The USB Implementers Forum, has updated USB 3.0 to USB 3.1.STC has updated our product descriptions to reflect this change. To understand what this means, read this article explaining USB 3.1, the differences between USB 3.1 Gen 1 and Gen 2, and the practical gains they offer machine vision developers.
What is USB 3.1?
What does USB 3.1 mean for machine vision? The updated version number reflects the addition of a new, optional 10 Gbps transfer rate. USB 3.1 has two versions: Gen 1 - “SuperSpeed USB”, and Gen 2 - “SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps”. All USB 3.1 devices are backward compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0. USB 3.1 refers to the transfer rates of USB products; it does not include the Type-C connector or USB Power Delivery. The USB3 Vision standard is not affected by this USB specification update.