Designed specifically for the pro-digital video market, Sonnet is introducing a pair of two-slot Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion systems at IBC. The Echo II DV Module and xMac mini Server DV are designed to support the increasing bandwidth demands of contemporary video I/O cards used in digital video systems.

The systems leverage a feature of Apple Mac Studio and Mac mini computers equipped with M1 and M2 processors; instead of splitting bandwidth between ports, the Thunderbolt ports on these models are designed with independent busses, providing up to 2880Mbps of bandwidth to each.

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Sonnet’s Echo II DV Module exploits Apple’s Thunderbolt properties

Similarly, each PCIe card slot in the new Sonnet systems connects to its own Thunderbolt interface – and requires its own connection to the computer – to support pro video capture and transcoding cards with as much bandwidth as Thunderbolt can offer.

Sonnet’s lineup of expansion systems features a range of two- and three-slot PCIe card systems, which connect their slots to a single Thunderbolt port on a computer.

Stand Number: 7.D21

Company: Sonnet

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