RoHS Compliant
Serial ATA Flash Drive
SM210-297 High-Speed Product Specifications
December 11, 2017
Version 1.2
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
Features:
Compliance with SATA Revision 3.1
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Temperature Range
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SATA 6.0 Gbps interface
Backward compatible with SATA 1.5 and
3.0 Gbps interfaces
ATA-8 command set
Operating:
Standard: 0°C to 70°C
Extended: -40°C to 85°C
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Storage: -40°C to 100°C
Capacity
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Supply Voltage
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32, 64, 128, 256, 512 GB
5.0 V
±
5%
Performance*
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Power Consumption*
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Burst read/write: 600 MB/sec
Sequential read: up to 520 MB/sec
Sequential write: up to 470 MB/sec
Seq. read QD32: Up to 545 MB/sec
Seq. write QD32: Up to 490 MB/sec
Random read (4K): up to 83,000 IOPS
Random write (4K): up to 78,000 IOPS
Active mode: 825 mA
Idle mode: 80 mA
Connector Type
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7-pin SATA signal connector
15-pin SATA power connector
Form Factor
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Flash Management
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JEDEC MO-297
Dimensions (54.0 x 39.8 x 4.0, unit: mm)
Built-in hardware ECC
Global Wear Leveling
Flash bad-block management
S.M.A.R.T.
Power Failure Management
ATA Secure Erase
TRIM
Shock & Vibration**
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Shock:1,500 G
Vibration: 15 G
DRAM Cache for Enhanced Random
Performance
Thermal Sensor
Device Sleep
RoHS Compliant
SATA Power Management
NAND Flash Type:
MLC
MTBF:
>1,000,000 hours
Endurance (in Terabytes Written: TBW)
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32 GB: 60 TBW
64 GB: 133 TBW
128 GB: 279 TBW
256 GB: 604 TBW
512 GB: 586 TBW
*Varies from capacities. The values for performances and power consumptions presented are typical and may vary depending
on flash configurations or platform settings. Power consumption results of 128/256GB were based on experimental estimations.
**Non-operating
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Table of Contents
1. Product Description ..........................................................................3
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Capacity ......................................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Performance .................................................................................................................................. 3
1.4 Pin Assignments ............................................................................................................................ 4
2. Software Interface ............................................................................6
2.1 Command Set ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2 S.M.A.R.T. ..................................................................................................................................... 6
3. Flash Management ............................................................................8
3.1 Error Correction/Detection ............................................................................................................. 8
3.2 Bad Block Management ................................................................................................................ 8
3.3 Global Wear Leveling .................................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Power Failure Management .......................................................................................................... 8
3.5 ATA Secure Erase ......................................................................................................................... 8
3.6 TRIM .............................................................................................................................................. 9
3.7 Thermal Sensor ............................................................................................................................. 9
3.8 SATA Power Management ............................................................................................................ 9
4. Environmental Specifications ........................................................ 10
4.1 Environmental .............................................................................................................................. 10
4.2 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) ........................................................................................ 10
4.3 Certification and Compliance ...................................................................................................... 10
4.4 Endurance ................................................................................................................................... 11
5. Electrical Specifications ............................................................... 12
5.1 Operating Voltage........................................................................................................................ 12
5.2 Power Consumption .................................................................................................................... 12
6. Physical Characteristics ................................................................ 13
6.1 Dimensions .................................................................................................................................. 13
7. Product Ordering Information ........................................................ 14
7.1 Product Code Designations ......................................................................................................... 14
7.2 Valid Combinations ...................................................................................................................... 15
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1. Product Description
1.1 Introduction
Apacer’s SM210-297 is a well-balanced solid-state disk (SSD) drive with compact form factor and
great performance. Designed in SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, the SSD is able to deliver exceptional
read/write speed, making it the ideal companion for heavy-loading industrial or server operations.
For data efficiency, the internal controlling unit of the SSD is engineered with DRAM for enhanced
random performance. In regard of reliability, the drive comes with various implementations including
powerful hardware ECC engine, power saving modes, wear leveling, flash block management,
S.M.A.R.T., TRIM, and power failure management.
1.2 Capacity
Capacity specifications of SM210-297 are available as shown in Table 1-1. It lists the specific capacity
and the default numbers of heads, sectors and cylinders for each product line.
Table 1-1
Capacity Specifications
Capacity
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
Total bytes*
32,017,047,552
64,023,257,088
128,035,676,160
256,060,514,304
512,110,190,592
Cylinders
16,383
16,383
16,383
16,383
16,383
Heads
16
16
16
16
16
Sectors
63
63
63
63
63
Max LBA
62,533,296
125,045,424
250,069,680
500,118,192
1,000,215,216
*Display of total bytes varies from file systems, which means not all of the bytes can be used for storage.
**Notes: 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 sector = 512 bytes.
LBA count addressed in the table above indicates total user storage capacity and will remain the same throughout the lifespan of
the device. However, the total usable capacity of the SSD is most likely to be less than the total physical capacity because a
small portion of the capacity is reserved for device maintenance usages.
1.3 Performance
Performance of SM210-297 is listed below in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2
Performance Specifications
Capacity
Performance
Sequential Read* (MB/s)
Sequential Write* (MB/s)
Seq. Read QD32* (MB/s)
Seq. Write QD32* (MB/s)
Random Read IOPS** (4K)
Random Write IOPS** (4K)
32 GB
380
100
405
100
48,000
24,000
64 GB
510
200
545
200
77,000
49,000
128 GB
505
180
540
180
76,000
44,000
256 GB
520
350
545
350
83,000
78,000
512 GB
485
470
535
490
56,000
29,000
Note:
Results may differ from various flash configurations or host system setting.
*Sequential performance is based on CrystalDiskMark 5.2.1 with file size 1,000MB.
**Random performance measured using IOMeter with Queue Depth 32.
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1.4 Pin Assignments
Table 1-4 describes the SFD signal segment and Table1-5 for power segment.
Figure 1-1
SATA Connectors
Table 1-3
Signal Segment
Pin
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
Type
GND
RxP
RxN
GND
TxN
TxP
GND
+ Differential Receive
Signal
- Differential Receive
Signal
- Differential Transmit
Signal
+ Differential Transmit
Signal
Description
Pin
Pin1
Pin2
Pin3
Pin4
Pin5
Pin6
Pin7
Pin8
Pin9
Pin10
Pin11
Pin12
Pin13
Pin14
Pin15
Table 1-4
Power Segment
Signal/Description
Unused (3.3V)
Unused (3.3V)
Device Sleep
Ground
Ground
Ground
5V
5V
5V
Ground
DAS
Ground
Unused (12V)
Unused (12V)
Unused (12V)
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