I have seen a number of articles mentioning SuperSpeed IP sales and  various performance numbers (only theoretical).  I would like to use  this platform to inform the users the actual speed achieved on USB 3.0 Development board by IP designers at SLS

The  core efficiency is dependent on a number of factors like 8b/10b    encoding, packet structure and framing, link level flow control and    protocol overhead.

At   5Gbps signalling rate with 8b/10b encoding, the raw throughput is    500MBps.  When link flow control, packet framing, and protocol overhead    are considered, it is realistic for 400MBps or more to be delivered  to   an application.

Various tests performed with SLS SuperSpeed USB core on GigaByte A75 Motherboard have indicated the performance ~2.1Gbps  with mass storage interface and ~2.7Gbps with raw interface.

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So glad to see these boards come through following on from the STM8S-Discovery STM8S-Discovery boards & how well those were received by eager users, especially at that amazing price!

The Value-line Disco is even more intriguing. Early days but has anybody used it yet and perhaps willing to share user-experience?

Noticed a few postings on its useability, code-download & running it, availability of info etc ...let us know what you think & how you get on.

DM330013 DM330013 is a neat little board for programming and debugging 16-bit devices , drawing in a lot and combining available resources from Microchip.

There are code examples given as well as 'getting started' & 'installations notes'.

Question is ....has anybody tried it yet and perhaps share with us how easy has it been to use.