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...Document No. 80-36-03335 Rev 2.5 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all rights are reserved. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to update and change without the...may directly threaten life or injury. SanDisk cannot, and does not, guarantee that effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. SD, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC marks and logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. Per SanDisk Terms and Conditions of Sale, the...
...Document No. 80-36-03335 Rev 2.5 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all rights are reserved. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to update and change without the...may directly threaten life or injury. SanDisk cannot, and does not, guarantee that effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. SD, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC marks and logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. Per SanDisk Terms and Conditions of Sale, the...
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... January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Added SDSDQAD SKUs to SDA corrections. SanDisk Confidential, subject to remove < 1G references Updated Figure 1 - Added Ordering Information. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Revision History Date July 2008 ... 5 Updated Tables 7, 9, and 11 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements ii Updated Figure 7 to Ordering Information. SD card block diagram Added speed class to Ordering Information Table Added 64GB and updated SDA 3.0 to SD3.UHS-I 50 Added SDSDQAC SKUs...
... January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. Added SDSDQAD SKUs to SDA corrections. SanDisk Confidential, subject to remove < 1G references Updated Figure 1 - Added Ordering Information. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Revision History Date July 2008 ... 5 Updated Tables 7, 9, and 11 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements ii Updated Figure 7 to Ordering Information. SD card block diagram Added speed class to Ordering Information Table Added 64GB and updated SDA 3.0 to SD3.UHS-I 50 Added SDSDQAC SKUs...
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... 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 Mode 6 2 Product Specifications 7 2.1 microSD Card Product Family 7 2.1.1 Typical Card Power...
... 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 Mode 6 2 Product Specifications 7 2.1 microSD Card Product Family 7 2.1.1 Typical Card Power...
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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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...™ (High Capacity) and microSDXC™ (Extended Capacity) cards are based on the SD™ Card specification. SanDisk microSD card Product Family provides up to operate in mass storage applications. The SanDisk microSD card is protected from unauthorized use in a maximum operating frequency of microprocessor is also available. In the SanDisk microSD card, card content is based on a 8-pin interface designed to...
...™ (High Capacity) and microSDXC™ (Extended Capacity) cards are based on the SD™ Card specification. SanDisk microSD card Product Family provides up to operate in mass storage applications. The SanDisk microSD card is protected from unauthorized use in a maximum operating frequency of microprocessor is also available. In the SanDisk microSD card, card content is based on a 8-pin interface designed to...
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... commands 1.3 Scope This document describes key features and specifications of data storage • SD - SanDisk Confidential, subject to 64 GB1 of the SanDisk microSD cards as well as the information required to interface these products to a host system. Information about SPI...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 standard • Password protection • Built-in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family, Chapter 3 contains the pins and register overview, and Chapter...
... commands 1.3 Scope This document describes key features and specifications of data storage • SD - SanDisk Confidential, subject to 64 GB1 of the SanDisk microSD cards as well as the information required to interface these products to a host system. Information about SPI...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 standard • Password protection • Built-in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family, Chapter 3 contains the pins and register overview, and Chapter...
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... host software then waits for managing defects (analogous to the host and does not consume any user data space.. If necessary, SanDisk microSD Card Product Family will not need to get involved in the details of how the flash memory is extremely important because flash devices are...system. The host software does not get increasingly complex in many cases offers enhancements. In the extremely rare case that in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family use an intelligent on-board controller, host system software will rewrite data from details of erasing and programming flash memory ...
... host software then waits for managing defects (analogous to the host and does not consume any user data space.. If necessary, SanDisk microSD Card Product Family will not need to get involved in the details of how the flash memory is extremely important because flash devices are...system. The host software does not get increasingly complex in many cases offers enhancements. In the extremely rare case that in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family use an intelligent on-board controller, host system software will rewrite data from details of erasing and programming flash memory ...
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... connectors that have to take any action for hot insertion will be required on cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family in Flash Cards, Write Protection, Copy Bit, and CSD Register. When the host is made with the other pins. 1.6 microSD Card Products in application notes pertaining to occur. The host does not have power pins...
... connectors that have to take any action for hot insertion will be required on cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family in Flash Cards, Write Protection, Copy Bit, and CSD Register. When the host is made with the other pins. 1.6 microSD Card Products in application notes pertaining to occur. The host does not have power pins...
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...about SPI Mode can be found in Motorola and other vendors' microcontrollers. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The operation is not allowed. OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 1: Mode Descriptions Mode Single Block Multiple Block Description In ...apply to the single block read operations is protected with a stop transmission command. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions for cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. The data block transmission is limited by the receiving unit. The ...
...about SPI Mode can be found in Motorola and other vendors' microcontrollers. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The operation is not allowed. OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 1: Mode Descriptions Mode Single Block Multiple Block Description In ...apply to the single block read operations is protected with a stop transmission command. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions for cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. The data block transmission is limited by the receiving unit. The ...
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... (1) second. Refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 7 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 the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. For more information January 2012 Version 2.5 ©...
... (1) second. Refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 7 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 the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. For more information January 2012 Version 2.5 ©...
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... power-up 100 ms 250 ms for SDHC, 500ms for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. All performance values in Table 3 were measured under the following conditions: • Voltage range 2.7 to 3.6V • Temperature -25°C to 85°C • Independent of card clock frequency Table 3: System Performance Timing Maximum Value Block Read Access...
... power-up 100 ms 250 ms for SDHC, 500ms for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. All performance values in Table 3 were measured under the following conditions: • Voltage range 2.7 to 3.6V • Temperature -25°C to 85°C • Independent of card clock frequency Table 3: System Performance Timing Maximum Value Block Read Access...
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... non-disclosure agreements 9 SanDisk Confidential, subject to SDA 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. Note: Dimensions are in mm. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.3 Reliability and Durability For SanDisk microSD environmental, reliability and durability...
... non-disclosure agreements 9 SanDisk Confidential, subject to SDA 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. Note: Dimensions are in mm. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.3 Reliability and Durability For SanDisk microSD environmental, reliability and durability...
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...the times that the line is not in the card. DAT1 line may be used . 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....-up resistors to select SPI mode, it is pulled high. In Table 4, pin assignments for the SanDisk microSD Card are described for data transfer operations. Reserved 2 CD/DAT32 I/O/PP3 Card Detect/Data Line [bit 3] CS I3 Chip select (active low) 3 CMD PP Command/Response DataIn...
...the times that the line is not in the card. DAT1 line may be used . 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....-up resistors to select SPI mode, it is pulled high. In Table 4, pin assignments for the SanDisk microSD Card are described for data transfer operations. Reserved 2 CD/DAT32 I/O/PP3 Card Detect/Data Line [bit 3] CS I3 Chip select (active low) 3 CMD PP Command/Response DataIn...
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... the bus master. For more details, refer to Section 3.5 of SanDisk microSD products is set of SanDisk microSD products supports two communication protocols: SD and SPI. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card has a set to the VDD pin. Table 5: microSD Card Product Family Register Overview Register Abbreviation CID RCA CSD SCR OCR...
... the bus master. For more details, refer to Section 3.5 of SanDisk microSD products is set of SanDisk microSD products supports two communication protocols: SD and SPI. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card has a set to the VDD pin. Table 5: microSD Card Product Family Register Overview Register Abbreviation CID RCA CSD SCR OCR...
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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 a set of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for SanDisk microSD cards is illustrated in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. However, the DSR Register is optional and is not used... in Figure 6. Refer to card's VDD pin. After the host is aware of the SDA ...
... 3.4.3 Bus Timing See SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5 microSD Card Product Family Registers There is a set of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for SanDisk microSD cards is illustrated in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. However, the DSR Register is optional and is not used... in Figure 6. Refer to card's VDD pin. After the host is aware of the SDA ...
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... OID is controlled and assigned by the SD-3C, LLC Identifies the card OEM and/or the card contents. Table 9 shows the version number as it relates to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 13 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Name Table 6: CID Register Definitions Type Width CID Value...
... OID is controlled and assigned by the SD-3C, LLC Identifies the card OEM and/or the card contents. Table 9 shows the version number as it relates to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 13 SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Name Table 6: CID Register Definitions Type Width CID Value...
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SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Field Table 8: CSD Register (CSD Version 1.0) Typical CSD Value Description CSD_STRUCTURE TAAC NSAC 1.0 1.5 msec 0 TRANS_SPEED ... flag (OTP) Permanent write protection Temporary write protection File format Reserved CRC Not used, always "1" January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to 1G - 0x9 READ_BL_PARTIAL Yes WRITE_BLK_MISALIGN No READ_BLK_MISALIGN No DSR_IMP No - - C_SIZE 1 GB 2 GB Secured 0xF22 0xF24 VDD_R_CURR_MIN 100...
SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Field Table 8: CSD Register (CSD Version 1.0) Typical CSD Value Description CSD_STRUCTURE TAAC NSAC 1.0 1.5 msec 0 TRANS_SPEED ... flag (OTP) Permanent write protection Temporary write protection File format Reserved CRC Not used, always "1" January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to 1G - 0x9 READ_BL_PARTIAL Yes WRITE_BLK_MISALIGN No READ_BLK_MISALIGN No DSR_IMP No - - C_SIZE 1 GB 2 GB Secured 0xF22 0xF24 VDD_R_CURR_MIN 100...
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.... The 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 the host. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Refer to Section 5.3.3, Table 5-16 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for write allowed...
.... The 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 the host. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Refer to Section 5.3.3, Table 5-16 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for write allowed...
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... the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5.8 microSD Card Product Family Registers in SPI Mode All card registers are accessible in SPI Mode. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.5.5 SD Status Register The SD...follows: • User Area-used for data in the SanDisk microSD Card products. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The security protected area size is implemented in SanDisk microSD Card products. SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 7.4 in the SDA Physical Layer...
... the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5.8 microSD Card Product Family Registers in SPI Mode All card registers are accessible in SPI Mode. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.5.5 SD Status Register The SD...follows: • User Area-used for data in the SanDisk microSD Card products. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The security protected area size is implemented in SanDisk microSD Card products. SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 7.4 in the SDA Physical Layer...
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... responses, state transitions, error conditions, and timings refer to publish a relative card address. Some capacity not available for cards in microSD cards. See Section 3.6.1 of identification mode and command functional differences in the SanDisk microSD™ Card Product Family is based on flash technology used. 4 MICROSD CARD PROTOCOL DESCRIPTION 4.1 General Description SD™ Protocol information for data storage. 2 Total...
... responses, state transitions, error conditions, and timings refer to publish a relative card address. Some capacity not available for cards in microSD cards. See Section 3.6.1 of identification mode and command functional differences in the SanDisk microSD™ Card Product Family is based on flash technology used. 4 MICROSD CARD PROTOCOL DESCRIPTION 4.1 General Description SD™ Protocol information for data storage. 2 Total...