RoHS Compliant
Serial ATA Flash Drive
mSATA H1-M Product Specifications
July 13, 2015
Version 1.8
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
http://www.apacer.com
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mSATA Flash Drive
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Features:
Compliance with SATA Revision 3.1
– SATA 6.0 Gbps interface
– Backward compatible with SATA 1.5/3.0
Gbps interfaces
– ATA command set
Temperature ranges
– Operating:
Standard: 0°C to 70°C
Extended: -40°C to 85°C
– Storage: -40°C to 85°C
Capacities
– 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 GB
Supply voltage
– 3.3 V ± 5%
Performance*
– Interface burst read/write: 600 MB/sec
– Sustained read: up to 520 MB/sec
– Sustained write: up to 185 MB/sec
Power consumption (typical)*
– Active mode: 485 mA
– Idle mode: 100 mA
Form factor
– JEDEC MO-300
– Dimensions (50.80 x 29.85 x 1.00, unit: ㎜)
Connector
– 52-pin mSATA signal connector
RoHS compliant
Device Sleep (optional)
Flash Management
– Built-in hardware ECC
– Wear leveling
– Bad block management
– S.M.A.R.T.
– Power Failure Management
– TRIM
NAND Flash Type: MLC
Endurance
– 8 GB: 7 TBW
– 16GB: 14 TBW
– 32GB: 28 TBW
– 64GB: 57 TBW
– 128GB: 114 TBW
– 256 GB: 228 TBW
*Varies from capacities. The values addressed here are typical and may vary depending on host system settings.
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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 .............................................................................................. 6
3.1 Error Correction/Detection ............................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Bad Block Management ................................................................................................................... 6
3.3 Wear Leveling .................................................................................................................................. 6
3.4 Power Failure Management ............................................................................................................. 6
3.5 TRIM ................................................................................................................................................ 6
3.6 Secure Erase ................................................................................................................................... 6
4. Environment Specifications.............................................................................. 7
4.1 Environmental .................................................................................................................................. 7
4.2 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) ............................................................................................. 7
4.3 Certification and Compliance ........................................................................................................... 7
4.4 Endurance ........................................................................................................................................ 8
5. Electrical Characteristics ................................................................................. 9
5.1 Operating Voltage ............................................................................................................................ 9
5.2 Power Consumption......................................................................................................................... 9
6. Mechanical Specifications .............................................................................. 10
6.1 Dimensions .................................................................................................................................... 10
7. Product Ordering Information ........................................................................ 11
7.1 Product Code Designation ............................................................................................................. 11
7.2 Valid Combination .......................................................................................................................... 12
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1. Product Description
1.1 Introduction
Apacer mSATA H1-M delivers all the advantages of flash disk technology with the Serial ATA 6.0 Gbps
interface and is fully compliant with the standard mSATA form factor, known as JEDEC MO-300 standard. The
module is designed to operate at optimal efficiency and reliability. Its performance can reach up to 520 MB/s
read and up to 185MB/s write. Meanwhile, the power consumption of the mSATA module is much lower than
traditional hard drives.
1.2 Capacity Specification
Table 1-1 Capacity specification
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
Total Bytes
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
Max LBA
8,012,390,400
16,013,942,784
32,017,047,552
64,023,257,088
128,035,676,160
256,060,514,304
15,525
16,383
16,383
16,383
16,383
16,383
16
16
16
16
16
16
63
63
63
63
63
63
15,649,200
31,277,232
62,533,296
125,045,424
250,069,680
500,118,192
*Display of total bytes varies from file systems.
**Cylinders, heads or sectors are not applicable for these capacities. Only LBA addressing applies.
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 mSATA H1-M is shown in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 Performance specification
Capacity
Performance
Sustained Read
(MB/s)
Sustained Write
(MB/s)
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
155
315
520
520
525
520
80
150
180
185
175
170
Note: Performance varies from flash configurations or host system settings.
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1.4 Pin Assignments
Pin assignment of the mSATA H1-M is shown in Figure 1-2 and described in Table 1-3.
Pin 1
Pin 51
Figure 1-2 Apacer mSATA H1-M pin assignment
Table 1-3 Pin Assignment Description
Pin mSATA Pin
#
1
NC
Description
Pin # mSATA Pin
No Connect
27
SATA GND
Description
SATA Ground Return Pin
2
+3.3V
3.3V Source
28
NC
No Connect
3
NC
No Connect
29
SATA GND
SATA Ground Return Pin
4
DGND
Digital GND
30
NC
No Connect
5
NC
No Connect
31
-A
Host Transmitter Differential Signal Pair
6
NC
No Connect
32
NC
No Connect
7
NC
No Connect
33
+A
Host Transmitter Differential Signal Pair
8
NC
No Connect
34
DGND
Digital GND
9
DGND
Digital GND
35
SATA GND
SATA Ground Return Pin
10
NC
No Connect
36
NC
No Connect
11
NC
No Connect
37
SATA GND
SATA Ground Return Pin
12
NC
No Connect
38
NC
No Connect
13
NC
No Connect
39
+3.3V
3.3V Source
14
NC
No Connect
40
DGND
Digital GND
15
DGND
Digital GND
41
+3.3V
3.3V Source
16
NC
No Connect
42
NC
No Connect
17
NC
No Connect
43
NC
No Connect
18
DGND
Digital GND
44
NC
No Connect
19
NC
No Connect
45
Vendor
Vendor specific
20
NC
No Connect
46
NC
No Connect
21
SATA GND
SATA Ground Return Pin
47
Vendor
Vendor specific
22
NC
No Connect
48
NC
No Connect
23
+B
Host Receiver Differential Signal Pair
49
DA/DSS
Device activity signal
24
+3.3V
3.3V Source
50
DGND
Digital GND
25
-B
Host Receiver Differential Signal Pair
51
GND
Default connect to GND
26
SATA GND
SATA Ground Return Pin
52
+3.3V
3.3V Source
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2. Software Interface
2.1 Command Set
Table 2-1 summarizes the ATA commands supported by mSATA H1-M.
Table 2-1: Command set
Code
Command
Code
Command
E5h
Check power mode
F6h
Security Disable Password
06h
Data Set management
F3h
Security Erase Prepare
B1H
DCO
F4h
Security Erase Unit
92h
Download Microcode PIO
F5h
Security Freeze Lock
93h
Download Microcode DMA
F1h
Security Set Password
90h
Execute drive diagnostic
F2h
Security Unlock
E7h
Flush cache
70h
Seek
Eah
Flush cache Ext
Efh
Set features
Ech
Identify device
F9h
Set Max Address
E3h
Idle
37h
Set Max Address Ext
E1h
Idle immediate
C6h
Set multiple mode
91h
Initialize drive parameters
E6h
Sleep
E4h
Read buffer
B0h
Smart
C9h
Read DMA (w/o retry)
E2h
Standby
C8h
Read DMA (w/retry)
E0h
Standby immediate
25h
Read DMA Ext
E8h
Write buffer
60h
Read FPDMA QUEUED
CBh
Write DMA (w/o retry)
2Fh
Read Log Ext
Cah
Write DMA (w/retry)
C4h
Read multiple
35h
Write DMA Ext
29h
Read multiple Ext
3Dh
Write DMA FUA Ext
F8h
Read native max address
61h
Write FPDMA QUEUED
27h
Read native max Ext
3Fh
Write Log Ext
21h
Read sector(s) (w/o retry)
C5h
Write multiple
20h
Read sector(s) (w/retry)
39h
Write multiple Ext
24h
Read sector(s) Ext
Ceh
Write multiple FUA Ext
42h
Read Verify Ext
31h
Write sector(s) (w/o retry)
41h
Read verify sector(s) (w/o retry)
30h
Write sector(s) (w/retry)
40h
Read verify sector(s) (w/retry)
34h
Write sector(s) Ext
10h
Recalibrate
45h
Write uncorrectable
Note. Security command will only be workable when device runs in non-OPAL compliant mode.
2.2 S.M.A.R.T.
SMART, an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, is an open standard that allows a
hard disk drive to automatically detect its health and report potential failures. When a failure is recorded by
SMART, users can choose to replace the drive to prevent unexpected outage or data loss. Moreover, SMART
can inform users of impending failures while there is still time to perform proactive actions, such as copy data to
another device.
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3. Flash Management
3.1 Error Correction/Detection
Flash memory cells will deteriorate with use, which might generate random bit errors in the stored data. Thus,
this mSATA SSD module applies the BCH ECC Algorithm, which can detect and correct errors occur during
Read process, ensure data been read correctly, as well as protect data from corruption. This device can correct
up to 72bit/1K data.
3.2 Bad Block Management
Bad blocks are blocks that include one or more invalid bits, and their reliability is not guaranteed. Blocks that
are identified and marked as bad by the manufacturer are referred to as “Initial Bad Blocks”. Bad blocks that
are developed during the lifespan of the flash are named “Later Bad Blocks”. Apacer implements an efficient
bad block management algorithm to detect the factory-produced bad blocks and manages any bad blocks that
appear with use. This practice further prevents data being stored into bad blocks and improves the data
reliability.
3.3 Wear Leveling
NAND Flash devices can only undergo a limited number of program/erase cycles, and in most cases, the flash
media are not used evenly. If some areas get updated more frequently than others, the lifetime of the device
would be reduced significantly. Thus, Wear Leveling technique is applied to extend the lifespan of NAND Flash
by evenly distributing write and erase cycles across the media.
Apacer provides advanced Wear Leveling algorithm, which can efficiently spread out the flash usage through
the whole flash media area. Moreover, by implementing both dynamic and static Wear Leveling algorithms, the
life expectancy of the NAND Flash is greatly improved.
3.4 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
flush 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.
3.5 TRIM
TRIM is a feature which helps improve the read/write performance and speed of solid-state drives (SSD).
Unlike hard disk drives (HDD), SSDs are not able to overwrite existing data, so the available space gradually
becomes smaller with each use. With the TRIM command, the operating system can inform the SSD which
blocks of data are no longer in use and can be removed permanently. Thus, the SSD will perform the erase
action, which prevents unused data from occupying blocks all the time.
3.6 Secure Erase
Secure Erase is a standard ATA command and will write all “0xFF” to fully wipe all the data on hard drives and
SSDs. When this command is issued, the SSD controller will empty its storage blocks and return to its factory
default settings.
Note. Secure erase command belongs to ATA security command.
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4. Environment Specifications
4.1 Environmental
Table 4-1 mSATA H1-M environmental specifications
Environment
Specification
0°C to 70°C (Operating)
-40°C to 85°C (Extended)
Temperature
-40°C to 85°C (in storage)
RH 90% under 40°C
Humidity
1500G, 0.5ms
Shock
20Hz~80Hz/1.52mm (frequency/displacement)
80Hz~2000Hz/20G (frequency/displacement)
Vibration
X, Y, Z axis/60mins each
80cm free fall, 6 face of each
Drop
≧20N, hold 1min/5times
Bending
0.5N-m or 5deg, hold 5min/5times
Torque
Pass
ESD
Note: Shock and Vibration specifications are subject to change without notice.
4.2 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
MTBF, an acronym for Mean Time Between Failures, is a measure of a device’s reliability. Its value represents
the average time between a repair and the next failure. The measure is typically in units of hours. The higher
the MTBF value, the higher the reliability of the device. The predicted result of this mSATA device is higher
than 1,000,000 hours.
4.3 Certification and Compliance
mSATA H1-M complies with the following standards:
SATA Revision 3.1
RoHS
ATA/ATAPI
FCC
CE
BSMI
MIL-STD-810G
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4.4 Endurance
The endurance of a storage device is predicted by Tera Bytes Written based on several factors related to
usage, such as the amount of data written into the drive, block management conditions, and daily workload for
the drive. Thus, key factors, such as Write Amplifications and the number of P/E cycles, can influence the
lifespan of the drive.
Capacity
Tera Bytes Written
8 GB
7
16 GB
14
32 GB
28
64 GB
57
128 GB
114
256 GB
228
Notes:
The measurement assumes the data written to the SSD for test is under a typical and constant rate.
The measurement follows the standard metric: 1 TB (Terabyte) = 1000 GB.
This estimation complies with JEDEC JESD-219, enterprise endurance workload of random data with
payload size distribution.
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5. Electrical Characteristics
5.1 Operating Voltage
Table 5-1 lists the supply voltage for mSATA H1-M.
Table 5-1 mSATA H1-M operating voltage
Parameter
Conditions
Supply
Voltage
3.3V ±5%
5.2 Power Consumption
Table 5-2 lists the power consumption for mSATA H1-M.
Table 5-2 Power consumption (typical)
Capacity
Mode
Active
(mA)
Idle
(mA)
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
270
325
415
440
460
485
100
95
95
95
95
95
Note: Power consumptions may vary depending on host system settings.
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6. Mechanical Specifications
6.1 Dimensions
Unit: ㎜
Tolerance: ± 0.2
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7. Product Ordering Information
7.1 Product Code Designation
AP
SDM
xxxx
M
1
HN
-
X
TM X
Operating Temperature Range
Blank: 0℃ ~ 70℃
W: -40℃ ~ 85℃
Flash Type
Version Control
Apacer Brand
Solution Version
Form Factor:
M= JEDEC MO-300
Capacity
008G = 8 GB
016G = 16GB
032G = 32GB
064G = 64GB
128G = 128GB
256G = 256GB
SATA Disk Module
Apacer Product Code
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7.2 Valid Combination
7.2.1 Operating Temperature (0℃ ~ 70℃)
Capacity
no DEVSLP
8GB
APSDM008GM1HN-7TM
16GB
APSDM016GM1HN-7TM
32GB
APSDM032GM1HN-7TM
64GB
APSDM064GM1HN-7TM
128GB
APSDM128GM1HN-7TM
256GB
APSDM256GM1HN-7TM
7.2.2 Operating Temperature (-40℃
Capacity
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
128GB
256GB
DEVSLP
APSDM008GM1HN-8TM
APSDM016GM1HN-8TM
APSDM032GM1HN-8TM
APSDM064GM1HN-8TM
APSDM128GM1HN-8TM
APSDM256GM1HN-8TM
~ 85℃)
no DEVSLP
APSDM008GM1HN-7TMW
APSDM016GM1HN-7TMW
APSDM032GM1HN-7TMW
APSDM064GM1HN-7TMW
APSDM128GM1HN-7TMW
APSDM256GM1HN-7TMW
DEVSLP
APSDM008GM1HN-8TMW
APSDM016GM1HN-8TMW
APSDM032GM1HN-8TMW
APSDM064GM1HN-8TMW
APSDM128GM1HN-8TMW
APSDM256GM1HN-8TMW
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Revision History
Revision
Description
Date
1.0
Official release
09/04/2014
1.1
Revised temperature specifications
09/26/2014
1.2
Revised Serial ATA spec support : 3.0 -> 3.1
11/07/2014
1.3
Added endurance information
11/20/2014
1.4
Added 8 GB specifications
12/10/2014
1.5
Updated performance and power consumption specifications
01/15/2015
1.6
MIL-STD-810G approved, added in section 4.3 “Certification and
Compliance” list
03/18/2015
1.7
- Revised product ordering information due to FW change
- Revised endurance value due to estimation method change
07/06/2015
1.8
Changed dimension picture - add max component height
07/13/2015
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