Raiden 3 Docking Station Overview
Thunderbolt (Thunderbolt) interface is a fusion of PCI Express data transmission technology and DisplayPort display technology interface; can transmit data, video at the same time; The two channels of Thunderbolt 3 can not only transmit data at the same time, each channel also provides a bidirectional 20Gb/s rate, that is, the bandwidth of Raiden 3 is up to 40Gb/s, which is 8 times that of USB3.0 and 4 times that of USB3.1.
Docking station, also known as port replicator, is an external device that extends the interface of the device. For example, it can make the laptop and multiple accessories or external devices convenient one-stop connection, such as power adapters, network cables, mice, external keyboards, printers, external displays, card readers, etc.
Raiden 3 docking station
As the name suggests, Raiden 3 docking station is a large-bandwidth interface extension external device based on Raiden 3 interface; mainly used to expand the common HDMI interface, DP interface, Type-c3.1 interface, USB3.0 interface, Gigabit Network port, SD/TF card reading interface, 3.5mm headset integrated interface and Thunderbolt 3 loop-out interface, etc.; thanks to the high bandwidth of Raiden 3, Raiden 3 docking station can support 2 external 4K, or 1 5K display.
At present, Raiden 3 also uses the standard Type-c interface, in order to facilitate the distinction between the lightning interface and the ordinary Type-c interface, there will be a flag next to the general lightning interface, if you see the logo interface in your laptop, graphics card, then it is the lightning interface. Friends who want to use the Raiden 3 docking station, be sure to check in advance whether their device has a Type-c shaped interface with a logo.
Thunderbolt 3 dock interface description
Thunderbolt 3 docking station interface description diagram
Raiden 3 dock internal circuit board real shot
To sum up, if you have the following usage scenarios, then you can only choose the Raiden 3 dock:
01. To connect a 5K or above resolution monitor
02. Connect 2 4K@60Hz monitors
03. Expand the DP1.4 interface and connect the DP display
04, the need to expand the non-removable hard disk, the speed requirements are high, and long-term stable transmission