RoHS Compliant
Value Added
ATA Flash Drive
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Specification for AFD
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Mar 18, 2011
Version 1.4
Apacer Technology Inc.
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th
4 Fl., 75 Xintai 5 Rd., Sec.1, Hsichih, New Taipei City, 221, Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2698-2888
Fax: +886-2-2698-2889
www.apacer.com
Value Added
ATA Flash Drive
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AP-FD25A2xAxxxxxR-XXX
Features:
Standard ATA/IDE bus interface
– ATA command set compatible
– ATA operating mode supports up to:
PIO Mode-4
Multiword DMA Mode-2
Ultra DMA Mode-4
Connector type
– 44-pin male
Low power consumption (typical)
– Supply voltage: 5V
– Active mode: 138mA
– Sleep mode: 2000µA
Performance
–
Sustained read: Up to 35 MB/sec
–
Sustained write: Up to 20 MB/sec
Capacity
– 256, 512 MB
– 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 GB
NAND Flash Type: SLC
*Extended
Temperature
Temperature ranges
– Operation:
Standard: 0° to 70°
C
C
ET*: -40° to 85°
C
C
– Storage: -40° to 100°
C
C
Flash management
–
Intelligent endurance design
Advanced wear-leveling algorithms
S.M.A.R.T. technology
Built-in hardware ECC
Enhanced data integrity
–
Intelligent power failure recovery
–
Enhanced security level
Secure protection zone
ATA Secure Erase
RoHS compliant
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................... 3
1.1 P
ERFORMANCE
-O
PTIMIZED
C
ONTROLLER
............................................................................................... 3
1.1.1 Power Management Unit (PMU)................................................................................................... 3
1.1.2 SRAM Buffer ................................................................................................................................. 3
2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK ............................................................................................... 4
3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ................................................................................................... 5
4. CAPACITY SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................... 6
4.1 P
ERFORMANCE
S
PECIFICATION
.............................................................................................................. 6
4.2 E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
PECIFICATIONS
.......................................................................................................... 6
5. FLASH MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................. 7
5.1 I
NTELLIGENT
E
NDURANCE
D
ESIGN
.......................................................................................................... 7
5.1.1 Advanced wear-leveling algorithms .............................................................................................. 7
5.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. technology.................................................................................................................. 7
5.1.3 Built-in hardware ECC .................................................................................................................. 7
5.1.4 Enhanced data integrity ................................................................................................................ 7
5.2 I
NTELLIGENT
P
OWER
F
AILURE
R
ECOVERY
............................................................................................... 8
5.3 E
NHANCED
S
ECURITY
L
EVEL
.................................................................................................................. 8
5.3.1 Secure protection zone................................................................................................................. 8
5.3.2 ATA Secure Erase ........................................................................................................................ 8
6. SOFTWARE INTERFACE ......................................................................................... 9
6.1 C
OMMAND
S
ET
...................................................................................................................................... 9
7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................. 11
8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................ 11
9. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ................................................................. 14
9.1 P
RODUCT
C
ODE
D
ESIGNATIONS
........................................................................................................... 14
9.2 V
ALID
C
OMBINATIONS
.......................................................................................................................... 14
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1. General Description
Apacer’s ATA-Flash Drive (AFD) is a high-performance, solid state drive (SSD) designed to replace a
conventional IDE hard disk drive. AFD supports standard ATA/IDE protocol and can be plugged into a
standard IDE connector commonly found in desktop or portable PCs. It is more rugged, reliable and
power-efficient compared to the mechanical hard drive and is designed for use in rugged laptops, military
devices, thin clients, Point of Sale (POS) terminals, telecom, medical instruments, surveillance systems
and industrials PCs. AFD also offers users selectable Master/Slave operation through an external jumper
setting. Apacer AFD Series is the best drop-in replacement for high-maintenance HDD where reliability is
a major concern.
AFD includes a built-in microcontroller and file management firmware that communicates through with the
ATA standard interfaces. This means the AFD does not require any additional or proprietary host software
such as the Flash File System (FFS) and Memory Technology Driver (MTD) software. AFD is designed to
work at 5 Volts, support the standard ATA/IDE protocol up to PIO Mode-4, Multiword DMA Mode-2, and
Ultra DMA Mode-4 interfaces, and use a standard ATA driver that fits to all major operating systems such
as Microsoft’s Windows series, Mac OS family, and UNIX variants
Featuring technologies as Advanced Wear-leveling algorithms, S.M.A.R.T, Enhanced Data Integrity,
Intelligent Power Failure Recovery, Secure Protection Zone and ATA Secure Erase, Apacer’s ADM
assures users of a versatile device on data storage.
1.1 Performance-Optimized Controller
The heart of an ATA-Flash Drive is the ATA controller, which translates standard ATA signals into the
data and controls of the flash media. This proprietary ATA controller is specifically designed to attain high
data throughput from the host to the flash.
1.1.1 Power Management Unit (PMU)
The power management unit (PMU) controls the power consumption of the ATA-Flash Drive controller. It
can dramatically extend product battery life by leaving the idle part of the circuitry into sleep mode. The
PMU has zero wake-up latency.
1.1.2 SRAM Buffer
The SRAM buffer is a key contributor to the ATA controller performance. It optimizes data writes to the
flash.
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2. Functional Block
The ATA-Flash Drive (AFD) includes the ATA controller and flash media, as well as the ATA standard
interface. Figure 2-1 shows the functional block diagram.
Flash Array
Flash
Media
HOST
ATA/IDE Bus
ATA
Controller
Flash
Media
Flash
Media
Flash
Media
.
.
.
Figure 2-1:
ATA-Flash Drive functional block diagram
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