RoHS Compliant
Serial ATA Flash Drive
mSATA A1 -M Product Specifications
May 14
th
, 2014
Version 1.5
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
Serial ATA Flash Drive
APSDMxxxxMXXN-XTMX
Features:
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Compliance with SATA Revision 3.1
Serial ATA Revision 3.1 specifications
SATA 6.0 Gbps interface
Backward compatible with SATA 1.5 and
3.0 Gbps interfaces
ATA-8 command set
Capacities
Standard: 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 GB
High speed: 32, 64, 128, 256 GB
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Temperature ranges
Operating:
Standard: 0° to 70°C
C
Enhanced: -25°C to 85°
C
Storage: -40° to 100°C
C
Endurance (in Terabytes Written: TBW)
8GB: 17 TBW
16GB: 34 TBW
32GB: 68 TBW
64GB: 136 TBW
128GB: 272 TBW
256 GB: 545 TBW
Supply voltage
3.3 V
5%
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Flash Management
Built-in hardware ECC, enabling up to 40
bit correction per 1K bytes
Static/dynamic wear leveling
Flash bad-block management
S.M.A.R.T.
Power Failure Management
ATA Secure Erase
TRIM
NAND Flash Type:
MLC
Power consumption (typical)*
Standard
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Active mode: 485 mA
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Idle mode: 95 mA
High-speed
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Active mode: 930 mA
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Idle mode: 80 mA
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Form factor
JEDEC MO-300
Shock & Vibration**
Shock: 1500 G
Vibration: 15 G
DRAM cache for enhanced random
performance (for high speed type only)
SATA power management modes
Device Sleep mode (optional)
Write Protect Switch (optional)
RoHS compliant
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*Varies
from capacities. The values addressed here are typical and may vary depending on settings and platforms.
**Non-operating
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Performance*
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Burst read/write:
600
MB/sec
Standard type:
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Sustained read: up to 380 MB/sec
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Sustained write: up to 175 MB/sec
High-speed type:
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Sustained read: up to 530 MB/sec
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Sustained write: up to 460 MB/sec
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Random read 4K: up to 85,000 IOPS
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Random write 4K: up to 79,000 IOPS
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Serial ATA Flash Drive
APSDMxxxxMXXN-XTMX
Table of Contents
1.
Product Description ............................................................................................... 3
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................3
1.2 Capacity Specification.................................................................................................................................3
1.3 Performance.................................................................................................................................................3
1.4 Pin Assignments ..........................................................................................................................................4
2.
Software Interface................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Command Set ..............................................................................................................................................5
2.2 S.M.A.R.T....................................................................................................................................................5
3.
Flash Management ................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Error Correction/Detection ........................................................................................................................7
3.2 Bad Block Management .............................................................................................................................7
3.3 Wear Leveling .............................................................................................................................................7
3.4 Power Failure Management .......................................................................................................................7
3.5 ATA Secure Erase .......................................................................................................................................7
3.6 TRIM ...........................................................................................................................................................8
3.7 SATA Power Management ........................................................................................................................8
4.
Reliability Specifications ....................................................................................... 9
4.1 Environmental ............................................................................................................................................9
4.2 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)......................................................................................................9
4.3 Certification and Compliance ....................................................................................................................9
4.4 Endurance....................................................................................................................................................9
5.
Electrical Characteristics..................................................................................... 10
5.1 Operating Voltage .....................................................................................................................................10
5.2 Power Consumption .................................................................................................................................10
6.
Mechanical Specifications ................................................................................... 11
6.1
6.2
6.2
Dimensions (Standard type).....................................................................................................................11
Dimensions (High-speed type) .................................................................................................................12
Write Protect Switch (optional)...............................................................................................................13
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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 mSATA A1-M is a well-balanced solid-state disk (SSD) drive with compact form factor (JEDEC
MO-300) and great performance. Designed in SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, the mSATA SSD is able to deliver
exceptional read/write speed, making it the ideal companion for heavy-loading embedded or server operations
with space constraints for host computing systems. For data efficiency, the internal controlling unit of the
mSATA SSD is engineered with DRAM for enhanced random performance (for high-speed type only). 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 Specification
Table 1-1
Capacity specification
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
Total Bytes
8,012,390,400
16,013,942,784
32,017,047,552
64,023,257,088
128,035,676,160
256,060,514,304
Cylinders
15,525
16,383
16,383
16,383
16,383
16383
Heads
16
16
16
16
16
16
Sectors
63
63
63
63
63
63
Max LBA
15,649,200
31,277,232
62,533,296
125,045,424
250,069,680
500,118,192
1. Display of total bytes varies from file systems. 2. Cylinders, heads or sectors are not applicable for these capacities. Only LBA
addressing applies.3. 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
Table 1-2
Performance (standard)
Capacity
Performance
Sustained Read
(MB/s)
Sustained Write
(MB/s)
8 GB
100
11
16 GB
200
21
32 GB
365
43
64 GB
380
80
128 GB
380
175
Table 1-3
Performance (high-speed)
Capacity
Performance
Sustained Read (MB/s)
Sustained Write (MB/s)
Random Read IOPS (4K)
Random Write IOPS (4K)
32 GB
380
80
47,000
18,000
64 GB
530
145
79,000
34,000
128 GB
530
305
85,000
72,000
256 GB
530
460
85,000
79,000
Note: Performance varies from flash configurations or host system settings.
IOPS: measured on 8GB span (16777216 sectors Disk Size), 32 Outstanding I/Os (QD=32), Full Random Data
pattern, 4KB Align I/Os and test durations 15minutes.
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1.4
Pin Assignments
Pin assignment of the mSATA A1-M is shown in Figure 1-2 and described in Table 1-3.
Pin 1
Pin 51
Figure 1-2
Apacer mSATA A1-M pin assignment
Table 1-3
Pin Assignment Description
Pin #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Assignment
N/A
+3.3V
N/A
GND
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
GND
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
GND
N/A
N/A
GND
N/A
N/A
GND
N/A
Tx+
+3.3V
Tx-
Description
N/A
3.3V source
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A
SATA Differential
3.3V source
SATA Differential
Pin #
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
Reserved
N/A
Reserved
N/A
DAS
GND
Presence
Detection
+3.3V
Assignment
GND
N/A
GND
N/A
Rx-
N/A
Rx+
GND
GND
Reserved
GND
Reserved
+3.3V
GND
+3.3V
N/A
GND
Description
Return Current Path
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A
SATA Differential
N/A
SATA Differential
Return Current Path
Return Current Path
No Connect
Return Current Path
No Connect
3.3V source
Return Current Path
3.3V source
N/A
Return Current Path
N/A or
DEVSLP*
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Device Activity
Signal
Return Current Path
Shall be pulled
to GND by
device
3.3V source
26
GND
Return Current Path
52
*Pin44 can be configured as Device Sleep enabling pin by option.
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