AJA Debuts Io Xpand Thunderbolt 5 Expansion Chassis for KONA and Corvid PCIe I/O Cards

AJA Video Systems has unveiled Io Xpand, a Thunderbolt 5-enabled PCIe expansion chassis for AJA KONA and Corvid video and audio I/O cards.

The chassis is designed to bring AJA PCIe I/O cards to video professionals using Thunderbolt 5 laptops and mini-PCs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The new enclosure will be on display at InfoComm in Las Vegas, NV, June 17-19 at AJA's booth, #N7744.

Io Xpand is built for creative and live production environments where space is limited and portability matters, including on-set, remote production, and live switching. Video professionals can pair the chassis with either a KONA 1, KONA 4, or KONA 5 I/O card and a Thunderbolt 5-equipped computer to create a compact workstation with video capture/playback functionality. For AJA Developer Partners, most AJA Corvid I/O cards can be used with the Io Xpand enclosure to develop smaller-footprint solutions.

AJA's new Io Xpand chassis includes a 0.8-meter Thunderbolt 5 cable, Thunderbolt cable lock, power cable, and universal power adapter. It will be offered as a standalone unit, or in three bundles that include the Io Xpand and either a single KONA 1, KONA 4, or KONA 5 card. The KONA 5/Io Xpand bundle provides Thunderbolt 5 laptop and mini-PC users with access to the PCIe card's 12G-SDI I/O, additional frame stores, and full I/O stack - including AES/EBU audio and machine control - in a portable, plug-and-play solution.

Across media and entertainment and proAV, we're seeing a move toward more compact and highly configurable workstations. With this shift, creative and video professionals are asking for high quality I/O solutions, like our KONA and Corvid cards, that can deliver breakthrough performance on the newest laptops and mini-PCs equipped with Thunderbolt 5, explained Nick Rashby, President, AJA. Io Xpand delivers a convenient, cost-efficient solution for harnessing our Desktop I/O capabilities with a smaller form factor workstation that travels easily.

Io Xpand feature highlights include:

Thunderbolt 5, 4, 3, and USB4 compatibility

Windows, macOS, and Linux support

Support for full-height, half-length, x4 Gen 4 PCIe cards

Compatibility with double-width PCIe cards and PCIe cards with daughter cards

Up to 6000 MB/s of bidirectional PCIe bandwidth to the installed card

Support for PCIe 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, and 1.1 cards

Temperature-controlled fan

Thunderbolt daisy-chaining support via a second Thunderbolt port

Aluminum internal enclosure

Two-year warranty

Io Xpand will be available soon for purchase through AJA's network of resellers for $499 US MSRP. Bundle packages that include an Io Xpand chassis and either a KONA 1, KONA 4, or KONA 5 I/O card are also coming soon, with prices ranging from $1249 US MSRP to $4455 US MSRP, depending on the KONA model.

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