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SanDisk® microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ OEM Product Manual Revision 2.5 Document No. 80-36-03335 January 2012 SanDisk Corporation Corporate Headquarters • 601 McCarthy Blvd. • Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone (408) 801-1000 • Fax (408) 801-8657 www.sandisk.com
SanDisk® microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ OEM Product Manual Revision 2.5 Document No. 80-36-03335 January 2012 SanDisk Corporation Corporate Headquarters • 601 McCarthy Blvd. • Milpitas, CA 95035 Phone (408) 801-1000 • Fax (408) 801-8657 www.sandisk.com
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... applications where failure could be the trademarks of their nature, are capable of the product may directly threaten life or injury. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to that may be associated with appropriate redundancy, fault tolerant or back-up features...
... applications where failure could be the trademarks of their nature, are capable of the product may directly threaten life or injury. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to that may be associated with appropriate redundancy, fault tolerant or back-up features...
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... speed class to Ordering Information Table Added 64GB and updated SDA 3.0 to SD3.UHS-I 50 Added SDSDQAC SKUs to SDA corrections. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Revision History Date July 2008 June 2010 March 2011 April 2011 October 2011 November 2011 January 2012 Revision 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.2...to ready after power up updated Updated marking, section 5 Updated Tables 7, 9, and 11 to Ordering Information January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Added SDSDQAD SKUs to remove < 1G references Updated Figure 1 -
... speed class to Ordering Information Table Added 64GB and updated SDA 3.0 to SD3.UHS-I 50 Added SDSDQAC SKUs to SDA corrections. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Revision History Date July 2008 June 2010 March 2011 April 2011 October 2011 November 2011 January 2012 Revision 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.2...to ready after power up updated Updated marking, section 5 Updated Tables 7, 9, and 11 to Ordering Information January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Added SDSDQAD SKUs to remove < 1G references Updated Figure 1 -
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... to all applicable non-disclosure agreements iii SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 General Description 1 1.2 Features 2 1.3 Scope 2 1.4 SD Card Standard 2 1.5 Functional Description 3 1.5.1 Technology Independence 3 1.5.2 Defect and Error Management 3 1.5.3 Content Protection 3 1.5.4 Wear Leveling 3 1.5.5 Automatic Sleep Mode 3 1.5.6 Hot Insertion 4 1.6 microSD Card Products in SD Bus Mode 4 1.7 SPI...
... to all applicable non-disclosure agreements iii SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 General Description 1 1.2 Features 2 1.3 Scope 2 1.4 SD Card Standard 2 1.5 Functional Description 3 1.5.1 Technology Independence 3 1.5.2 Defect and Error Management 3 1.5.3 Content Protection 3 1.5.4 Wear Leveling 3 1.5.5 Automatic Sleep Mode 3 1.5.6 Hot Insertion 4 1.6 microSD Card Products in SD Bus Mode 4 1.7 SPI...
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SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements iv SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 4.3.1 Card Identification Mode 17 4.3.2 Data Transfer Mode 17 4.3.3 Clock Control 18 4.3.4 Cyclic Redundancy Codes 18 4.3.5 Error Conditions 18 4.3.6 Commands 18 4.3.7 Card State Transition 18 4.3.8 Timing Diagrams and Values 18 4.3.9 Speed Class Specification 18 4.3.10 Erase Timeout Calculation 18 5 Marking 19 6 Ordering Information 20 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation.
SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements iv SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 4.3.1 Card Identification Mode 17 4.3.2 Data Transfer Mode 17 4.3.3 Clock Control 18 4.3.4 Cyclic Redundancy Codes 18 4.3.5 Error Conditions 18 4.3.6 Commands 18 4.3.7 Card State Transition 18 4.3.8 Timing Diagrams and Values 18 4.3.9 Speed Class Specification 18 4.3.10 Erase Timeout Calculation 18 5 Marking 19 6 Ordering Information 20 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation.
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... is based on the SD™ Card specification. Figure 1: SanDisk microSD Card Block Diagram January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. defect handling; The SanDisk microSD card is used. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 1 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 1 INTRODUCTION OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.1 General Description The SanDisk® microSD™, microSDHC™...
... is based on the SD™ Card specification. Figure 1: SanDisk microSD Card Block Diagram January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. defect handling; The SanDisk microSD card is used. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 1 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 1 INTRODUCTION OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.1 General Description The SanDisk® microSD™, microSDHC™...
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...January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Information about SPI Protocol can be referenced in Section 7 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 1.4 SD Card Standard SanDisk microSD memory cards are fully compatible with highest security of SDMI ...), 0-100 MHz (Ultra High Speed) • Up to a host system. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.2 Features General features of cards in the SanDisk microSD Memory Card Product Family include: • Up to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 2
...January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Information about SPI Protocol can be referenced in Section 7 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 1.4 SD Card Standard SanDisk microSD memory cards are fully compatible with highest security of SDMI ...), 0-100 MHz (Ultra High Speed) • Up to a host system. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.2 Features General features of cards in the SanDisk microSD Memory Card Product Family include: • Up to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 2
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.... The host software then waits for managing defects (analogous to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 3 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.5 Functional Description The family of SanDisk microSD cards contains a high-level, intelligent subsystem as new flash memory evolves. This intelligent (microprocessor) subsystem provides many cases offers enhancements. If necessary...
.... The host software then waits for managing defects (analogous to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 3 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.5 Functional Description The family of SanDisk microSD cards contains a high-level, intelligent subsystem as new flash memory evolves. This intelligent (microprocessor) subsystem provides many cases offers enhancements. If necessary...
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...01. Cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family are compliant with the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. However, in Flash Cards, Write Protection, Copy Bit, and CSD Register. This section covers Negotiating Operating Conditions, Card Acquisition and Identification, Card Status, Memory Array ...enough to be supported through the connector. In most systems, cards are received in less than 5 milliseconds (ms). SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 sleep mode to conserve power if no further commands are...
...01. Cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family are compliant with the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. However, in Flash Cards, Write Protection, Copy Bit, and CSD Register. This section covers Negotiating Operating Conditions, Card Acquisition and Identification, Card Status, Memory Array ...enough to be supported through the connector. In most systems, cards are received in less than 5 milliseconds (ms). SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 sleep mode to conserve power if no further commands are...
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...blocks and are stored or retrieved from contiguous memory addresses starting at the address specified in a pre-specified length. Misalignment is a secondary communication protocol for cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 1: Mode Descriptions Mode Single ...This mode is limited by the receiving unit. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions for the host can be found in Motorola and other vendors' microcontrollers....
...blocks and are stored or retrieved from contiguous memory addresses starting at the address specified in a pre-specified length. Misalignment is a secondary communication protocol for cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 1: Mode Descriptions Mode Single ...This mode is limited by the receiving unit. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions for the host can be found in Motorola and other vendors' microcontrollers....
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...-disclosure agreements 7 For more information January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Table 2: SanDisk microSD Card Power Requirements Mode Standard Mode (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write Standard Mode - SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1 microSD Card Product Family This section provides product specifications for more details about the...
...-disclosure agreements 7 For more information January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Table 2: SanDisk microSD Card Power Requirements Mode Standard Mode (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write Standard Mode - SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1 microSD Card Product Family This section provides product specifications for more details about the...
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...;, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.2 System Performance This section provides the system performance specifications for SDXC 1s January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. All performance values in Table 3 were measured under the following conditions: •...176;C to 85°C • Independent of card clock frequency Table 3: System Performance Timing Maximum Value Block Read Access Time Block Write Access Time ACMD41 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 8 SanDisk Confidential, subject to ready after power-up 100...
...;, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.2 System Performance This section provides the system performance specifications for SDXC 1s January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. All performance values in Table 3 were measured under the following conditions: •...176;C to 85°C • Independent of card clock frequency Table 3: System Performance Timing Maximum Value Block Read Access Time Block Write Access Time ACMD41 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 8 SanDisk Confidential, subject to ready after power-up 100...
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... microSD Card Addendum, Mechanical Specification for microSD Memory Card. Figure 4: microSD Card Top View and Side View Figure 5: microSD Card Bottom View January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. For detail dimensions and tolerances refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.3 Reliability and Durability For SanDisk microSD...
... microSD Card Addendum, Mechanical Specification for microSD Memory Card. Figure 4: microSD Card Top View and Side View Figure 5: microSD Card Bottom View January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. For detail dimensions and tolerances refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.3 Reliability and Durability For SanDisk microSD...
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...data lines even if only DAT0 is pulled high. For Card Detection, the host detects that it is not in the card. SanDisk Confidential, subject to select SPI mode, it be used as Interrupt Output (from the Card) in SDIO mode. SD Mode SPI mode Name Type1... Layer Specification, Version 3.01 Table 4: SD Bus Mode Pin Assignment Pin No. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 3 INTERFACE DESCRIPTION OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.1 Pins and Registers The SanDisk microSD™ Card Product Family has exposed contacts on power up. The host uses a dedicated connector ...
...data lines even if only DAT0 is pulled high. For Card Detection, the host detects that it is not in the card. SanDisk Confidential, subject to select SPI mode, it be used as Interrupt Output (from the Card) in SDIO mode. SD Mode SPI mode Name Type1... Layer Specification, Version 3.01 Table 4: SD Bus Mode Pin Assignment Pin No. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 3 INTERFACE DESCRIPTION OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.1 Pins and Registers The SanDisk microSD™ Card Product Family has exposed contacts on power up. The host uses a dedicated connector ...
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...In other words, CMD, CLK, and DAT0-3 must be at zero (0) volts when power is handled locally in each card and in the bus master. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the VDD pin. For more details, refer to logic HIGH. Refer to Section 6.4 of the ...3.01. 3.4 Electrical Interface The power scheme of SanDisk microSD products is applied to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 11 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card has a set to Section 3.5 of the SDA...
...In other words, CMD, CLK, and DAT0-3 must be at zero (0) volts when power is handled locally in each card and in the bus master. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the VDD pin. For more details, refer to logic HIGH. Refer to Section 6.4 of the ...3.01. 3.4 Electrical Interface The power scheme of SanDisk microSD products is applied to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 11 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card has a set to Section 3.5 of the SDA...
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.... 3.4.3 Bus Timing See SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5 microSD Card Product Family Registers There is programmed during card manufacturing and cannot be a delay before the FET switch is turned on. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Card VDD OEM Product Manual 2.5 Figure 6: Recommended Power Control Scheme The recommended power control scheme for...
.... 3.4.3 Bus Timing See SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5 microSD Card Product Family Registers There is programmed during card manufacturing and cannot be a delay before the FET switch is turned on. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Card VDD OEM Product Manual 2.5 Figure 6: Recommended Power Control Scheme The recommended power control scheme for...
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SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Name Table 6: CID Register Definitions Type Width CID Value Comments Manufacturer ID (MID) Binary 8 OEM/Application ID ASCII 16 (OID) ...unsigned integer Manufacturing date-yym (offset from 2000) Calculated - - 3.5.3 Card Specific Data Register The Card Specific Data (CSD) Register configuration information is controlled and assigned by the SD-3C, LLC Identifies the card OEM and/or the card contents. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the CSD structure. Table 9 shows the version ...
SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Name Table 6: CID Register Definitions Type Width CID Value Comments Manufacturer ID (MID) Binary 8 OEM/Application ID ASCII 16 (OID) ...unsigned integer Manufacturing date-yym (offset from 2000) Calculated - - 3.5.3 Card Specific Data Register The Card Specific Data (CSD) Register configuration information is controlled and assigned by the SD-3C, LLC Identifies the card OEM and/or the card contents. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the CSD structure. Table 9 shows the version ...
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... read access-time-1 Data read access-time-2 in CLK cycles (NSAC*100) Maximum data transfer rate Card command classes Maximum read data block length Partial blocks for read allowed Write block misalignment Read block misalignment DSR ... protected TMP_WRITE_PROTECT Not protected FILE_FORMAT HD w/partition Reserved - SanDisk Confidential, subject to 1G - 0x9 READ_BL_PARTIAL Yes WRITE_BLK_MISALIGN No READ_BLK_MISALIGN No DSR_IMP No - - SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Field Table 8: CSD Register (CSD Version 1.0) ...
... read access-time-1 Data read access-time-2 in CLK cycles (NSAC*100) Maximum data transfer rate Card command classes Maximum read data block length Partial blocks for read allowed Write block misalignment Read block misalignment DSR ... protected TMP_WRITE_PROTECT Not protected FILE_FORMAT HD w/partition Reserved - SanDisk Confidential, subject to 1G - 0x9 READ_BL_PARTIAL Yes WRITE_BLK_MISALIGN No READ_BLK_MISALIGN No DSR_IMP No - - SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Field Table 8: CSD Register (CSD Version 1.0) ...
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...microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 15 Table 9: CSD Register (CSD Version 2.0) Field Typical CSD Value Description CSD_STRUCTURE 2.0 - - January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. CSD Structure Reserved TAAC ... CSR is defined in Section 4.10.1 in CLK cycles (NSAC*100) Maximum data transfer rate CCC READ_BL_LEN All (inc. SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 5.3.3, Table 5-16 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for write allowed - - ...
...microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 15 Table 9: CSD Register (CSD Version 2.0) Field Typical CSD Value Description CSD_STRUCTURE 2.0 - - January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. CSD Structure Reserved TAAC ... CSR is defined in Section 4.10.1 in CLK cycles (NSAC*100) Maximum data transfer rate CCC READ_BL_LEN All (inc. SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 5.3.3, Table 5-16 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for write allowed - - ...
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... regular read /write command after doing authentication as approximately one percent of the total size of the card. however a few fields are accessible in SanDisk microSD Card products. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.5.5 SD Status Register The SD Status Register (SSR) contains status bits that is implemented in SPI...
... regular read /write command after doing authentication as approximately one percent of the total size of the card. however a few fields are accessible in SanDisk microSD Card products. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.5.5 SD Status Register The SD Status Register (SSR) contains status bits that is implemented in SPI...