Operating instructions

USB is by far the most common connection for IT devices. It was originally developed

in order to simplify the wide range of connections to PCs and to enable installation of

various accessories such as mice, keyboards, webcams etc. USB has now become the

standard connection for almost all digital devices such as netbooks, notebooks, Smartphones

and all-in-one PCs.

With the new "SuperSpeed" USB 3.0 v

ersion, this connection has once again been considerably

mproved. As USB 3.0 has been officially adopted as the global standard, perfect functionality

between the relevant devices is now ensured.

Essential features of USB 3.0:

1. Speed is the most important feature:

5GBit/s means a data transfer rate which is about 10x higher than with USB 2.0!

Users of external hard drives will notice a considerable diff

erence.

This is illustrated by a comparison between USB 3.0 and previous types of connection

In order to achieve the maximum transfer rate of 5 GBit/s, all components in the connection chain

(boards -> cables -> devices) must be certified for USB 3.0 Vivanco has the necessary range of accessories.

Thanks to optimisation of communication between devices (transfer protocol) even the connection of USB

2.0

evices (e.g. USB memory sticks) to USB 3.0 ports can result in a speed increase of up to 8%.

2. Compatibility:

USB 3.0 devices are compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1, however they then only provide

the specified data transfer rates.

3. Energy efficiency:

USB 3.0 supports various power saving modes, which in particular increases the operating

times of battery-powered devices.

5000 Mega Bit/s

480 Mega Bit/s

400 Mega Bit/s

12 Mega Bit/s

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