A host adapter is plugged into a free M2.M slot in the host PC / system and connects to the backplane via the client adapter.
The "host adapter M2.M" supports 4 PCIe Gen3 lines which are connected to the client adapter via 2 Mini Displayport cables (2 lines each).
With DigitalDevices cables the optimal setting in the host and client adapters is done automaticaly.
The cable length can be from 0,5m-6,5m
There is a Low Provile and a Full Provile slot brackett
| Achievable data rates | Cable 1 | + Cable 2 |
| PCIe Generation1 | 5 Gbit/s | 10 Gbit/s |
| PCIe Generation2 | 10 Gbit/s | 20 Gbit/s |
| PCIe Generation3 | 16 Gbit/s | 32 Gbit/s |