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Sonnet has unveiled the Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit – Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition. This is latest addition to the line of Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe card expansion systems.

The new chassis is an accessory for Sonnet's xMac Pro Server and Echo Express III-R rackmount expansion systems, and is a self-contained three-slot PCI Express (PCIe) expansion system that mounts inside the xMac Pro's or III-R's enclosure and can connect to a second 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 bus on a Mac Pro computer. The PCIe Card Expansion Edition enables the use of a wide variety of high-performance PCIe cards with the latest Mac Pro computer or any other computer with Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 ports. The new model supports every low-profile, Thunderbolt-compatible PCIe card on the market.

The Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition features 20Gbps Thunderbolt 2 technology, which provides ample bandwidth for many of the highest performance PCIe cards, and incorporates support for the DisplayPort 1.2 protocol, which enables video streaming to a 4K video monitor. The PCIe Card Expansion Edition is suited for use with a wide variety of high-bandwidth networking cards, host bus adapters, storage interface cards and even some pro-video I/O cards. The expansion chassis' dual Thunderbolt 2 ports support daisy chaining of other Thunderbolt 2 and Thunderbolt devices.

The Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition was designed for Mac Pro power users needing a way to connect more than three adapter cards to their computers without taking up additional rack space, and to take advantage of the additional PCIe bandwidth afforded by the computer's multiple Thunderbolt 2 busses. When used with an Echo Express III-R or xMac Pro Server, the PCIe Card Expansion Edition enables users to install a total of six PCIe cards, and connect them to the computer via two Thunderbolt cables. In addition, with 20Gbps of bandwidth dedicated to each set of three PCIe slots, users may implement load balancing, installing more than one very high bandwidth adapter, such as a 16Gb Fibre Channel or 12Gbp/s SAS/SATA controller card, without running into the bandwidth limitations of a single Thunderbolt 2 bus. The new chassis supports low-profile PCIe 1.1, PCIe 2.0, and PCIe 3.0 cards. The list of compatible PCIe cards is available on Sonnet's website and is continually expanding.

The Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition features an ultraquiet, temperature-controlled fan that automatically speeds up as necessary to cool the installed cards when they're hot, slows down when they're cool, and quietly and efficiently cools the cards at all times, even during peak operation. The PCIe Card Expansion Edition also features a built-in universal 300W power supply, and conserves energy by automatically powering off when the computer powers off or sleeps. In the package, Sonnet includes a Thunderbolt cable to connect the expansion chassis to the user's computer and a lock to secure the cable to the chassis. Like the other Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe card expansion chassis models, the Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition was designed and built by Sonnet in California.

The Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition will be demonstrated at the 2015 NAB Show in booth SL10824.

Photo: Sonnet Mobile Rack Device Mounting Kit – Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Card Expansion Edition for Low-Profile PCIe Cards.

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