Halogen-free & RoHS Recast Compliant
CompactFlash Series 6
Industrial CompactFlash Card Specifications
June 23, 2015
Version 1.1
Apacer Technology Inc.
1F, No.32, Zhongcheng Rd., Tucheng Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C
Tel: +886-2-2267-8000
www.apacer.com
Fax: +886-2-2267-2261
Compact Flash 6 series
AP-CFxxxxRANS-XXXXXXC
Features:
CompactFlash Association Specification
Revision 6.0 Standard Interface
– ATA command set compatible
– ATA transfer mode supports:
PIO Mode 6
Multiword DMA Mode 4
Ultra DMA Mode 7
PCMCIA UDMA Mode 7
Capacities
– 512 MB
–
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 GB
Performance*
–
Sustained read: Up to 110 MB/sec
–
Sustained write: Up to 80 MB/sec
Intelligent ATA/IDE module
–
Wear-leveling algorithms to substantially
increase longevity of flash media
– Built-in BCH ECC capable of correcting
up to 72 bits in 1KB data
– Supports S.M.A.R.T commands
NAND Flash Type: SLC
Temperature ranges
– Operating:
Standard: 0°C to 70°C
Extended: -40°C to +85°C
–
Storage: -40°C to +100°C
Operating voltage for read and write
– 3.3 V
– 5.0 V
Power consumption (typical)*
– Active mode: 310 mA
– Standby mode: 5 mA
Connector Type
– 50 pins female
Physical Dimensions
– 36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm
Halogen free
RoHS Recast Complient
–
Complies with 2011/65/EU
*Performance and power consumption may vary depending on capacities, flash configuration or host system settings.
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 3
1.1 I
NTELLIGENT
E
NDURANCE
D
ESIGN
.......................................................................................................................3
1.1.1 Error Correction Code (ECC) ......................................................................................................................3
1.1.2 Wear-leveling algorithms ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.3 S.M.A.R.T. Technology .................................................................................................................................3
1.1.4 Flash Block Management ............................................................................................................................. 4
2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK .......................................................................................................... 5
3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 6
4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................ 8
4.1 C
APACITY
............................................................................................................................................................. 8
4.2 P
ERFORMANCE
.....................................................................................................................................................8
4.3 E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
PECIFICATIONS
.......................................................................................................................9
4.4 M
EAN
T
IME
B
ETWEEN
F
AILURES
(MTBF) ............................................................................................................9
4.4 C
ERTIFICATION
& C
OMPLIANCE
........................................................................................................................... 9
5. SOFTWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 10
5.1 CF-ATA C
OMMAND
S
ET
.................................................................................................................................... 10
6. OPERATING CONDITIONS............................................................................................... 12
7. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................... 13
7.1 D
IMENSION
......................................................................................................................................................... 13
8. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................ 14
8.1 P
RODUCT
C
ODE
D
ESIGNATIONS
......................................................................................................................... 14
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1. General Description
Apacer’s value-added Industrial CompactFlash Card offers high performance, high reliability and power-
efficient storage. Regarding standard compliance, this CompactFlash Card complies with CompactFlash
specification revision 6.0, supporting transfer modes up to Programmed Input Output (PIO) Mode 6, Multi-
word Direct Memory Access (DMA) Mode 4, Ultra DMA Mode 7, and PCMCIA Ultra DMA Mode 7.
Apacer’s value-added CFC provides complete PCMCIA – ATA functionality and compatibility. Apacer ‘s
CompactFlash technology is designed for applications in Point of Sale (POS) terminals, telecom, IP-STB,
medical instruments, surveillance systems, industrial PCs and handheld applications such as the new
generation of Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras.
1.1 Intelligent Endurance Design
1.1.1 Error Correction Code (ECC)
The CompactFlash card is programmed with BCH Error Detection Code (EDC) and Error Correction Code
(ECC) algorithms capable of correcting up to 72 random bits in 1KB bytes data.
High performance is achieved through hardware-based error detection and correction.
1.1.2 Wear-leveling algorithms
Flash memory devices differ from Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in terms of how blocks are utilized. For HDDs,
when a change is made to stored data, like erase or update, the controller mechanism on HDDs will
perform overwrites on blocks. Unlike HDDs, flash blocks cannot be overwritten and each P/E cycle wears
down the lifespan of blocks gradually. Repeatedly program/erase cycles performed on the same memory
cells will eventually cause some blocks to age faster than others. This would bring flash storages to their
end of service term sooner. Wear leveling is an important mechanism that level out the wearing of blocks
so that the wearing-down of blocks can be almost evenly distributed. This will increase the lifespan of
SSDs. Commonly used wear leveling types are Static and Dynamic.
1.1.3 S.M.A.R.T. Technology
S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, an open standard
allowing disk drives to automatically monitor their own health and report potential problems. It protects the
user from unscheduled downtime by monitoring and storing critical drive performance and calibration
parameters. Ideally, this should allow taking proactive actions to prevent impending drive failure. Apacer
SMART feature adopts the standard SMART command B0h to read data from the drive. When the Apacer
SMART Utility running on the host, it analyzes and reports the disk status to the host before the device is
in critical condition.
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1.1.4 Flash Block Management
Current production technology is unable to guarantee total reliability of NAND flash memory array. When
a flash memory device leaves factory, it comes with a minimal number of initial bad blocks during
production or out-of-factory as there is no currently known technology that produce flash chips free of bad
blocks. In addition, bad blocks may develop during program/erase cycles. When host performs
program/erase command on a block, bad block may appear in Status Register. Since bad blocks are
inevitable, the solution is to keep them in control. Apacer flash devices are programmed with ECC, block
mapping technique and S.M.A.R.T to reduce invalidity or error. Once bad blocks are detected, data in
those blocks will be transferred to free blocks and error will be corrected by designated algorithms.
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