Panasonic Thunderbolt 3 P2 Card Drive

Overview
The AU-XPD3 Memory Card Drive “expressP2 drive” is equipped with a high-speed Thunderbolt™ 3 interface, allowing for a maximum data transfer speed of 40 Gbps. This is eight times faster than USB 3.0 and supports daisy-chain connection of up to six devices. The Thunderbolt™ 3 interface is widely used in many Windows PCs and Mac computers, and its application is expanding to various products such as hard-disk drives and Thunderbolt™ 2 conversion adaptors.

The AU-XPD3 also boasts a transfer speed of 10 Gbps, reducing transfer time to 1/4. With a daisy-chain connection, the transfer speed can increase to 17.6 Gbps, allowing for the offloading of 1 TB of content in just eight minutes. The card slot can accommodate expressP2, P2, and microP2 cards, making it compatible with both the VariCam and P2HD series. Overall, the AU-XPD3 is a high-speed and versatile memory card drive, perfect for 4K and high-frame-rate video production workflows.

Summary
Card Type: Express P2
Included in box
1x Panasonic Thunderbolt 3 Memory Card Drive

About the Panasonic Thunderbolt 3 P2 Card Drive
The AU-XPD3 Memory Card Drive “expressP2 drive” uses the Thunderbolt™ 3 interface to achieve high speed data transfer. The expressP2 card B series are developed as recording media for the Panasonic VariCam series camera, due to record 4K/highframe-rate video. The AU-XPD3 takes full advantage of the high data transfer performance (maximum 10 Gbps*) of this media, thus achieving about four times faster transfer speed than its predecessor, the AU-XPD1/USB 3.0. When two AU-XPD3 units are daisy-chained, data can be transferred at an increased speed of 17.6 Gbps.

The card slot accommodates an expressP2 card, P2 card or microP2 card*2 (adaptor required). The AU-XPD3 contributes to speedier 4K/high-frame-rate video production workflows using VariCam.

Power DC 16 V 3.1 A
AC Adaptor Input : AC 100 V – 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz, 1.5 A – 0.8 A
Output : DC 16 V, 3.75 A
Weight Approx. 1.2 kg (2.65 lb)
Operating Temperature 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F)
Operating Humidity 10 % to 85 % (no condensation)
Dimensions (W x H x D) 126 mm x 62 mm x 216.5 mm
(4-31/32 inches x 2-7/16 inches x 8-17/32 inches)
(excluding protrusion)
Connector Configuration USB Type-C connector x 2
Card Slot PC card slot x 1 (CardBus/PCI Express Base Specification)
Supported OS Microsoft® Windows 10 (64 bit), macOS 10.12
Main Memory 4 GB is recommended
Interface Thunderbolt™ 3 compliant

High-speed Thunderbolt™ 3 Interface
The high-speed Thunderbolt™ 3 interface incorporated in the AU-XPD3 is capable of transferring data at a maximum speed of 40 Gbps, which is eight times faster than the transfer speed of USB 3.0, and also supports daisy-chain connection of up to six devices.

As a next-generation standard interface, it is used with many Windows PCs and Mac computers, and its application is expanding widely into various products, such as hard-disk drives and other storage devices as well as Thunderbolt™ 2 conversion adaptors.

Transfer Speed of 10 Gbps Reduces Transfer Time to 1/4
The Thunderbolt™ 3 interface maximizes the high data transfer performance of the expressP2 card B series. The maximum transfer speed of 10 Gbps (measured value) enables offloading of 512 GB content (AVC-Intra 4K422/24p recording of about three hours) in approximately seven minutes.

Increasing Transfer Speed with a Daisy-chain Connection
The AU-XPD3 supports daisy-chain connection. When two expressP2 drive units are used to simultaneously access two expressP2 cards, the transfer speed increases to 17.6 Gbps* maximum (measured value). This enables offloading of 1 TB content (about six hours) in approximately eight minutes.

Supports expressP2, P2 and microP2 Cards
The card slot (one slot) accommodates an expressP2 card, P2 card or microP2 card (adaptor required). Thus, the AU-XPD3 can be used not only with the VariCam series but also with the P2HD series.