Io IP provides two Thunderbolt 3 ports for true Thunderbolt flexibility.

Thunderbolt 3 doubles the speed of the previous Thunderbolt 2 standard with up to 40 Gps of throughput and utilizes the universal USB-C connection standard for true simplicity over a single cable and port for today's leading Mac and PC workstations and laptops, ideal for Video and Audio I/O as provided by the Io IP.

Thunderbolt 3 features:

• Thunderbolt, USB, DisplayPort, and power on USB-C
• USB-C connector and cables (small, reversible)
• 40 Gb/s: Thunderbolt 3 – double the speed of Thunderbolt 2
  • Bidirectional, dual protocol (PCI Express and DisplayPort)
  • 4x lanes of PCI Express Gen 3
  • DisplayPort 1.2 – supports two 4K displays (4096 x 2160 30bpp @ 60 Hz)
  • Lowest latency for PCI Express audio
• USB 3.1 (10 Gb/s) – compatible with existing USB devices and cables
• DisplayPort 1.2 – compatible with existing DisplayPort displays, devices, and cables
• Daisy chain up to six devices

Thunderbolt Solutions 

Bring more power, speed and simplicity to your workflows with Thunderbolt 3 solutions from AJA. 

Learn how AJA’s Io 4K Plus and Io IP I/O devices give you the bandwidth to easily move 4K/UltraHD, High Frame Rate and deep color content over a single cable in and out of your computer, including HDR support across HDMI 2.0.

IP makes distance a non-issue, now you can edit, playback and deliver from anywhere in the world that offers the bandwidth you need to tie into10 GigE IP infrastructure. Ingesting, editing or playing out remotely is the new normal.

Monitor locally with Io IP's HDMI 2.0 output with support for frame rates up to 60p and up to 8-Channels of embedded audio on cost effective HDMI displays wherever you are. Simultaneous 3G-SDI monitoring with up 16-Channels of embedded audio, is also available.

In addition Io IP supports 8-Channels of Analog Audio via a DB-25 connection (cable not included)::

• Balanced Analog Audio I/O:
  •  Input across Ch 1-8, Ch 1-4, or Ch 5-8
  • Output across Ch 1-8, Ch 1-4, or Ch 5-8

HDR or High Dynamic Range, provides the ability to display a wider and richer range of colors, much brighter whites, and much deeper, darker blacks than standard signals allow. This gives your imagery a more ‘dynamic’ look and allows for natural true to life colors to be communicated to your audience.

Io IP provides this support for HD HDR to HDMI compatible displays supporting HLG and HDR10 with HDR Infoframe metadata, in accordance with HDMI 2.0a/CTA-861.3 and HD

Explore more of our HDR Solutions here:

HDR Solutions

Io IP supports SMPTE 2022-6/7 upon release and Io IP's extensible architecture ensures that as time moves on, you will be able to adapt and move safely ahead as Io IP offers firmware update capabilities common to all Io devices.

In a future firmware release Io IP will support SMPTE ST 2110 which provides the move to multiple essence streams, essential for smooth interoperability across vendor products and workflows. Broadcasters will be able to synchronize production of audio, video and ancillary data elements, eliminating the need for embedding/disembedding to/from SDI while also reducing latency.