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AU-XPD3

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AU-XPD3

AU-XPD3

Memory Card Drive "expressP2 drive"

AU-XPD3

"expressP2 drive" with High-Speed Thunderbolt™ 3 Interface Speeds up Video Production Workflow of 4K/high-frame-rate

The AU-XPD3 Memory Card Drive "expressP2 drive" uses the Thunderbolt™ 3 interface to achieve high speed data transfer. The expressP2 card B series are developed as recording media for the Panasonic VariCam series camera, due to record 4K/highframe-rate video. The AU-XPD3 takes full advantage of the high data transfer performance (maximum 10 Gbps*1) of this media, thus achieving about four times*1 faster transfer speed than its predecessor, the AU-XPD1/USB 3.0. When two AU-XPD3 units are daisy-chained, data can be transferred at an increased speed of 17.6 Gbps.*1

The card slot accommodates an expressP2 card, P2 card or microP2 card (adaptor required). The AU-XPD3 contributes to speedier 4K/high-frame-rate video production workflows using VariCam.

High-speed Thunderbolt™ 3 interface

The high-speed Thunderbolt™ 3 interface incorporated in the AU-XPD3 is capable of transferring data at a maximum speed of 40 Gbps, which is eight times faster than the transfer speed of USB 3.0, and also supports daisy-chain connection of up to six devices.

As a next-generation standard interface, it is used with many Windows PCs and Mac computers, and its application is expanding widely into various products, such as hard-disk drives and other storage devices as well as Thunderbolt™ 2 conversion adaptors.

Figure: High-speed Thunderbolt™ 3 interface

Transfer speed of 10 Gbps*2 reduces transfer time to 1/4

The Thunderbolt™ 3 interface maximizes the high data transfer performance of the expressP2 card B series. The maximum transfer speed of 10 Gbps*2 (measured value) enables offloading of 512 GB content (AVC-Intra 4K422/24p recording of about three hours) in approximately seven minutes.*2

Figure: Transfer speed of 10 Gbps*1 reduces transfer time to 1/4

Increasing transfer speed with a daisy-chain connection

The AU-XPD3 supports daisy-chain connection. When two expressP2 drive units are used to simultaneously access two expressP2 cards, the transfer speed increases to 17.6 Gbps*2 maximum. (measured value).
This enables offloading of 1 TB content (about six hours) in approximately eight minutes.*2

Figure: Increasing transfer speed with a daisy-chain connection<

Supports expressP2, P2 and microP2 cards

The card slot (one slot) accommodates an expressP2 card, P2 card or microP2 card (adaptor required). Thus, the AU-XPD3 can be used not only with the VariCam series but also with the P2HD series.*3

Photo: Supports expressP2, P2 and microP2 cards

  1. * The AU-XPD3 dose not support CPS (Content Protection System).
  2. *1: The actual data transfer speed and data transfer time depend on the system performance.
  3. *2: The actual data transfer speed and data transfer time depend on the system performance.
  4. *3: A transfer speed of 10 Gbps is attained only when the expressP2 card B series is used. When another type of P2 card is used, the transfer speed is restricted by the transfer speed of the P2 card used.
  5. *4: Available with the latest driver software (P2 driver).

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