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Product Specification MLC SDHC Memory Cards - THEMIS-A Series -Doc-No: 100-WPSDx-EAML-01V1 THEMIS Series Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card

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APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards - THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards - THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards - THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards – THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 1. Introduction The APRO MLC SDHC Memory Card - THEMIS-A Series is mainly used Micron MLC-NAND Flash, which is specifically designed to meet the security, performance and environmental requirements of some significant applications such like networking, telecommunications and data-communications, mobile & embedded computing, medical instruments and industrial computing applications. The available capacities are 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB. The APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards include a copyright protection that complies with the security of the SDMI standard, and the physical...

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 1.1. Scope This document describes the key features and specifications of APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards in THEMIS-A Series, as well as the information required to interface this product to a host system. 1.2. System Features • NAND type MLC Flash technology • Compliant with SD v1.01 / v1.1 / v2.0 / v3.0 specifications • 9 exposed contacts on one side • Operating temperature supports wide temp. grade -20°C to +85°C • SDHC Memory Card capacity from 4GB to 32GB • SD Card protocol compatible • Supports SD mode and SPI mode • Supports CPRM • Copyright Protection...

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Functional Description APRO’s THEMIS-A Series Industrial Grade SDHC memory cards contain a high level and intelligent subsystem as shown in Figure 1. This intelligent SDHC Memory Card controller manages interfaced protocols and data storage and retrieval as well as Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms, defect handling and diagnostics, power management related functions. For SDHC memory cards, Content Protection for Recordable Media (CPRM) related function is also included. Technology Independence The 512-byte sector size of the SDHC Memory Card is the same as that in...

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Error Recovery In the rare case a read error does occur, the SDHC Memory Card Controller has an innovative algorithm to recover the data. The last line of defense is to employ a powerful ECC to correct the data. If ECC is used to recover data, defective bits are replaced with spare bits to ensure they do not cause any future problems. APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards – THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 2. Product Specifications For all the following specifications, values are defined at ambient temperature and nominal supply voltage unless otherwise stated. APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards - THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION System Performance Table 4: System Performances Card type SDHC Card Sequential Read (MB/sec) Sequential Write (MB/sec) Note: (1) All values quoted are typically at 25℃ and nominal supply voltage (2) The Max. Performance was tested by HDBENCH MARK (3) The performance would be different for the flash chip models and PC system’s configuration System Reliability Table 5: System Reliability Durability Bending Torque Drop Test WP Switch Cycle Wear-leveling Algorithms ECC Technology Data Retention 10,000 inserting cycles 10N 0.15 N +/- 2.5 deg. 1.5M free fall 1,000 cycles @...

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Figure 2: SDHC Memory Card Dimensions (1 out of 3) Figure 3: SDHC Memory Card Dimensions (2 out of 3) APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards – THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Figure 4: SDHC Memory Card Dimensions (3out of 3) Capacity Specifications APRO Industrial SDHC Memory Card is built-in mainly Samsung NAND Type MLC Flash memory chips. The table 7 shows the specific capacity for the various models and the default number of heads, sectors/track and cylinders. Table 7: Model Capacity Unformatted Capacity 4GB 8GB APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards – THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 3. SDHC Memory Card Interface Description 3.1. Physical Description APRO Industrial Grade SDHC Memory Card has nine exposed contacts on one side (see Figure 2 and Figure 3). The host is connected to the SD Card using a dedicated 9-pin connector. 3.1.1. Pin Assignments in Industrial Grade SD Memory Card and SDHC Memory Card Mode The signal/pin assignments and definitions in SD Card Mode are listed in below Table 8. Table 8: SD Bus Mode Pin Definition Notes: 1) S=power supply; I=input; O=output using push-pull drivers. 2) The extended DAT lines (DAT1-DAT3) are input...

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION Table 9 lists the pin assignments and definitions in SPI Mode Table 9: SPI Bus Mode Pin Definition NOTE: 1) The RCA register is not available in SPI Mode. APRO MLC SDHC Memory Cards - THEMIS-A Series © 2013 APRO Co., Ltd.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION The host may reset the cards by switching the power supply off and on again. The card has its own power-on detection circuitry which puts the card into an idle state after the power-on. The card can also be reset by sending the GO_IDLE (CMD0) command. Interface driver Card interface controller M em ory core i nt erfa ce reset Figure 5: MLC SDHC Card Architecture 3.2. SD Bus Topology The SD bus has six communication lines and three supply lines: ■ CMD—Command is a bi-directional signal. (Host and card drivers are operating in push pull mode.) ■ DAT0-3—Data...