Introduction

U2DSATA01 is USB 2.0 to SATA Dual Mode Bridge Board.

  • Device Mode: USB 2.0 to Dual SATA Bridge
  • Host Mode: eSATA & USB 2.0 to SATA Bridge
Technical Specifications

Device Mode: USB 2.0 to Dual SATA RAID Bridge Board:

  • DC Power Connector: Mini 4-pin Floppy Disk Drive like power connector.
  • USB 2.0 Port: One USB B-Type connector
  • USB Bus Transfer Rate: High Speed (480 Mbit) And Full Speed (12 Mbit)
  • USB Bus Power: Self Powered Mode Operation
  • SATA Port: Two SATA Signal 7pin Latch Connectors
  • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
  • RAID
    • RAID 0 (Striping) for two disks.
    • Disk Spanning for two disks.
  • Provide pin header for Power indicator LED and SATA Access LED
  • SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor
    (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)

Host Mode: eSATA, USB 2.0 ComBo to SATA Bridge Board:

For Host Mode it needs a CB-00358 Reverse Type eSATA Cable.
Please refer to the application illustration below.

  • eSATA Port: One eSATA Signal 7pin Receptacle Connector
  • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
  • USB 2.0 Port: One USB B-Type connector
  • USB Bus Transfer Rate: High Speed (480 Mbit) And Full Speed (12 Mbit)
  • SATA Port: One SATA Signal 7pin Latch Connector
  • SATA Transfer Rate: 150Mbytes/s
  • Provide pin header for Power indicator LED and SATA Access LED
  • SCSI I 50pin Low Density Centronics Connector Form Factor
    (Fit to most standard SCSI enclosure)
Physical Dimensions
  • 8.45cm (W) x 1.97cm (H) x 5.22cm(D)
Hardware Requirements
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external USB port.
  • Desktop PC: with either a built-in SATA controller or an SATA to PCI Host Adapter equipped with a external SATA port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in USB (1.0 or 2.0) controller or an USB (1.0 or 2.0) to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external USB port.
  • Laptop PC: with either a built-in SATA controller or an SATA to CardBus PC Card equipped with a external SATA port.
Operating System Requirements
  • Windows ME/2000/XP/2003; MacOS 9.1 or higher; Linux
  • Driver Requirements
    • USB:
      • No driver installation for Windows ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Mac OS and Linux.
Applications
  • Device Mode:

  • Host Mode:

    ESATA-ECS-1R --- eSATA 7pin receptacle to SATA 7pin plug (Reverse Type) signal extension cable (CB-00358) with SCSI 1 connector Form Factor Bracket(BR-00116).

ESATA-ECS-2R --- RJ45 Connector + eSATA 7pin receptacle to SATA 7pin plug (Reverse Type) signal extension cable (CB-00358) with SCSI 1 connector Form Factor Bracket (BR-00184).
BR-00184 was designed to hold one CB-00324 and one RJ45 receptacle port PCBA which come with Areca ARC5030 RAID subsystem.

Kit includes
  • U2DSATA01 bridge board.
  • User's Manual

Option:

  • Y-Shape DC Power Cable (Red, Black, Black, Yellow) with three power connectors
    one FDD like mini 4pin, one IDE big 4pin male plug and one IDE big 4pin female plug . (CB-00072)
  • eSATA 7pin receptacle to SATA 7pin plug signal extension cable -Reverse Type SATA cable (CB-00358) with SCSI 1 50pin low density Centronics connector form factor bracket (BR-00116).
Certifications
  • CE Test: Pass
  • FCC Test : Pass
  • VCCI Test: Pass