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Topic: Extend the USB3 on UFX+

Hello, on the "Fireface UFX" tab how to extend the USB3 cable fto 5 meters without having problems?

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Re: Extend the USB3 on UFX+

I am using a Startech 30 ft (10m) active cable successfully with a UFX+ available from Amazon in Canada.
https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-Meter-Ac … amp;sr=8-5

ADI-2 pro fs be; UFX+; MADIfaceUSB; Startech active USB3 cable; Sonnet Allegro Pro adapter; Win11x64

3 Reply by amarcordstudio (edited by amarcordstudio 2023-04-04 07:07:58)

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Re: Extend the USB3 on UFX+

Thanks, i try this usb3 cable and update this post

Rme UFX+, fireface 800, OS X 11, Win10/64

4 Reply by amarcordstudio (edited by amarcordstudio 2023-04-08 12:14:08)

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Re: Extend the USB3 on UFX+

The cable (Startech 30 ft (10m) active cable) has been tested for 77 minutes without any errors. Thank you for the tip

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Re: Extend the USB3 on UFX+

Thanks for reporting back.
If you are on a desktop pc, the USB3 connection on the motherboard can be another point to check. Search this forum for "Sonnet". @Ramses reports an older Sonnet PCIe card works well, but I think is no longer available. I am using a newer "Allegro Pro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe USB3-PRO-4P10-E" which is working well for me.

ADI-2 pro fs be; UFX+; MADIfaceUSB; Startech active USB3 cable; Sonnet Allegro Pro adapter; Win11x64

6 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2023-04-08 14:05:24)

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Re: Extend the USB3 on UFX+

Labdoc wrote:

Thanks for reporting back.
If you are on a desktop pc, the USB3 connection on the motherboard can be another point to check. Search this forum for "Sonnet". @Ramses reports an older Sonnet PCIe card works well, but I think is no longer available. I am using a newer "Allegro Pro Type A USB 3.2 PCIe USB3-PRO-4P10-E" which is working well for me.

Only the old Allegro Pro with 4x FL1100 (USB3 controller per port) is not available anymore.
https://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/son … 79334.html
This card was expensive (€150), but good (because I had 2x UFX+ and ADI-2 Pro connected at the time),
it needed a PCIe 2.0 x4 socket on the motherboard.

But the other Sonnet 4-port card (without Pro in the name) with one FL1100 chip
"USB3-4PM-E - Allegro Type-A USB 3.2 PCIe 4-Port" is still available:

https://www.sonnettech.com/product/alle … 4port.html
https://geizhals.de/sonnet-allegro-4-po … 48037.html

Simply connect the UFX+ to it and don't use the other 3 which would also use / share the one USB3 controller, which you should avoid if you want to isolate the UFX+ behind the FL1100 USB3 controller.

As MC mentioned in the other thread some newer ASMedia chips might not have the issues of older chip generations.
In a good case of luck you could also use a recent ASMedia based USB3 chip.

I have an ASMedia PCIe card with ASMedia ASM2142 USB3 controller for connecting USB3 backup disks.
When I plugged the UFX+ to it, there were also no issues and the card ran well using a driver with MSI (message signalled interrupts) as well as the Sonnet card. Needs a 4x PCIe 3.0 socket on mainboard.
https://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/sta … 03149.html
Also supports UASP (USB attached SCSI protocol like the extension cases from Startech).
https://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/sta … 29902.html

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