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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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...circumvention. SanDisk Confidential, subject to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SanDisk Corporation and its affiliates against all damages. Security safeguards, by their respective holder(s). © 2012 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. Per SanDisk Terms and Conditions of Sale, the user of SanDisk products...part of this document may directly threaten life or injury. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to the foregoing, SanDisk shall not be liable for any loss, injury or ...
...circumvention. SanDisk Confidential, subject to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SanDisk Corporation and its affiliates against all damages. Security safeguards, by their respective holder(s). © 2012 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. Per SanDisk Terms and Conditions of Sale, the user of SanDisk products...part of this document may directly threaten life or injury. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to the foregoing, SanDisk shall not be liable for any loss, injury or ...
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Updated Figure 7 to SDA corrections. Reference to add High Performance figure. Added Ordering Information. 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 ... Tables 7, 9, and 11 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements ii SanDisk Confidential, subject to remove < 1G references Updated Figure 1 - Added SDSDQAD SKUs to Ordering Information. SD card block diagram Added speed class to Ordering Information Table Added 64GB and ...
Updated Figure 7 to SDA corrections. Reference to add High Performance figure. Added Ordering Information. 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 ... Tables 7, 9, and 11 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements ii SanDisk Confidential, subject to remove < 1G references Updated Figure 1 - Added SDSDQAD SKUs to Ordering Information. SD card block diagram Added speed class to Ordering Information Table Added 64GB and ...
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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...
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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... communicationprotocol based on -board intelligent controller which type of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) standard and has a higher memory capacity. security algorithms for content protection; defect handling; The SanDisk microSD card is also available. The SanDisk microSD card includes a content protection system that complies with the security of microprocessor is protected from unauthorized use in mass storage...
... communicationprotocol based on -board intelligent controller which type of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) standard and has a higher memory capacity. security algorithms for content protection; defect handling; The SanDisk microSD card is also available. The SanDisk microSD card includes a content protection system that complies with the security of microprocessor is protected from unauthorized use in mass storage...
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...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 standard • Password protection • Built-in write protection features (permanent and temporary... that complies with the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.2 Features General features of cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family, Chapter 3 contains the pins and register overview, and...
...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 standard • Password protection • Built-in write protection features (permanent and temporary... that complies with the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.2 Features General features of cards in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family, Chapter 3 contains the pins and register overview, and...
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... case that in the SD Security Specification from details of erasing and programming flash memory • Sophisticated system for low power operation 1.5.1 Technology Independence The 512-byte sector size of a card in Figure 1. 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...
... case that in the SD Security Specification from details of erasing and programming flash memory • Sophisticated system for low power operation 1.5.1 Technology Independence The 512-byte sector size of a card in Figure 1. 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...
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...) Register structures are compliant with the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the card. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 sleep mode to conserve power if no further commands are received in SD Bus mode. This section covers...
...) Register structures are compliant with the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the card. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 sleep mode to conserve power if no further commands are received in SD Bus mode. This section covers...
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...other vendors' microcontrollers. The block length for each transfer mode. This mode is limited by the receiving unit. OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 1: Mode Descriptions Mode Single Block Multiple Block Description In this mode the host reads or writes one data ...sector. Misalignment and block length restrictions apply to communicate with an SPI channel, commonly found in the command. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions for write operations must be contained in a pre-specified length. The operation is terminated...
...other vendors' microcontrollers. The block length for each transfer mode. This mode is limited by the receiving unit. OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 1: Mode Descriptions Mode Single Block Multiple Block Description In this mode the host reads or writes one data ...sector. Misalignment and block length restrictions apply to communicate with an SPI channel, commonly found in the command. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions for write operations must be contained in a pre-specified length. The operation is terminated...
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... consumption is measured by averaging over one (1) second. 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 microSDXC card -XPC bit on (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write High... Maximum Value 100 mA 100 mA Host selected XPC bit in Table 2 represent the SanDisk microSD Card power requirements. for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. Table 2: SanDisk microSD Card Power Requirements Mode Standard Mode (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write Standard Mode -
... consumption is measured by averaging over one (1) second. 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 microSDXC card -XPC bit on (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write High... Maximum Value 100 mA 100 mA Host selected XPC bit in Table 2 represent the SanDisk microSD Card power requirements. for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. Table 2: SanDisk microSD Card Power Requirements Mode Standard Mode (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write Standard Mode -
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... -25°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 ms 250... ms for SDHC, 500ms for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.2 System Performance This section ...
... -25°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 ms 250... ms for SDHC, 500ms for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.2 System Performance This section ...
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...; and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.3 Reliability and Durability For SanDisk microSD environmental, reliability and durability specifications, refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 SanDisk Confidential, subject to SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 and microSD Card Addendum v3.0. 2.1.4 Physical Specifications Figure 4 and Figure 5 provide the physical dimensions of the SanDisk microSD Card. Note: Dimensions are...
...; and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 2.1.3 Reliability and Durability For SanDisk microSD environmental, reliability and durability specifications, refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 SanDisk Confidential, subject to SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 and microSD Card Addendum v3.0. 2.1.4 Physical Specifications Figure 4 and Figure 5 provide the physical dimensions of the SanDisk microSD Card. Note: Dimensions are...
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..., the host detects that it is to select SD mode. SanDisk Confidential, subject to operate as Interrupt Output (from the Card) in the card. 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 extended DAT lines...
..., the host detects that it is to select SD mode. SanDisk Confidential, subject to operate as Interrupt Output (from the Card) in the card. 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 extended DAT lines...
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... more information, refer to Section 6.4.1 of SanDisk microSD products is handled locally in each card and in the bus master. Table 5: microSD Card Product Family Register Overview Register Abbreviation CID RCA...Card identification number 16 Relative card address 128 Card specific data 64 SD configuration register 32 Operation condition register 512 SD status register 32 Card status register 3.2 Bus Topology The family of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card...
... more information, refer to Section 6.4.1 of SanDisk microSD products is handled locally in each card and in the bus master. Table 5: microSD Card Product Family Register Overview Register Abbreviation CID RCA...Card identification number 16 Relative card address 128 Card specific data 64 SD configuration register 32 Operation condition register 512 SD status register 32 Card status register 3.2 Bus Topology The family of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card...
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... Mode bus operating conditions are making contact, there should be changed by card hosts. 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 more information. 3.5.2 Card Identification Register The Card Identification (CID) Register is 16 bytes long and contains the unique...
... Mode bus operating conditions are making contact, there should be changed by card hosts. 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 more information. 3.5.2 Card Identification Register The Card Identification (CID) Register is 16 bytes long and contains the unique...
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...access time, etc. The field structures of the CSD Register. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. 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... 7 Not used . Table 8 provides an overview of the CSD Register vary depending on the physical specifications and card capacity. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the CSD structure. The OID is controlled and assigned by the SD-3C, LLC Identifies the...
...access time, etc. The field structures of the CSD Register. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. 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... 7 Not used . Table 8 provides an overview of the CSD Register vary depending on the physical specifications and card capacity. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the CSD structure. The OID is controlled and assigned by the SD-3C, LLC Identifies the...
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... format Reserved CRC Not used, always "1" January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. C_SIZE 1 GB 2 GB Secured 0xF22 0xF24 VDD_R_CURR_MIN 100 mA VDD_R_CURR_MAX 80 mA VDD_W_CURR_MIN 100 mA VDD_W_CURR_MAX 80 mA C_SIZE_MULT 2G=2048...31 blocks WP_GRP_SIZE 127 sectors WP_GRP_ENABLE Yes 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...
... format Reserved CRC Not used, always "1" January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. C_SIZE 1 GB 2 GB Secured 0xF22 0xF24 VDD_R_CURR_MIN 100 mA VDD_R_CURR_MAX 80 mA VDD_W_CURR_MIN 100 mA VDD_W_CURR_MAX 80 mA C_SIZE_MULT 2G=2048...31 blocks WP_GRP_SIZE 127 sectors WP_GRP_ENABLE Yes 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...
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...Reserved CRC CRC7 Reserved CRC - - 3.5.4 Card Status Register Not used, always "1" The Card Status Register (CSR) transmits the card's status information (which may be stored in the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure .... January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The CSR is defined in Section 4.10.1 in a local status register) 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 ...
...Reserved CRC CRC7 Reserved CRC - - 3.5.4 Card Status Register Not used, always "1" The Card Status Register (CSR) transmits the card's status information (which may be stored in the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure .... January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The CSR is defined in Section 4.10.1 in a local status register) 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 ...
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...cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.5.5 SD Status Register The SD Status Register (SSR) contains status bits that is implemented in SanDisk microSD Card products. For more information. 3.5.7 SD Card Configuration Register The SD Card Configuration Register (SCR) is in addition to the format in the SanDisk SD Card products. In SPI Mode, the Card...Relative Card Address Register The 16-bit Relative Card Address (RCA) Register carries the card address published by the host using the secured read /write commands. • Security Protected Area-used for data in the SanDisk microSD Card ...
...cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 3.5.5 SD Status Register The SD Status Register (SSR) contains status bits that is implemented in SanDisk microSD Card products. For more information. 3.5.7 SD Card Configuration Register The SD Card Configuration Register (SCR) is in addition to the format in the SanDisk SD Card products. In SPI Mode, the Card...Relative Card Address Register The 16-bit Relative Card Address (RCA) Register carries the card address published by the host using the secured read /write commands. • Security Protected Area-used for data in the SanDisk microSD Card ...