
  • Support USB 2.0 Link Power management (LPM)
    • USB-IF LPM PDK Standard
  • PCIe Active State Power Management (ASPM) L0s and L1
USB3 cable lock mechanism
  • Provides the threaded holes for the jack-screws of USB 3.0 A Plug w/Jackscrew lock Cable

USB Bus Power Input

U3-PCIE1XG210-03: Either Big IDE 4-pin Connector or SATA 15pin Connector
U3-PCIE1XG210-10: From PCIe 12V


Available Models

U3-PCIE1XG210-03
Needs USB Bus-Power Input

U3-PCIE1XG210-10
With PCIe 12V to 5V PWM regulator



Computer Platform
  • Computer with PCI Express slot (x1, x4, x8, x16)

    Note:
    For the best performance (5.0 Gbps), U3-PCIE1XG201 should be installed in a PCIe 2.0 compliant slot in the host computer.  Most computers have PCIe 2.0 (5.0 Gbps) throughput on x8 or x16 slots.
    A PCIe 1.0 compliant slot reaches up to 2.5 Gbps throughput.



Operating System Requirements
  • Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
  • USB 3.0 Host Drivers
    x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit)
    • Windows XP
    • Windows Vista
    • Windows 7


Eye Pattern & Jitter Tolerance Test Result

Port 1

TX

Non-Transition Eye Diagram
Transition Eye Diagram

RX

 

Port 2

TX

Non-Transition Eye Diagram
Transition Eye Diagram

 

RX

 




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