The updated mSD160PC is a computer-connected microSD (TF Card) duplicator manufactured by Nexcopy Inc., a California-based technology company. The solution provides users with six copy modes, making this device one of the most flexible and feature-rich software and hardware products available for bulk data loading to microSD flash memory cards. The company offers this duplicator product through a network of global authorized resellers. Nexcopy has manufactured flash memory products since 2004 with a focus on business-to-business solutions for data loading equipment and copy protection technologies.
The mSD160PC uses the USB 3.1 specification to connect the duplicator box to the Windows computer system. Based on the underlying technology, the microSD Card Duplicator is able to maximize copy speeds and write data to flash memory cards as quickly as the card allows. Key features of this redesigned product include:
- Copy 1GB of data to all sockets every 30 seconds
- Read CID numbers from Secure Digital cards
- Drive Manager software provides six copy modes
- Software supports any file format depending on copy mode
- User profiles in software to control employee access
The user and system integrators may use the toolbox of copy modes to match their production requirements with the Nexcopy duplication system. The six copy modes are:
- File Copy – Copy files in a directory (folder) to the target devices
- Copy Add – Add files to target devices which already contain data
- Device Copy, Short – Binary copy of used data clusters from a physical master device
- Device Copy, Full – Binary copy of all memory clusters from a physical master device
- Image File Copy – Binary copy from an image file stored on the computer hard drive
- Unique Data Streaming – Write unique or individual data to each card inserted into the duplicator system, with optional static data
“Our original microSD card duplicator was released for the first time back in 2008, nearly 14 years ago. That version of product uses USB 2.0 technology. The new design uses USB 3.1 technology and provides increased performance for read and write speeds. With this hardware design change, the duplicator system will copy 1GB of data to each card every 30 seconds. The Universal Serial Bus connection means 16 threads of data run through the system, yielding a total bandwidth of over 32GB per minute being moved from the master location to the blank targets,” comments Greg Morris, CEO of Nexcopy.
As with previous models, the mSD160PC microSD Card Duplicator can read CID numbers from Secure Digital media. The CID number is a Card ID value written into read-only memory by the card manufacturer and read back through a combination of a specific hardware chip found only in Nexcopy equipment and related vendor commands used to fetch the field value. A card ID number is an extra layer of security for encrypted content written to Secure Digital media. Nexcopy displays the CID number of each card with the option to download and export those CID numbers to a .csv file.
Morris concludes, “The value of a CID number for a manufacturer is the ability to encrypt data on the card and tie a unique decryption key-code to said data. Since the CID number is unique to each card, it serves as the ideal code to decrypt content.”
The mSD160PC is available for immediate purchase directly from Nexcopy or through its global network of authorized resellers. A one-year warranty is included with purchase and Nexcopy provides lifetime technical support for the original owner or any subsequent owner. Data transfer rates depend on environmental conditions such as host computer performance and write speeds of Secure Digital media. Visit the Nexcopy website to view a live video recording of copy speed performance in addition to detailed explanations of USB 3.0 data transfer speeds.
Nexcopy manufactures several standalone microSD Card Duplicators as configuration options to the PC-connected system mentioned in this press release.