What you must know about USB 3.0?????

‘USB 3.0’ is one of the most discussed issues among the geeks. All of them are speculating to be it like a magic wand which will transmit bulk of data in the in a fraction of second. USB 3.0 is supposed to be one of the pioneering developments in the field of data transmission technology.  So in this article I will let you know about what a common user must know about USB 3.0

Construction of USB 3.0: It is good to know that connector of USB 3.0 is still compatible with older version. But this time USB 3.0 connecting cable is thicker as compare to the previous version. When it is spliced it contains 10 wires with a braided outer shield. As the previous version two wires for power supply, unshielded twisted pair and two shielded differential pair. Single Shielded differential pair contains three wires; two wires are used for maintaining Super Speed data transfer between the concerned devices and the third wire is responsible for regulating power supply. The two wires are used for power supply and ground. The two shielded differential wires are used for regulating simultaneous bi-directional data communication between the devices.   

Features of USB 3.0:

·         Super Speed: USB 3.0 is also known as Super speed USB. It is expected to deliver speed of 5 G bits/sec but on the ground it only reaches speed up to 3.0 to 4.5 G bits/sec.  

·         Full Duplex Communication: USB 3.0 allows user to read and write at the same between the concerned devices with the promised speed. The two Shielded differential pair wires are placed parallel rather than adjacent position as in previous version.   

·          Apart from data transmission now day’s people use to charge their gadgets like mobiles, Mp3 player etc through USB. These USB ports also carries more power 100- 900 mA, thus capable of charging devices like Digital video camera.

·         USB 3.0 offers better power management using efficient interrupt driven mechanism for monitoring the current status of the concerned device connected through it. In USB 2.0 polling method is used in which all devices connected through USB are monitored in round robin fashion. When device is ready for executing data transmission than an interrupt signal is sent and in response transmission process is triggered by the CPU.

How to add USB 3.0 in older USB 2.0 compatible laptop and Computer:

1.      For laptop users if they have Express Card slot then with the help of additional Express Card to USB 3.0 adapter they can add USB 3.0 to their laptop.

2.      For Desktop users they can use PCIe expansion card to add USB 3.0 compatible devices with the PCIe cards.

By using the above methods you can achieve data transmission between the concerned devices but these methods derive power from USB 2.0 ports which is not sufficient for charging additional electronic gadgets or powering external passport drives. For supplying additional power you can use the following methods:

·         ExpressCard-to-USB 3.0 adapters can be connected with the help of additional cable to USB 2.0 port which can draw more powers and fulfill the need of charging mobile or powering external hard drives.

·         It is recommended to use the PCIe expansion cards with extra socket for additional power supply.   

If you are planning to buy a new computer setup or upgrading your existing computer setup then you must go for USB 3.0 compatible peripheral devices. With them you can execute data transmission at a lightening fast speed. If you want any suggestion for new computer components or advice for implementing above mentioned methods then you can contact 1-855-352-1816.They also suggest you how to utilize the computer maintenance tools for getting optimum performance.