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Orion Studio Synergy Core User Manual 11
Thunderbolt™ 3 ports. One port is occupied by the Orion Studio while the other connects
to a computer or another Thunderbolt™ 3 device in the chain.
The following rules are in place:
1. The Thunderbolt™ 3 specification places a limit of up to 6 devices per chain. However,
the 6-device limit does not apply to the following Apple computers:
● 2018 MacBook Pro or later
● 2018 Mac mini
● 2017 iMac Pro
These machines have dual Thunderbolt™ 3 busses and support up to 12 devices per chain.
2. Each device must be powered on for subsequent devices to operate.
3. If a USB or DisplayPort device is plugged directly into the USB-C connector
downstream from any device, the Thunderbolt™ daisy chain is terminated at that point.
4. As Thunderbolt™ bandwidth is shared between daisy chained devices, the available
bandwidth for each device inevitably decreases. Therefore, Antelope Audio cannot
guarantee optimal performance in each and every daisy chain configuration possible.
Device charging
While the Orion Studio Synergy Core cannot be bus-powered, it is able to power any Type-
C device from the Thunderbolt™ 3 port. For example, you can power a laptop (e.g. 2016
MacBook Pro or later).
Backwards compatibility
Thunderbolt™ 3 is backwards-compatible with legacy Thunderbolt™ 2 and Thunderbolt™
1 connections through the use of a third-party TB 3 to Legacy TB adapter and
corresponding cables. Given all the technical variables involved, we cannot provide singular
instructions for legacy compatibility in this manual. Please get in touch with
Customer
Support if you need help setting up.