RoHS Compliant
Compact Flash 4 Series
Specification for Industrial CF
November 17, 2009
Version 1.1
Apacer Technology Inc.
4
th
Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1, Hsichih, Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2698-2888
Fax: +886-2-2698-2889
www.apacer.com
Compact Flash 4 series
AP-CFxxxxA5XS-XXXXXX
Features:
CompactFlash Association Specification
Revision 4.1 Standard Interface
– 512 bytes per sector
– ATA command set compatible
– ATA mode support for up to:
PIO Mode-6
Multiword DMA Mode-4
Ultra DMA Mode-6
Capacities
–
256, 512 MB
1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB
Sustained read performance
–
Up to 50 MB/sec
Sustained write performance
–
Up to 21 MB/sec
Flash management
–
Advanced wear-leveling algorithms to
substantially increase longevity of flash
media
– Built-in ECC support for correcting up to
8/15 random single-bit errors per 512-
byte sector
– Read Recovery Technology
– Power Failure Recovery
– S.M.A.R.T. Technology
NAND Flash Type: SLC
Temperature ranges
– Operation: 0°C to 70°C (Standard)
-40°C to 85°C(ET*)
– Storage: -40°C to 100°C
Support for voltage read and write
operations
– 3.3 V or 5 V
Low power consumption (typical)
– Active mode: 95 mA/ 90 mA (3.3 V/ 5 V)
– Sleep mode: 0.2 mA/ 0.2 mA (3.3 V/ 5 V)
Connector Type
– 50 pins female
Physical Dimensions
– 36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm
RoHS compliant
*Extended
Temperature
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Rev. 1.1
Compact Flash 4 series
AP-CFxxxxA5XS-XXXXXX
Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................... 3
1.1 P
ERFORMANCE
-O
PTIMIZED
C
ONTROLLER
........................................................................................... 3
1.1.1 FIFO Buffer.............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.2 Error Correction Code (ECC) ................................................................................................... 3
2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK ............................................................................................... 4
3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................... 5
4. CAPACITY SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................... 7
4.1 P
ERFORMANCE
S
PECIFICATION
.......................................................................................................... 7
4.2 E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
PECIFICATIONS
...................................................................................................... 7
5. FLASH MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................ 8
5.1 A
DVANCED
W
EAR
L
EVELING
.............................................................................................................. 8
5.2 R
EAD
R
ECOVERY
T
ECHNOLOGY
......................................................................................................... 8
5.3 P
OWER
F
AILURE
R
ECOVERY
.............................................................................................................. 8
5.4 S.M.A.R.T. T
ECHNOLOGY
................................................................................................................. 8
6. SOFTWARE INTERFACE ......................................................................................... 9
6.1 CF-ATA C
OMMAND
S
ET
................................................................................................................... 9
7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................. 11
7.1 A
BSOLUTE
M
AXIMUM
R
ATINGS
......................................................................................................... 11
7.2 R
ECOMMENDED
O
PERATING
C
ONDITIONS
......................................................................................... 11
7.3 DC C
HARACTERISTICS
.................................................................................................................... 12
7.4 C
APACITANCE
................................................................................................................................ 12
7.5 I
NTEGRATED
S
ERIES
T
ERMINATION
R
ESISTOR
................................................................................... 12
7.6 P
OWER
S
UPPLY
S
EQUENCE
............................................................................................................ 13
7.7 S
ETUP
T
IME
................................................................................................................................... 13
8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................ 14
8.1 D
IMENSION
.................................................................................................................................... 14
9. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................. 15
9.1 P
RODUCT
C
ODE
D
ESIGNATIONS
....................................................................................................... 15
9.2 V
ALID
C
OMBINATIONS
..................................................................................................................... 16
9.2.1 Standard Temperature .......................................................................................................... 16
9.2.2 Extended Temperature ......................................................................................................... 18
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© 2009 Apacer Technology Inc.
Rev. 1.1
Compact Flash 4 series
AP-CFxxxxA5XS-XXXXXX
1. General Description
Apacer’s Compact Flash 4 offers the most reliable and high performance storage which is compatible with
CF Type I and Type II devise. Unlike the others, Apacer Compact Flash 4 provides solid traceability to
ensure all products HW/SW are the same as you qualified.
Apacer’s Compact Flash 4 complies with the interfaces, such as the commands, timings, and protocols
based on the Compact Flash Specification (CFA standard), and operates as the PC Card ATA interface
providing complete PCMCIA - ATA functionality and compatibility. Apacer ‘s Compact Flash 4 is designed
for use in Point of Sale (POS) terminals, telecom, IP-STB, medical instruments, surveillance systems,
industrial PCs and handheld applications.
1.1 Performance-Optimized Controller
Compact Flash 4 Controller translates standard CF signals into flash media data and control signals.
1.1.1 FIFO Buffer
Compact Flash 4 Controller performs as an FIFO buffer to optimize the host’s data transfer to and from
the flash media for reliable storage via performing data correction and moving data to another block in
case of the correctable error.
1.1.2 Error Correction Code (ECC)
Compact Flash 4 adopts Error Detection Code (EDC) and Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms which
correct up to 8/15 random single-bit errors for each 512-byte block of data.
High performance is achieved through hardware-based error detection and correction.
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Compact Flash 4 series
AP-CFxxxxA5XS-XXXXXX
2. Functional Block
Compact Flash 4 Card includes a controller and flash media, as well as the standard Compact Flash
interface. Figure 2-1 shows the functional block diagram.
Flash Array
Flash
Media
Flash
Media
Flash
Media
Flash
Media
Compact Flash
Interface
Compact Flash
Controller
Figure 2-1:
Functional block diagram
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