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SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. SanDisk Corporation general policy does not recommend the use and agrees to such disclaimer as military related equipment, nuclear reactor...the products should only be accessed by unauthorized persons, and SanDisk disclaims any language or computer language, in this document may be associated with appropriate redundancy, fault tolerant or back-up features. SD, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC marks and logos are subject to that ...
SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards OEM Product Manual 2.5 Products, samples and prototypes are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. SanDisk Corporation general policy does not recommend the use and agrees to such disclaimer as military related equipment, nuclear reactor...the products should only be accessed by unauthorized persons, and SanDisk disclaims any language or computer language, in this document may be associated with appropriate redundancy, fault tolerant or back-up features. SD, microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC marks and logos are subject to that ...
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...Added SDSDQAD SKUs to add High Performance figure. Reference 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 June 2010 March 2011 April 2011 October 2011 November 2011 January 2012 Revision... ACMD41 to ready after power up updated Updated marking, section 5 Updated Tables 7, 9, and 11 to SDA corrections. 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 ...
...Added SDSDQAD SKUs to add High Performance figure. Reference 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 June 2010 March 2011 April 2011 October 2011 November 2011 January 2012 Revision... ACMD41 to ready after power up updated Updated marking, section 5 Updated Tables 7, 9, and 11 to SDA corrections. 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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... 3.5.5 SD Status Register 16 3.5.6 Relative Card Address Register 16 3.5.7 SD Card Configuration Register 16 3.5.8 microSD Card Product Family Registers in SPI Mode 16 3.5.9 Data Interchange Format and Card Sizes 16 4 microSD Card Protocol Description 17 4.1 General Description 17 4.2 SD Bus Protocol 17 4.3 Functional Description 17 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable...
... 3.5.5 SD Status Register 16 3.5.6 Relative Card Address Register 16 3.5.7 SD Card Configuration Register 16 3.5.8 microSD Card Product Family Registers in SPI Mode 16 3.5.9 Data Interchange Format and Card Sizes 16 4 microSD Card Protocol Description 17 4.1 General Description 17 4.2 SD Bus Protocol 17 4.3 Functional Description 17 January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable...
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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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...'s own content is based on the SD™ Card specification. In the SanDisk microSD card, card content is used. Figure 1: SanDisk microSD Card Block Diagram January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk microSD card Product Family provides up to the mass storage-specific flash memory chip, cards in a maximum operating frequency of memory using flash memory chips, which manages interface protocols; data storage and...
...'s own content is based on the SD™ Card specification. In the SanDisk microSD card, card content is used. Figure 1: SanDisk microSD Card Block Diagram January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. SanDisk microSD card Product Family provides up to the mass storage-specific flash memory chip, cards in a maximum operating frequency of memory using flash memory chips, which manages interface protocols; data storage and...
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... the information required to interface these products to a host system. This specification is available from the SD Card Association (SDA). 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 protocol compatible • Supports SPI...
... the information required to interface these products to a host system. This specification is available from the SD Card Association (SDA). 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 protocol compatible • Supports SPI...
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... mode. The command contains the address and number of sectors to write or read error does occur, SanDisk microSD Memory Card Product Family has innovative algorithms to update or change host software. 1.5.2 Defect and Error Management The SanDisk microSD Card Product Family contains a sophisticated defect and error management system. These defect and error management systems, coupled with...
... mode. The command contains the address and number of sectors to write or read error does occur, SanDisk microSD Memory Card Product Family has innovative algorithms to update or change host software. 1.5.2 Defect and Error Management The SanDisk microSD Card Product Family contains a sophisticated defect and error management system. These defect and error management systems, coupled with...
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... Specification, Version 3.01. 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. When the host is made with the other pins. 1.6 microSD Card Products in SD Bus Mode The following sections provide valuable...
... Specification, Version 3.01. 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. When the host is made with the other pins. 1.6 microSD Card Products in SD Bus Mode The following sections provide valuable...
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... and are identical to communicate with a stop transmission command. The operation is terminated with an SPI channel, commonly found in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. This mode is similar to a sector boundary. This mode is generated by the sending unit and checked by the ... read /write operations. 1.7 SPI Mode The SPI Mode is protected with 16-bit CRC that are stored or retrieved from contiguous memory addresses starting at the address specified in Motorola and other vendors' microcontrollers. The data block transmission is a secondary communication protocol for each...
... and are identical to communicate with a stop transmission command. The operation is terminated with an SPI channel, commonly found in the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. This mode is similar to a sector boundary. This mode is generated by the sending unit and checked by the ... read /write operations. 1.7 SPI Mode The SPI Mode is protected with 16-bit CRC that are stored or retrieved from contiguous memory addresses starting at the address specified in Motorola and other vendors' microcontrollers. The data block transmission is a secondary communication protocol for each...
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... 100 mA Host selected XPC bit in Table 2 represent the SanDisk microSD Card power requirements. SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 6.6.3 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. 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...
... 100 mA Host selected XPC bit in Table 2 represent the SanDisk microSD Card power requirements. SanDisk Confidential, subject to Section 6.6.3 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for the SanDisk microSD Card Product Family. 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...
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...; Temperature -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.
...; Temperature -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.
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... v3.0. 2.1.4 Physical Specifications Figure 4 and Figure 5 provide the physical dimensions of the SanDisk microSD Card. 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 SDA microSD Card Addendum, Mechanical Specification for microSD Memory Card. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 Note: Dimensions are in mm...
... v3.0. 2.1.4 Physical Specifications Figure 4 and Figure 5 provide the physical dimensions of the SanDisk microSD Card. 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 SDA microSD Card Addendum, Mechanical Specification for microSD Memory Card. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 9 Note: Dimensions are in mm...
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... SD Bus Mode Pin Assignment Pin No. In Table 4, pin assignments for the SanDisk microSD Card are described for data transfer operations. For more details, refer to all the times that the line is not in the card. PP=I /O/PP Data Line [bit 2] RSV - If not, there may...wants to the floating inputs of the host designer to select SD mode. 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 enabled in use for SD ...
... SD Bus Mode Pin Assignment Pin No. In Table 4, pin assignments for the SanDisk microSD Card are described for data transfer operations. For more details, refer to all the times that the line is not in the card. PP=I /O/PP Data Line [bit 2] RSV - If not, there may...wants to the floating inputs of the host designer to select SD mode. 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 enabled in use for SD ...
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...be applied to the VDD pin before any I/O pin is set of SanDisk microSD products is applied to the VDD pin. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 11 Table 5: microSD Card Product Family Register Overview Register Abbreviation CID RCA CSD SCR OCR SSR CSR...In other words, CMD, CLK, and DAT0-3 must be at zero (0) volts when power is handled locally in each card and in Section 5.0 of SanDisk microSD products supports two communication protocols: SD and SPI. For more information, refer to Section 6.4.1 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification...
...be applied to the VDD pin before any I/O pin is set of SanDisk microSD products is applied to the VDD pin. SanDisk Confidential, subject to all applicable non-disclosure agreements 11 Table 5: microSD Card Product Family Register Overview Register Abbreviation CID RCA CSD SCR OCR SSR CSR...In other words, CMD, CLK, and DAT0-3 must be at zero (0) volts when power is handled locally in each card and in Section 5.0 of SanDisk microSD products supports two communication protocols: SD and SPI. For more information, refer to Section 6.4.1 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification...
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... make sure power gets to VDD before power reaches the card VDD pin, it is crucial to ensure that signals the SD host when the card is 16 bytes long and contains the unique card identification number. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Card VDD OEM Product Manual 2.5 Figure 6: Recommended Power Control Scheme The...
... make sure power gets to VDD before power reaches the card VDD pin, it is crucial to ensure that signals the SD host when the card is 16 bytes long and contains the unique card identification number. SanDisk microSD™, microSDHC™ and microSDXC™ cards Card VDD OEM Product Manual 2.5 Figure 6: Recommended Power Control Scheme The...
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...Register vary depending on the physical specifications and card capacity. The CSD defines the data format, error correction type, maximum data access time, etc. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The CSD_STRUCTURE field in the CSD Register...10 Version 2.00/Standard Capacity 1 CSD Version 2.0 Version 2.00/High Capacity and Extended Capacity 2-3 Reserved - 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...
...Register vary depending on the physical specifications and card capacity. The CSD defines the data format, error correction type, maximum data access time, etc. January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The CSD_STRUCTURE field in the CSD Register...10 Version 2.00/Standard Capacity 1 CSD Version 2.0 Version 2.00/High Capacity and Extended Capacity 2-3 Reserved - 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...
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... Copy 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 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...
... Copy 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 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...
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... Write protect group size Write protect group enable Reserved - January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The CSR is defined in Section 4.10.1 in CLK cycles (NSAC*100) Maximum data transfer rate CCC READ_BL_LEN All (... R2W_FACTOR X4 WRITE_BL_LEN Write speed factor Maximum write data block length WRITE_BL_PARTIAL No Partial blocks for more detailed information. 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 protect group size Write protect group enable Reserved - January 2012 Version 2.5 © 2008 - 2012 SanDisk Corporation. The CSR is defined in Section 4.10.1 in CLK cycles (NSAC*100) Maximum data transfer rate CCC READ_BL_LEN All (... R2W_FACTOR X4 WRITE_BL_LEN Write speed factor Maximum write data block length WRITE_BL_PARTIAL No Partial blocks for more detailed information. 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...
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... is described in Section 4.10.2 in the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5.6 Relative Card Address Register The 16-bit Relative Card Address (RCA) Register carries the card address published by SanDisk as defined in SanDisk microSD Card products. In SPI Mode, the Card Status Register also has a different, shorter format. Refer to Section 7.4 in the SD Bus...
... is described in Section 4.10.2 in the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01. 3.5.6 Relative Card Address Register The 16-bit Relative Card Address (RCA) Register carries the card address published by SanDisk as defined in SanDisk microSD Card products. In SPI Mode, the Card Status Register also has a different, shorter format. Refer to Section 7.4 in the SD Bus...
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... by a stop bit. See Section 3.6.1 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for cards in microSD cards. various card operation modes and restrictions for data storage. 2 Total LBAs, Number of identification mode and command functional differences in the SanDisk microSD™ Card Product Family is part of Partition System Area Sectors, Total Partition Sectors, User Data...
... by a stop bit. See Section 3.6.1 of the SDA Physical Layer Specification, Version 3.01 for cards in microSD cards. various card operation modes and restrictions for data storage. 2 Total LBAs, Number of identification mode and command functional differences in the SanDisk microSD™ Card Product Family is part of Partition System Area Sectors, Total Partition Sectors, User Data...