Elbox : Spider - USB Host Controller

[System]

Elbox Computer is proud to introduce the first USB 2.0 host controller for the Amiga computers. The Spider USB 2.0 PCI card provides a simple and affordable way to add five Hi-Speed USB ports to Mediator-equipped Amigas.

The Spider USB 2.0 Hi-Speed PCI controller is backward-compatible, which means it works also with older USB 1.1 peripherals.

Features:
• Four external and one internal USB 2.0 Hi-Speed forts
• Compatible with both USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and USB 1.1 (12 Mbps) devices • Compliant with EHCI, OHCI and PCI 2.2 standards
• All ports can handle high-speed, full-speed and low-speed transaction • Supports up to 127 downstream USB devices
• Supplies 500 mA power to each USB port
• Supports PCI-Bus Power Management Interface
• Hot Plug Capability

Requirements:
• One free PCI slot
• Mediator Multimedia CD

The package contents:
• Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed PCI card
• Mediator OHCI USB drivers for the Poseidon stack
• Unregistered, time-limited version of the Poseidon USB stack

Mediator EHCI USB drivers for the Poseidon stack will be shipped to registered Spider Card users as a free update (when completed).

Pricing and availability:
The Spider USB 2.0 High-Speed PCI card will be on sale as of 16 September 2002, at the suggested retail price of EUR 39.95 (VAT excl.) To locate an authorized distributor or purchase the product visit the Elbox Computer website at http://elbox.com/buy.html

Mediator users are the first, as always...

Mariusz Wloczysiak
ELBOX COMPUTER, Press Department
contact: press@elbox.com

[Bifford]

Great news!

PowerC in the UK will have an order for one off me later today!
And I'll have the 18Eur price of Poseidon in the post to Chris Hodges later today as well! ;-)

Cheers Elbox (and Chris!)

TTFN
Bifford the Youngest

[createcoms]

BUT!  Is there any USB 2 devices which we can use on this card ??

It's no good spending the extra $$$ on USB 2 card if you can't enjoy the extra speed.  Otherwise they should have coded for a 1.1 card - saves the users a few $$ which they can spend on better things like *cough*amigaone*cough*.

;-)

[trgse]

you can use USB 1.1 devices on the card too
2.0 is mostly used for scanners so far
(I think I saw some external HD's using 2.0 too, but these have almost all migrated to firewire)

[J]

(I think I saw some external HD's using 2.0 too, but these have almost all migrated to firewire)

There are loads of USB2 Scanners, Hard drives, CD-RW and even the new Zip750 Drive.

I see more (affordable) Firewire devices around now but I think USB2 will give it a good challenge.

Cheers,

J

[createcoms]

you can use USB1.1 devices on the card too

I know that!  The point I was making is that since there is no drivers for 2.0 devices, this is basically an extra expensive USB 1.1 card ATM.

I hope they do get some drivers, cause USB 2.0 is faaasssstttt  :-)

[ikir]

mmmmm I think that i'll but a new optical mouse....
 :-)

PS: Is ti supported?

[CD32Freak]

Please put a picture of this new Spider PCI card on the Elbox website. Remember, this is the internet and people like to watch..I mean watch pictures of computer hardware..lol :lol: :-D

[Xand]

Don't forget the 480 Mbps(60mb/sec)  is under laboratory conditions only. In reality we're getting around 25mb/sec.
    The only 2.0 devices of which I know are the ones we're developing for research.

[KennyR]

I'm glad to see Amiga manufacturers are getting over the death of zorro and making saleable PCI cards. But does anyone know the difference between the Spider and an average PC market PCI USB2 card?