RoHS Recast Compliant
SATA-Disk Module 5
SDM5 7P/180D Low Profile Product Specifications
April 15, 2015
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
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Features:
Standard Serial ATA 3.1 Revision
SATA 6.0 Gbps interface
ATA-8 command set
Backward compatible with SATA 1.5/3.0
Gbps
Temperature ranges
Operating:
Standard: 0°C to 70°C
Extended: -40°C to 85°C
Storage: -40°C to 100°C
Capacities
Standard Type: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB
High-speed Type: 8, 16, 32 GB
(available in cable-less type only)
Supply voltage
5.0 V 5%
Power consumption (typical)*
Standard Type:
Active mode: 130 mA
Idle mode: 95 mA
High-speed Type:
Active mode: 275 mA
Idle mode: 85 mA
Performance*
Burst read/write: 600 MB/sec
Standard Type:
Sustained read: up to 42 MB/sec
Sustained write: up to 41 MB/sec
High-speed Type:
Sustained read: up to 290 MB/sec
Sustained write: up to 265 MB/sec
Connector type
7-pin SATA signal connector
Form factor
SATA Disk Module: 7-pin/180 degree
Dimensions (without housing):
30.00x27.80x8.20, unit: mm**
30.00x27.80x7.40, unit: mm***
Dimensions (with housing):
32.50x29.40x8.53, unit: mm
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
Shock & Vibration****
Shock:1500 G
Vibration: 15 G
NAND Flash Type: SLC
MTBF: >2,000,000 hours
RoHS Recast compliant
Complies with 2011/65/EU standard
*Varies from capacities. The values for performances and power consumptions presented are typical and may vary depending on flash configurations
or platform settings. The term idle refers to the standby state of the device.
**Standard type
***High-speed type
****Non-operating
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS .................................................................................................. 3
2. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 3
3. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................. 5
3.1 CAPACITY .............................................................................................................................................................5
3.2 PERFORMANCE .....................................................................................................................................................5
3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 6
3.4 MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF) ...........................................................................................................6
3.5 CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................6
4. FLASH MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 7
4.1 ERROR CORRECTION/DETECTION .........................................................................................................................7
4.2 BAD BLOCK MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................7
4.3 WEAR LEVELING ..................................................................................................................................................7
4.4 POWER FAILURE MANAGEMENT........................................................................................................................... 7
4.5 ATA SECURE ERASE ............................................................................................................................................7
4.6 TRIM ...................................................................................................................................................................8
4.7 SATA POWER MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................................. 8
5. SOFTWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................... 9
5.1 COMMAND SET .....................................................................................................................................................9
5.2 S.M.A.R.T............................................................................................................................................................9
6. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION ...................................................................................... 11
7. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................... 12
7.1 STANDARD ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
7.1.1 W/O Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 12
7.1.2 With Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 13
7.2 HIGH-SPEED ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
7.2.1 W/O Housing .............................................................................................................................................. 14
7.2.2 W/Housing .................................................................................................................................................. 15
8. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................ 16
8.1 PRODUCT CODE DESIGNATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 16
8.2 VALID COMBINATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... 17
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1. General Descriptions
SDM5 (SATA Disk Module 5) is our next generation disk-on-module (DOM) series that offers
elevated speed boost and higher error correction capabilities. Built with SATA 6 Gb/s interface, SDM5
delivers exceptional performance in data transfer.
With its SATA interface compliance and compact size, this high-speed disk module defines an ideal
balance of performance, capacities, reliability and cost. SDM5 is effective in boot industrial applications
and light operating systems for specific operations, while with some extra memory space for data storage.
The architectural nature of SATA disk module provides higher resistance to external environmental
influences and better flexibility for motherboard space.
Regarding data reliability, SDM5 is built in with powerful ECC engine that can correct up to 40-bit per 1KB
data. In addition, the controller unit of this DOM device supports wear-leveling, SMART and power failure
management for data integrity. Wit its trustable reliability, performance and cost effectiveness, Apacer s
SDM5 is definitely the ideal storage or cache solution for embedded and industrial computers, servers
and thin clients.
2. Pin Assignments
7P/180D w/o Housing
Power Pin1 (Vcc)
Signal Pin 1
Power cable
connector (optional)
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7P/180D W/ Housing
Power cable
connector
(optional)
Table 1-3: Signal segment
Pin
Type
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
GND
RxP
RxN
GND
TxN
TxP
GND
Description
+ Differential Receive Signal
- Differential Receive Signal
- Differential Transmit Signal
+ Differential Transmit Signal
Table 1-4: Power segment
Pin
Signal/Description
P1
P2
VCC (5V)
GND
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3. Product Specifications
3.1 Capacity
Capacity specification of SDM5 is available as shown in Table 3-1. It lists the specific capacity and the
default numbers of heads, sectors and cylinders for each product line.
Table 3-1: Capacity specifications
Capacity
Total bytes*
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
Max LBA
1 GB
1,011,032,064
1,959
16
63
1,974,672
2 GB
2,011,226,112
3,897
16
63
3,928,176
4 GB
4,011,614,208
7,773
16
63
7,835,184
8 GB
8,012,390,400
15,525
16
63
15,649,200
16 GB
16,013,942,784
16,383
16
63
31,277,232
32 GB
32,017,047,552
16,383
16
63
62,533,296
*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.
3.2 Performance
Performances of SDM5 are listed below in table 3-2.
Table 3-2: Performance (Standard)
Capacity
1 GB
2 GB
4 GB
8 GB
16 GB
Sustained read (MB/s)
37
42
38
42
42
Sustained write (MB/s)
14
28
21
37
41
Performance
Table 3-3: Performance (High-speed)
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
Sustained read (MB/s)
205
290
290
Sustained write (MB/s)
65
135
265
Performance
Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or host system setting
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3.3 Environmental Specifications
Environmental specification of SDM5 product follows MIL-STD-810 standards as shown in Table 3-4.
Table 3-4 SDM5 environmental specifications
Item
Specification
Operating temp.
0~70
Non-operating temp.
-40~100(
/ -40~85
)
Operating vibration
20~2000(Hz), 7.69 (Grms), random wave, X, Y, Z axis
Non-operating vibration
10~2000(Hz), 15(G), sine wave, X, Y, Z axis
Operating shock
50(G), 11(ms), half-sine wave
Non-operating shock
1500(G), 0.5(ms), half-sine wave
3.4 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is predicted based on reliability data for the individual components
in SDM5. The prediction result for SDM5 is more than 1,000,000 hours.
Notes about the MTBF:
The MTBF is predicated and calculated based on Telcordia Technologies Special Report, SR-332, Issue
2 method.
3.5 Certification and Compliance
SDM5 complies with the following standards:
CE
FCC
RoHS Recast
MIL-STD-810
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4. Flash Management
4.1 Error Correction/Detection
SDM5 implements a hardware ECC scheme, based on the BCH algorithm. It can detect and correct up to
40-bit error in 1K bytes.
4.2 Bad 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.
4.3 Wear Leveling
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.
4.4 Power Failure Management
Power Failure Management plays a crucial role when experiencing unstable power supply. Power
disruption may occur when users are storing data into the SSD. In this urgent situation, the controller
would run multiple write-to-flash cycles to store the metadata for later block rebuilding. This urgent
operation requires about several milliseconds to get it done. At the next power up, the firmware will
perform a status tracking to retrieve the mapping table and resume previously programmed NAND blocks
to check if there is any incompleteness of transmission.
4.5 ATA Secure Erase
ATA Secure Erase is an ATA disk purging command currently embedded in most of the storage drives.
Defined in ATA specifications, (ATA) Secure Erase is part of Security Feature Set that allows storage
drives to erase all user data areas. The erase process usually runs on the firmware level as most of the
ATA-based storage media currently in the market are built-in with this command. ATA Secure Erase can
securely wipe out the user data in the drive and protects it from malicious attack.
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4.6 TRIM
TRIM is a SATA command that helps improve the read/write performance and efficiency of solid-state
drives (SSD). The command enables the host operating system to inform SSD controller whick blocks
contain invalid data, mostly because of the erase commands from host. The invalid will be discarded
permanently and the SSD will retain more space for itself.
4.7 SATA Power Management
By complying with SATA 6.0 Gb/s specifications, the SSD supports the following SATA power saving
modes:
ACTIVE: PHY ready, full power, Tx & Rx operational
PARTIAL: Reduces power, resumes in under 10 µs (microseconds)
SLUMBER: Reduces power, resumes in under 10 ms (milliseconds)
HIPM: Host-Initiated Power Management
DIPM: Device-Initiated Power Management
AUTO-SLUMBER: Automatic transition from partial to slumber.
Note: the behaviors of power management features would depend on host/device settings.
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5. Software Interface
5.1 Command Set
Table 5-1: Command set
Code
Command
Code
Command
E5h
Check Power Mode
F3h
Security Erase Prepare
06h
Data Set Management
F4h
Security Erase Unit
90h
Execute Device Diagnostic
F5h
Security Freeze Lock
E7h
Flush Cache
F1h
Security Set Password
EAh
Flush Cache EXT
F2h
Security Unlock
Ech
Identify Device
70h
Seek
E3h
Idle
Efh
Set Features
E1h
Idle Immediate
C6h
Set Multiple Mode
91h
Initialize Device Parameters
E6h
Sleep
C8h
Read DMA
B0h
SMART
25h
Read DMA EXT
E2h
Standby
C4h
Read Multiple
E0h
Standby Immediate
29h
Read Multiple EXT
Cah
Write DMA
20h
Read Sector
35h
Write DMA EXT
24h
Read Sector EXT
C5h
Write Multiple
40h
Read Verify Sectors
39h
Write Multiple EXT
42h
Read Verify Sectors EXT
30h
Write Sector
10h
Recalibrate
34h
Write Sector EXT
F6h
Security Disable Password
5.2 S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T. is an abbreviation for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, a self-monitoring
system that provides indicators of drive health as well as potential disk problems. It serves as a warning
for users from unscheduled downtime by monitoring and displaying critical drive information. Ideally, this
should allow taking proactive actions to prevent drive failure and make use of S.M.A.R.T. information for
future product development reference.
Apacer devices use the standard SMART command B0h to read data out from the drive to activate our
S.M.A.R.T. feature that complies with the ATA/ATAPI specifications. S.M.A.R.T. Attribute IDs shall
include initial bad block count, total later bad block count, maximum erase count, average erase count,
power on hours and power cycle. When the S.M.A.R.T. Utility running on the host, it analyzes and reports
the disk status to the host before the device reaches in critical condition.
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Note: attribute IDs may vary from product models due to various solution design and supporting
capabilities.
Apacer memory products come with S.M.A.R.T. commands and subcommands for users to obtain
information of drive status and to predict potential drive failures. Users can take advantage of the
following commands/subcommands to monitor the health of the drive.
Code
D0h
D1h
D2h
D4h
D5h
D6h
D8h
D9h
DAh
SMART Subcommand
READ DATA
READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS
Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave
Execute Off-line Immediate
Read Log (optional)
Write Log (optional)
Enable Operations
Disable operations
Return Status
General SMART attribute structure
Byte
Description
0
ID (Hex)
1 2
Status flag
3
Value
4
Worst
5*-11
Raw Data
*Byte 5: LSB
ID (Hex)
9 (0x09)
12 (0x0C)
163 (0xA3)
164 (0xA4)
166 (0xA6)
167 (0xA7)
168 (0xA8)
175 (0xAF)
192 (0xC0)
194 (0xC2)
241 (0xF1)
SMART attribute ID list
Attribute Name
Power-on hours
Power cycle count
Max. erase count
Avg. erase count
Total later bad block count
SSD Protect Mode
SATA PHY Error Count
Bad Cluster Table Count
Unexpected Power Loss Count
Temperature
Total sectors of write
Note
General
General
General
General
General
0: R/W, 3: Read Only
Command Fail Count
ECC Fail Count
ATA Standby Command
PCB Temperature
LBA
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6. Electrical Specification
Caution: Absolute Maximum Stress Ratings
Applied conditions greater than those listed under
only and functional operation of the device at these conditions or conditions greater than those defined in
the operational sections of this data sheet is not implied. Exposure to absolute maximum stress rating
conditions may affect device reliability.
Table 6-1: Operating range
Items
Range
Supply Voltage
5V 5% (4.75-5.25V)
Ambient temperature
0°C to +70°C
-40°C to 85°C
Table 6-2: Typical power consumption (standard)
Capacity
1 GB
2 GB
4 GB
8 GB
16 GB
Active (mA)
125
125
125
125
130
Idle (mA)
95
95
95
95
95
Modes
Table 6-3: Typical power consumption (high-speed)
Capacity
Modes
Active (mA)
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
155
185
275
85
85
55
Idle (mA)
Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or host system setting
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7. Physical Characteristics
7.1 Standard
7.1.1 W/O Housing
For external power cable
connection: this feature is available
as an option for Standard Type.
Unit:
Tolerance: ± 0.25
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7.1.2 With Housing
For external power cable
connection: this feature is available
as an option for Standard Type.
Unit:
Tolerance: ± 0.25
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7.2
High-speed
Please be noted that High-speed type comes in only power cable-less form.
7.2.1 W/O Housing
Unit:
Tolerance: ± 0.25
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7.2.2 W/Housing
Unit:
Tolerance: ± 0.25
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8. Product Ordering Information
8.1
Product Code Designations
A P SDM x x x x X 3 A X
A T XX
C: only cable-less type
Blank: standard temp.
W : Wide Temp.
Flash type
FW Version
D: High Speed
N: Standard
A: Standard
Solution Version
Form Factor
A: 7/180 LP
B: 7/180 LPH
Capacities:
001G:
002G:
004G:
008G:
016G:
032G:
1GB
2GB
4GB
8GB
16GB
32GB
Serial ATA Flash Module
Apacer Product Code
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8.2 Valid Combinations
8.2.1 Standard Temperature
Standard (LP) 180D w/o Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
1GB
APSDM001GA3AN-AT
2GB
APSDM002GA3AN-AT
4GB
APSDM004GA3AN-AT
8GB
APSDM008GA3AN-AT
16GB
APSDM016GA3AN-AT
Standard (LPH) 180D with Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
1GB
APSDM001GB3AN-AT
2GB
APSDM002GB3AN-AT
4GB
APSDM004GB3AN-AT
8GB
APSDM008GB3AN-AT
16GB
APSDM016GB3AN-AT
High-Speed (LP) 180D w/o Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
8GB
APSDM008GA3AD-ATC
16GB
APSDM016GA3AD-ATC
32GB
APSDM032GA3AD-ATC
High-Speed (LPH) 180D with Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
8GB
APSDM008GB3AD-ATC
16GB
APSDM016GB3AD-ATC
32GB
APSDM032GB3AD-ATC
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8.2.2 Extended Temperature
Standard (LP) 180D w/o Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
1GB
APSDM001GA3AN-ATW
2GB
APSDM002GA3AN-ATW
4GB
APSDM004GA3AN-ATW
8GB
APSDM008GA3AN-ATW
16GB
APSDM016GA3AN-ATW
Standard (LPH) 180D with Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
1GB
APSDM001GB3AN-ATW
2GB
APSDM002GB3AN-ATW
4GB
APSDM004GB3AN-ATW
8GB
APSDM008GB3AN-ATW
16GB
APSDM016GB3AN-ATW
High-Speed (LP) 180D w/o Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
8GB
APSDM008GA3AD-ATWC
16GB
APSDM016GA3AD-ATWC
32GB
APSDM032GA3AD-ATWC
High-Speed (LPH) 180D with Housing (7pin) LP
Capacity
Standard
8GB
APSDM008GB3AD-ATWC
16GB
APSDM016GB3AD-ATWC
32GB
APSDM032GB3AD-ATWC
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
Remark
0.1
09/06/2013
Preliminary release
1.0
10/22/2013
Official release
1.1
11/13/2013
Added extra notes for power cable-less type in
Product Ordering Information
1.2
02/24/2014
Added wide range operating temperature feature
1.3
06/25/2014
Added 32GB for high speed series
1.4
10/09/2014
Updated Product Ordering Information due to the
addition of high-speed, wide temperature models
into the product line-up
1.5
04/15/2015
Revised typo : SDM5-M -> SDM5
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Global Presence
Taiwan (Headquarters)
Apacer Technology Inc.
Apacer Technology Inc.
1F., No.32, Zhongcheng Rd., Tucheng Dist.,
New Taipei City 236, Taiwan R.O.C.
Tel: 886-2-2267-8000
Fax: 886-2-2267-2261
amtsales@apacer.com
U.S.A.
Apacer Memory America, Inc.
386 Fairview Way, Suite102,
Milpitas, CA 95035
Tel: 1-408-518-8699
Fax: 1-408-935-9611
sa@apacerus.com
Japan
Apacer Technology Corp.
5F, Matsura Bldg., Shiba, Minato-Ku
Tokyo, 105-0014, Japan
Tel: 81-3-5419-2668
Fax: 81-3-5419-0018
jpservices@apacer.com
Europe
Apacer Technology B.V.
Science Park Eindhoven 5051 5692 EB Son,
The Netherlands
Tel: 31-40-267-0000
Fax: 31-40-267-0000#6199
sales@apacer.nl
China
Apacer Electronic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
1301, No.251,Xiaomuqiao Road, Shanghai,
200032, China
Tel: 86-21-5529-0222
Fax: 86-21-5206-6939
sales@apacer.com.cn
India
Apacer Technologies Pvt Ltd,
# 535, 1st Floor, 8th cross, JP Nagar 3rd Phase,
Bangalore 560078, India
Tel: 91-80-4152-9061
sales_india@apacer.com
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