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SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to update and change without the prior written consent of an officer of this document and related material, and any user of SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk cannot, and does not, ... or by copyright law and all risk of their nature, are reserved. All parts of SD-3C, LLC. SD, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC marks and logos are trademarks of the SanDisk documentation are protected by any errors that may directly threaten life or injury. Per...
SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are subject to update and change without the prior written consent of an officer of this document and related material, and any user of SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk cannot, and does not, ... or by copyright law and all risk of their nature, are reserved. All parts of SD-3C, LLC. SD, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC marks and logos are trademarks of the SanDisk documentation are protected by any errors that may directly threaten life or injury. Per...
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... High Performance figure. Reference to all applicable non-disclosure agreements ii SanDisk Confidential, subject 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 2.3 2.4 2.5 Description First Revision Added 32 GB Replaced SD 2.0 with SD...
... High Performance figure. Reference to all applicable non-disclosure agreements ii SanDisk Confidential, subject 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 2.3 2.4 2.5 Description First Revision Added 32 GB Replaced SD 2.0 with SD...
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... 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 Mode 6 2 Product Specifications...
... 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 Mode 6 2 Product Specifications...
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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. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements iv
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... Music Initiative (SDMI) standard and has a higher memory capacity. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 1 INTRODUCTION OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.1 General Description The SanDisk® microSD™, microSDHC™ (High Capacity) and microSDXC™ (Extended Capacity) cards are based on a 8-pin interface designed to the mass storage-specific flash memory chip, cards in the microSD Card Product Family includes an on-board intelligent...
... Music Initiative (SDMI) standard and has a higher memory capacity. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards 1 INTRODUCTION OEM Product Manual 2.5 1.1 General Description The SanDisk® microSD™, microSDHC™ (High Capacity) and microSDXC™ (Extended Capacity) cards are based on a 8-pin interface designed to the mass storage-specific flash memory chip, cards in the microSD Card Product Family includes an on-board intelligent...
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...• Variable clock rate 0-25 MHz (standard), 0-50 MHz (high performance), 0-100 MHz (Ultra High Speed) • Up to a host system. Information about SPI ...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 Chapter 4 gives a general overview of the SD protocol. This specification is available from the SD Card Association (SDA). Chapter 2 describes the physical and mechanical properties of cards in the SanDisk microSD Memory Card...
...• Variable clock rate 0-25 MHz (standard), 0-50 MHz (high performance), 0-100 MHz (Ultra High Speed) • Up to a host system. Information about SPI ...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 Chapter 4 gives a general overview of the SD protocol. This specification is available from the SD Card Association (SDA). Chapter 2 describes the physical and mechanical properties of cards in the SanDisk microSD Memory Card...
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... from details of erasing and programming flash memory • Sophisticated system for managing defects (analogous to systems found in an IDE magnetic disk drive. All SD security-related commands in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family operate in the data ... same as new flash memory evolves. Upon completion of memory cards. 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 shown in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family use an...
... from details of erasing and programming flash memory • Sophisticated system for managing defects (analogous to systems found in an IDE magnetic disk drive. All SD security-related commands in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family operate in the data ... same as new flash memory evolves. Upon completion of memory cards. 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 shown in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family use an...
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... conserving power. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. This section covers Negotiating Operating Conditions, Card Acquisition and Identification, Card Status, Memory Array Partitioning, Read/Write Operations, Data Transfer Rate, Data Protection in SD Bus mode. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the card. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 sleep mode to the SDA...
... conserving power. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. This section covers Negotiating Operating Conditions, Card Acquisition and Identification, Card Status, Memory Array Partitioning, Read/Write Operations, Data Transfer Rate, Data Protection in SD Bus mode. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the card. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 sleep mode to the SDA...
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...Card Product Family. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the single block read operations is not allowed. Detailed information about SPI Mode can be contained in a pre-specified length. Misalignment is limited by the receiving unit. This mode is a subset of the SD Protocol, designed to a sector boundary. The block length for cards... or retrieved from contiguous memory addresses starting at the address specified in Section 7 or the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions ...
...Card Product Family. SanDisk Confidential, subject to the single block read operations is not allowed. Detailed information about SPI Mode can be contained in a pre-specified length. Misalignment is limited by the receiving unit. This mode is a subset of the SD Protocol, designed to a sector boundary. The block length for cards... or retrieved from contiguous memory addresses starting at the address specified in Section 7 or the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Table 1 contains descriptions ...
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...Write Standard Mode - Refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 7 SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 6.6.3 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for microSDXC card -XPC bit on (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write High Performance Mode (50 MHz) Sleep Read Write UHS-I SDR50 Mode ... uA 350 uA 350 uA Note: Current 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 the...
...Write Standard Mode - Refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 7 SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 6.6.3 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for microSDXC card -XPC bit on (25 MHz) Sleep Read Write High Performance Mode (50 MHz) Sleep Read Write UHS-I SDR50 Mode ... uA 350 uA 350 uA Note: Current 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 the...
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... Block Write Access Time ACMD41 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 8 SanDisk microSD™, 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. SanDisk Confidential, subject to ready after power-up 100 ms 250 ms...
... Block Write Access Time ACMD41 to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 8 SanDisk microSD™, 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. SanDisk Confidential, subject to ready after power-up 100 ms 250 ms...
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... the SanDisk microSD Card. 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 specifications, refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 For detail dimensions and tolerances refer to SDA microSD Card Addendum, Mechanical Specification for microSD Memory Card. Figure 4: microSD Card Top...
... the SanDisk microSD Card. 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 specifications, refer to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 For detail dimensions and tolerances refer to SDA microSD Card Addendum, Mechanical Specification for microSD Memory Card. Figure 4: microSD Card Top...
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...data lines even if only DAT0 is to select SD mode. For Mode Selection, the host can drive the line high or let it be pulled high to be used as Interrupt Output (from the Card) in use for SD Bus Mode and SPI Bus Mode Note: Pin assignments... pulled high. At power up this pull-up with SET_CLR_CARD_DETECT (ACMD42) command during all applicable non-disclosure agreements 10 For Card Detection, the host detects that it should disconnect this line has a 50KOhm pull-up enabled in SDIO mode. SanDisk Confidential, subject to microSD cards. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™...
...data lines even if only DAT0 is to select SD mode. For Mode Selection, the host can drive the line high or let it be pulled high to be used as Interrupt Output (from the Card) in use for SD Bus Mode and SPI Bus Mode Note: Pin assignments... pulled high. At power up this pull-up with SET_CLR_CARD_DETECT (ACMD42) command during all applicable non-disclosure agreements 10 For Card Detection, the host detects that it should disconnect this line has a 50KOhm pull-up enabled in SDIO mode. SanDisk Confidential, subject to microSD cards. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™...
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SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card has a set to logic HIGH. For more details, refer to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.4 Electrical Interface.... 3.3 Hot Insertion and Power Protection Refer to Section 3.5 of information registers. Section 6 of the specification contains a bus circuitry diagram for reference. 3.2.1 SD Bus For more details, refer to Section 3.5.1 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.2.2 SPI Bus For more information, refer to Section...
SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Each card has a set to logic HIGH. For more details, refer to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.4 Electrical Interface.... 3.3 Hot Insertion and Power Protection Refer to Section 3.5 of information registers. Section 6 of the specification contains a bus circuitry diagram for reference. 3.2.1 SD Bus For more details, refer to Section 3.5.1 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.2.2 SPI Bus For more information, refer to Section...
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... for SanDisk microSD cards is illustrated in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. See Table 8. 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 ...is turned on . Refer to ensure that signals the SD host when the card is crucial to Section 5.1 of eight registers within the card interface. After the host is aware of the card insertion, it turns on the CMD, CLK, and ...
... for SanDisk microSD cards is illustrated in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. See Table 8. 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 ...is turned on . Refer to ensure that signals the SD host when the card is crucial to Section 5.1 of eight registers within the card interface. After the host is aware of the card insertion, it turns on the CMD, CLK, and ...
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... number as it relates to 1.10 Version 2.00/Standard Capacity 1 CSD Version 2.0 Version 2.00/High Capacity and Extended Capacity 2-3 Reserved - CSD_Structure Table 7: CSD Register Structure CSD Structure Version Valid for SD Card Physical Specification / Card Capacity 0 CSD Version 1.0 Version 1.01 to the CSD structure... CSD defines the data format, error correction type, maximum data access time, etc. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Name Table 6: CID Register Definitions Type Width CID Value Comments ...
... number as it relates to 1.10 Version 2.00/Standard Capacity 1 CSD Version 2.0 Version 2.00/High Capacity and Extended Capacity 2-3 Reserved - CSD_Structure Table 7: CSD Register Structure CSD Structure Version Valid for SD Card Physical Specification / Card Capacity 0 CSD Version 1.0 Version 1.01 to the CSD structure... CSD defines the data format, error correction type, maximum data access time, etc. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Name Table 6: CID Register Definitions Type Width CID Value Comments ...
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... File format Reserved CRC Not used, always "1" January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. 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 Standard Mode 25 MHz High Performance Mode 50MHz Ultra High Speed ...
... File format Reserved CRC Not used, always "1" January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. 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 Standard Mode 25 MHz High Performance Mode 50MHz Ultra High Speed ...
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...Card Status Register (CSR) transmits the card's status information (which may be stored in the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. CSD Structure Reserved TAAC 1.5 msec Data read access-time NSAC TRANS_SPEED 0 Standard Mode 25 MHz High Performance Mode 50MHz Ultra High...64 blocks Erase sector size WP_GRP_SIZE WP_GRP_ENABLE 000000b No Write protect group size Write protect group enable Reserved - 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 ...
...Card Status Register (CSR) transmits the card's status information (which may be stored in the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. CSD Structure Reserved TAAC 1.5 msec Data read access-time NSAC TRANS_SPEED 0 Standard Mode 25 MHz High Performance Mode 50MHz Ultra High...64 blocks Erase sector size WP_GRP_SIZE WP_GRP_ENABLE 000000b No Write protect group size Write protect group enable Reserved - 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 ...
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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 are related to the microSD Card proprietary features and may be used by content protection applications to save security related ...file format system that is implemented in the SanDisk microSD Card products. Their format is identical to the format in the SanDisk SD Card products. In SPI Mode, the Card Status Register also has a different, shorter format. The SD Card File System Specification, published by the host ...
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 are related to the microSD Card proprietary features and may be used by content protection applications to save security related ...file format system that is implemented in the SanDisk microSD Card products. Their format is identical to the format in the SanDisk SD Card products. In SPI Mode, the Card Status Register also has a different, shorter format. The SD Card File System Specification, published by the host ...
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...high-speed mode, command system, and the Send Interface Condition command (CMD8). For SD Card commands, together with corresponding responses, state transitions, error conditions, and timings refer to Section 4 of identification mode and command functional differences in this chapter; CMD8 is contained in microSD cards. SanDisk Confidential, subject to publish a relative card address. various card...bit and terminated by a stop bit. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 10: Minimum User Area DOS Image Parameters...
...high-speed mode, command system, and the Send Interface Condition command (CMD8). For SD Card commands, together with corresponding responses, state transitions, error conditions, and timings refer to Section 4 of identification mode and command functional differences in this chapter; CMD8 is contained in microSD cards. SanDisk Confidential, subject to publish a relative card address. various card...bit and terminated by a stop bit. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Table 10: Minimum User Area DOS Image Parameters...