Sonnet Echo Express SE I 1-slot PCIe Card Expansion Unit Black ECHO-EXP-SE1-T3

Sonnet Echo Express SE I 1-slot PCIe Card Expansion Unit Black ECHO-EXP-SE1-T3

Echo Express SE I (Thunderbolt 3 Edition)
1-slot Thunderbolt 3 desktop expansion system for PCIe cards

Connect One Full-height, Half-length+ PCIe Card (Plus Daughter Card) to Computers with Thunderbolt 3 Ports

Are you in the market for a new computer? It’s amazing how much processing power the latest Mac and Windows(1), and Linux computers with Thunderbolt™ 3 ports offer, but thinness comes with a cost there’s nowhere for you to install PCIe cards for the additional connectivity and processing capabilities beyond what’s offered by a computer’s standard ports. Sonnet’s Echo™ Express SE I (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) is a compact, desktop Thunderbolt™ 3 to PCIe card expansion system that enables you to connect a single PCIe card to any computer with Thunderbolt 3 ports.

The Thunderbolt 3 Connection
This compact desktop expansion system supports one professional PCIe card (video capture, audio interface, 6Gb or 12Gb SAS or SATA host bus adapter, 8Gb or 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gb or 40Gb Ethernet, or RAID controller) and connects it to your computer through a single Thunderbolt 3 cable.

All Around Smart Design
Aluminum Enclosure. Auto Power On/Off.
Echo Express SE I's lightweight, yet rugged aluminum outer shell securely houses the installed PCIe card. Since Echo Express products automatically power on and off with your computer, there is no power switch on the chassis, ensuring you don’t waste energy by forgetting to turn it off.

One PCIe 3.0 Slot and Space for a Daughter Card
‍Echo Express SE I features an x8 PCIe slot, and supports one half-length+, full-height, single- or double-width PCIe card. Double-width? Some pro video and audio interface cards, such as Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink 4K Extreme, and RME’s HDSPe MADI FX card, include a daughter card that mates with and provides additional external connections to the main card. The daughter card occupies the adjacent space without filling a PCIe slot.

Quiet Please
Echo Express SE I is designed to be ultra-quiet so that it can be comfortably used in noise-sensitive environments. The airflow path within the chassis has been specially designed to enable the temperature-controlled, variable speed fan to quietly and efficiently cool the installed card at all times, even during peak operation.

Thunderbolt 3 Cable. ThunderLok 3.
Sonnet includes a 0.7-meter Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable that, unlike some other cables, transfers data at Thunderbolt 3’s full 2750 MB/s bandwidth, and supports up to 100W of Power Delivery (PD). Sonnet also provides a ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt connector retainer clip that prevents accidental cable disconnections just slide it over one end of the cable, and then plug in the connector and secure it to the chassis by turning a thumbscrew. Because of its unique design, ThunderLok remains on the cable so it won’t get lost when not in use.

Fastest External Interface Available
Echo Express SE I (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) features a 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface, which offers double the PCIe bandwidth and connectivity of Thunderbolt 2, and yields up to 2750 MB/s of bandwidth, enabling it to support 4K video capture and processing cards at high frame rates, and 16Gb FC cards and dual-port 10GbE cards at full performance

Thunderbolt 3 – The USB 3 That Does It All
Echo Express SE I (Thunderbolt 3 Edition) includes two Thunderbolt 3 ports; the first connects it to your computer, while the second supports daisy chaining of up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices to a single port on your computer. The SE I also includes 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 support, meaning you can connect a USB device to the second port using the proper cable or adapter. For connected peripherals requiring extra power, 15 watts is provided to connected bus-powered devices. With the ability to handle multiple demanding, high performance PCIe cards, support for connecting two 4K displays @ 60Hz or one 5K display @ 60Hz(5), and support for a vast array of Thunderbolt and USB devices, Thunderbolt 3 is a leap forward in every way.

Features

Connect a PCIe Card
Use high-performance PCIe cards with any computer with a Thunderbolt 3 port.

One PCIe 3.0 x8 Slot
Supports one half-length+ (up to 7.75 inches long), full-height, single-width PCIe card (plus one daughter card).

40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 Interface
Offers 2750 MB/s of PCIe bandwidth, doubling the performance of Thunderbolt 2.

Small. Light. Full Performance.
Takes up little space on the desktop, but large enough to support nearly every Thunderbolt-compatible PCIe card, at full performance.

Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports
One port connects to computer; second port supports daisy-chaining of up to five additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices.

Remarkably Quiet
Temperature-controlled, variable-speed fan automatically and quietly cools the card.

Energy Saver Mode
Powers on/off automatically with the computer.

Rugged Aluminum Housing
Provides robust and secure protection.

Power for Peripherals
Daisy chain port provides up to 15W of power to connected peripherals.

Specifications

Box Contents

• Echo Express SE I (Thunderbolt 3 Edition)
• Universal power adapter
• Power cord
• 0.7-meter Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable
• ThunderLok 3 Thunderbolt Connector Retainer Clip(2)
• Documentation