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Topic: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

Hello,

I have a Fresco Logic PCI-Express card with 4 USB3.0 extension ports, and I've connected both my UFX+ and my ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] on it.

Is it the best way to connect them ?
Should I plug only one of these devices on the PCI-E card ? (and the other one on one of the built-in USB3.0 controller/bus of the motherboard?)

Page 74 of the ADI-2 Pro FS User's Guide (v3.7) mention that each USB2.0 hub/interface has 2 separate bus controllers and therefore could manage 2 devices flowly. Is it the same with USB3.0 ?

Thanks in advance,
Laurent

Intel i7, Windows 10, RME UFX+, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, ADI-2 FS, Ferrofish Pulsar16 MX

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Re: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

Manual page 74, excerpt:

“Furthermore this information can be used to operate an external USB drive without disturbing the ADI-2 Pro, by simply connecting the drive to the other controller. The information is also valid for USB 3 ports.”

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Re: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

Note that USB 3 controllers do not come in a double-pack as the older USB 2 ones. As is easy to see in Device Manager as described in that chapter.

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Re: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

KaiS wrote:

Manual page 74, excerpt:

“Furthermore this information can be used to operate an external USB drive without disturbing the ADI-2 Pro, by simply connecting the drive to the other controller. The information is also valid for USB 3 ports.”

Yes, it was added in the latest version of the User Guide (v3.8)
My paper version is the v3.7

Laurent

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Re: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

MC wrote:

Note that USB 3 controllers do not come in a double-pack as the older USB 2 ones. As is easy to see in Device Manager as described in that chapter.

Oooh, good to know.
This suggests that both my UFX+ and ADI-2 Pro FS should be plugged on 2 distinct PCI-E/USB3 cards.
I do not struggle any issue with a single card currently, but I would like to avoid any kind of issues with huge channels count in the future.

Thanks for all,

Laurent

Intel i7, Windows 10, RME UFX+, ADI-2 Pro FS R BE, ADI-2 FS, Ferrofish Pulsar16 MX
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Re: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

You could create an artificial project with huge channel count to check settings.

That‘s what I do when setting up a new computer, card, etc.

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Re: ADI-2 Pro [FS R BE] and UFX+ both connected in USB on the same PC

lolo1988 wrote:
MC wrote:

Note that USB 3 controllers do not come in a double-pack as the older USB 2 ones. As is easy to see in Device Manager as described in that chapter.

Oooh, good to know.
This suggests that both my UFX+ and ADI-2 Pro FS should be plugged on 2 distinct PCI-E/USB3 cards.

And this suggests that you do not know that USB 2 and USB 3 are independent and separated busses.  You cannot connect a USB2 device to USB3 - it will always be on USB2. 2 cards - not needed.

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