Halogen-free
CompactFlash Series 5
Specifications for Industrial CompactFlash Card
August 7th, 2013
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
Compact Flash 5 series
AP-CFxxxxRXXS-XXXXXXA
Features:
CompactFlash Association Specification
Revision 4.1 Standard Interface
– 512 bytes per sector
– ATA command set compatible
– ATA transfer mode supports:
PIO Mode 6
Multiword DMA Mode 4
Ultra DMA Mode 5
PCMCIA UDMA Mode 5
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Temperature ranges
0°C to 70°C for operation (Standard)
-40°C to 85°C for operation (Extended)
-40°C to 100°C for storage
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Operating voltage
3.3 V
5.0 V
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–
Power consumption (typical)**
Active mode: 175 mA
Standby mode: 3 mA
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Connector Type
50 pins female
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Physical Dimensions
36.4mm x 42.8mm x 3.3mm
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Endurance (TBW: Terabytes Written)
128 MB: 0.5 TBW
256 MB: 1.1 TBW
512 MB: 2.3 TBW
1 GB: 4.5 TBW
2 GB: 9.1 TBW
4 GB: 18.2 TBW
8 GB: 36.5 TBW
16 GB: 73.0 TBW
32 GB: 146.0 TBW
64 GB: 292.1 TBW
Capacities
128, 256, 512 MB
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 GB
Performance
Sustained read: Up to 55 MB/sec
Sustained write: Up to 42 MB/sec
Intelligent ATA/IDE module
Wear-leveling algorithms to substantially
increase longevity of flash media
– Built-in BCH ECC capable of correcting
up to 24 bits in 1,024 byte data
– Flash block management
– Power failure management
– Supports S.M.A.R.T commands
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NAND Flash Type: SLC
Halogen free
*Performance and power consumption may vary depending on host system configurations.
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 3
1.1 INTELLIGENT COMPACTFLASH MODULE .............................................................................................................3
1.1.1 Wear-leveling algorithms .............................................................................................................................3
1.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. Technology .................................................................................................................................3
1.1.3 Built-in Hardware ECC ................................................................................................................................3
1.1.4 Flash Block Management .............................................................................................................................3
1.1.5 Power Failure Management .........................................................................................................................4
2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK .......................................................................................................... 4
3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 5
4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................ 7
4.1 CAPACITY .............................................................................................................................................................7
4.2 PERFORMANCE .....................................................................................................................................................7
4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................8
4.4 CERTIFICATION & COMPLIANCE ...........................................................................................................................8
4.5 ENDURANCE ........................................................................................................................................................8
5. SOFTWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................... 9
5.1 CF-ATA COMMAND SET ......................................................................................................................................9
6. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION ...................................................................................... 10
7. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................... 11
7.1 DIMENSION .........................................................................................................................................................11
8. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................ 12
8.1 PRODUCT CODE DESIGNATIONS .........................................................................................................................12
8.2 VALID COMBINATIONS .......................................................................................................................................13
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1. General Description
Apacer’s value-added Industrial CompactFlash Card offers high performance, high reliability and powerefficient storage. Regarding standard compliance, this CompactFlash Card complies with CompactFlash
specification revision 4.1, supporting transfer modes up to Programmed Input Output (PIO) Mode 6, Multiword Direct Memory Access (DMA) Mode 4, Ultra DMA Mode 5, and PCMCIA Ultra DMA Mode 5.
Apacer’s value-added CFC provides complete PCMCIA – ATA functionality and compatibility. Apacer ‘s
CompactFlash technology is designed for applications in Point of Sale (POS) terminals, telecom, IP-STB,
medical instruments, surveillance systems, industrial PCs and handheld applications such as the new
generation of Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras.
1.1 Intelligent CompactFlash Module
1.1.1 Wear-leveling algorithms
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. On the other hand, NAND flash storage adopts flash as their primary media.
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 earlier.
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.
1.1.2 S.M.A.R.T. Technology
S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, an open standard
allowing disk drives to automatically monitor their own health and report potential problems. It protects the
user from unscheduled downtime by monitoring and storing critical drive performance and calibration
parameters. Ideally, this should allow taking proactive actions to prevent impending drive failure. Apacer
SMART feature adopts the standard SMART command B0h to read data from the drive. When the Apacer
SMART Utility running on the host, it analyzes and reports the disk status to the host before the device is
in critical condition.
1.1.3 Built-in Hardware ECC
This CompactFlash card employs BCH Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms. This on-chip hardware
BCH-ECC engines is 13/24 bit programmed that can correct up to 24-bit errors per 1,024 byte data. This
built-in hardware ECC performs parity generation and error detection/correction for data integrity.
1.1.4 Flash Block Management
Contemporary process technology is unable to guarantee total reliability of NAND flash memory array.
When a flash memory device leaves factory, it comes with a highly minimal number of initial bad block
during production or out-of-factory as there is no currently known technology that produce flash chips free
of bad blocks. On the other hand, 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.
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1.1.5 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
2. Functional Block
The CompactFlash Card (CFC) includes a controller and flash media, as well as the CompactFlash
standard interface. Figure 2-1 shows the functional block diagram.
Figure 2-1: Functional block diagram
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3. Pin Assignments
Table 3-1 lists the pin assignments with respective signal names for the 50-pin configuration. A “#” suffix
indicates the active low signal. The pin type can be input, output or input/output.
Table 3-1: Pin assignments (1 of 2)
Pin No.
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
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
Memory card mode
Signal name
GND
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
#CE1
A10
#OE
A9
A8
A7
VCC
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
D0
D1
D2
WP
#CD2
#CD1
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
#CE2
#VS1
#IORD
#IOWR
#WE
RDY/-BSY
VCC
#CSEL
#VS2
RESET
Pin I/O type
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I/O
I/O
I/O
O
O
O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
O
I
I
I
O
I
O
I
I/O card mode
Signal name
GND
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
#CE1
A10
#OE
A9
A8
A7
VCC
A6
A5
A4
A3
A2
A1
A0
D0
D1
D2
#IOIS16
#CD2
#CD1
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
#CE2
#VS1
#IORD
#IOWR
#WE
#IREQ
VCC
#CSEL
#VS2
RESET
Pin I/O type
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I/O
I/O
I/O
O
O
O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
O
I
I
I
O
I
O
I
True IDE mode
Signal name
GND
D3
D4
D5
D6
D7
#CS0
1
A10
#ATA SEL
1
A9
1
A8
1
A7
VCC
1
A6
1
A5
1
A4
1
A3
A2
A1
A0
D0
D1
D2
#IOCS16
#CD2
#CD1
D11
D12
D13
D14
D15
#CS1
#VS1
#IORD
#IOWR
#WE
INTRQ
VCC
#CSEL
#VS2
#RESET
Pin I/O type
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I/O
I/O
I/O
O
O
O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I
O
I
I
I
O
I
O
I
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Table 3-1: Pin assignments (2 of 2)
Pin No.
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
1.
2.
Memory card mode
Signal name
#WAIT
#INPACK
#REG
BVD2
BVD1
D8
D9
D10
GND
Pin I/O type
O
O
I
O
O
I/O
I/O
I/O
-
I/O card mode
Signal name
#WAIT
#INPACK
#REG
#SPKR
#STSCHG
D8
D9
D10
GND
Pin I/O type
O
O
I
O
O
I/O
I/O
I/O
-
True IDE mode
Signal name
IORDY
2
DMARQ
2
DMACK
#DASP
#PDIAG
D8
D9
D10
GND
Pin I/O type
O
O
I
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
I/O
-
The signal should be grounded by the host.
Connection required when UDMA is in use.
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4. Product Specification
4.1 Capacity
Capacity specification of the Compact Flash Card series (CFC) is available as shown in Table 4-1. It lists
the specific capacity and the default numbers of heads, sectors and cylinders for each product line.
Table 4-1: Capacity specifications
Capacity
Total bytes
128 MB
1
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
Max LBA
128,450,560
980
8
32
250,880
256 MB
256,901,120
980
16
32
501,760
512 MB
512,483,328
993
16
63
1,000,944
1GB
1,024,966,656
1,986
16
63
2,001,888
2GB
2,048,901,120
3,970
16
63
4,001,760
4GB
4,110,188,544
7,964
16
63
8,027,712
8GB
8,195,604,480
15,880
16
63
16,007,040
16GB
16,391,340,032
16,383
16
63
32,014,336
32GB
32,019,316,736
16,383
16
63
62,537,728
64 GB
64,030,244,864
16,383
16
83
125,059,072
Notes:
Display of total bytes varies from operating systems.
Cylinders, heads or sectors are not applicable for these capacities. Only LBA addressing applies
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.
4.2 Performance
Performances of the CF cards are listed in Table 4-2
Table 4-2: Performance specifications
Capacity
128 MB
256 MB
512 MB
1 GB
2 GB
4 GB
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Sustained
read (MB/s)
21
24
47
45
55
55
55
48
57
50
Sustained
write (MB/s)
6
6
22
19
25
35
42
38
27
26
Performance
Notes: performance may vary depending on flash configurations or host system settings.
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4.3 Environmental Specifications
Environmental specification of the Compact Flash Card series (CFC) which follows the MIL-STD-810F
standards is available as shown in Table 4-3.
Table 4-3: Environmental specifications
Environment
Temperature
Specification
Operation
0°C to 70°C; -40°C to 85°C (Extended Temperature)
Storage
-40°C to 100°C
Vibration (Non-Operation)
Shock (Non-Operation)
Sine wave : 10~2000Hz, 15G (X, Y, Z axes)
Half sine wave 1,500G (X, Y, Z ; All 6 axes)
4.4 Certification & Compliance
The CompactFlash card complies with the following global standards:
CE
FCC
Halogen-free
CompactFlash Association Specification Revision 4.1
EMC
4.5 Endurance
The endurance of a storage device is predicted by TeraBytes 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
TeraBytes Written
128 MB
0.5
256 MB
1.1
512 MB
2.3
1 GB
4.5
2 GB
9.1
4 GB
18.2
8 GB
36.5
16 GB
73.0
32 GB
146.0
64 GB
292.1
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.
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5. Software Interface
5.1 CF-ATA Command Set
Table 5-1: CFC-ATA command set
Command
Code
Check-Power-Mode
E5H or 98H
Execute-Drive-Diagnostic
90H
Erase-Sector(s)
C0H
Flush-Cache
E7H
Format-Track
50H
Identify-Drive
ECH
Idle
E3H or 97H
Idle-Immediate
E1H or 95H
Initialize-Drive-Parameters
91H
NOP
00H
Read-Buffer
E4H
Read-Multiple
C4H
Read-Sector(s)
20H or 21H
Read-Verify-Sector(s)
40H or 41H
Recalibrate
1XH
Request-Sense
03H
Seek
7XH
Set-Features
EFH
Set-Multiple-mode
C6H
Set-Sleep-Mode
E6H or 99H
Standby
E2H or 96H
Standby-Immediate
E0H or 94H
Translate-Sector
87H
Write-Buffer
E8H
Write-Multiple
C5H
Write-Multiple-Without-Erase
CDH
Write-Sector(s)
30H or 31H
Write-Sector(s)-Without-Erase
38H
Write-Verify
3CH
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6. Electrical Specification
Caution: Absolute Maximum Stress Ratings – Applied conditions greater than those listed under
“Absolute Maximum Stress Ratings” may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating
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
Standard Operating Temperature
0°C to +70°C
Extended Operating Temperature
Supply voltage
-40°C to +85°C
5V± 5% (4.75-5.25V)
3.3V ± 5% (3.135-3.465V)
Table 6-2: Absolute maximum power pin stress ratings
Parameter
Symbol
Input Power
Voltage on any pin except VDD with respect to GND
VDD
V
Conditions
-0.3V min. to 6.5V max.
-0.5V min. to VDD + 0.5V max.
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7. Physical Characteristics
7.1 Dimension
FIGURE 7-1: Physical dimension
Unit: mm
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8. Product Ordering Information
8.1 Product Code Designations
A P – CF x x x x R X X S – XXXXXX A
Firmware version
Specification
RM: Removable
NR: Non-Removable
ET: Extended Temperature
NDRM: Non-DMA + Removable
NDNR: Non-DMA + Non-Removable
ETRM: Ext. Temp. + Removable
ETNR: Ext. Temp. + Non-Removable
ETNDRM: Ext. Temp + Non-DMA + Removable
ETNDNR: Ext. Temp + Non-DMA + Non-Removable
Halogen Free Compliant
Configuration
：
F Dual Channel
N : Standard
CTL Type
7: CTL BGA Package
9: CTL TSOP Package
CFC Type
Capacities:
128M
256M
512M
001G:
002G
004G:
008G
016G
032G
064G
128MB
256MB
512MB
1GB
2GB
4GB
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
Model Name
Apacer Product Code
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8.2
Valid Combinations
8.2.1 Standard Temperature
8.2.1.1 Non-Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-NRA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-NRA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-NRA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-NRA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-NRA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-NRA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-NRA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-NR
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-NR
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-NR
8.2.1.2 Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-RMA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-RMA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-RMA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-RMA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-RMA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-RMA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-RMA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-RM
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-RM
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-RM
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8.2.1.3 Non-DMA + Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-NDRMA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-NDRMA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-NDRMA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-NDRMA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-NDRMA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-NDRMA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-NDRMA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-NDRM
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-NDRM
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-NDRM
8.2.1.4 Non-DMA + Non-Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-NDNRA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-NDNRA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-NDNRA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-NDNRA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-NDNRA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-NDNRA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-NDNRA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-NDNR
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-NDNR
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-NDNR
Note: Please consult with Apacer sales representatives for availabilities.
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8.2.2 Extended Temperature
8.2.2.1 Ext. Temp. + Non-Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-ETNRA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-ETNRA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-ETNRA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-ETNRA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-ETNRA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-ETNRA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-ETNRA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-ETNR
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-ETNR
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-ETNR
8.2.2.2 Ext. Temp. + Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-ETRMA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-ETRMA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-ETRMA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-ETRMA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-ETRMA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-ETRMA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-ETRMA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-ETRM
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-ETRM
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-ETRM
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8.2.2.3 Non-DMA + Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-ETNDRMA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-ETNDRMA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-ETNDRMA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-ETNDRMA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-ETNDRMA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-ETNDRMA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-ETNDRMA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-ETNDRM
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-ETNDRM
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-ETNDRM
8.2.2.4 Non-DMA + Non-Removable
Capacity
AP/N
128MB
AP-CF128MR9NS-ETNDNRA
256MB
AP-CF256MR9NS-ETNDNRA
512MB
AP-CF512MR9NS-ETNDNRA
1GB
AP-CF001GR9NS-ETNDNRA
2GB
AP-CF002GR9NS-ETNDNRA
4GB
AP-CF004GR9NS-ETNDNRA
8GB
AP-CF008GR9NS-ETNDNRA
16GB
AP-CF016GR9FS-ETNDNR
32GB
AP-CF032GR9FS-ETNDNR
64GB
AP-CF064GR7FS-ETNDNR
Note: Please consult with Apacer sales representatives for availabilities.
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
Remark
1.0
06/19/2012
Official release
1.1
09/07/2012
Revised Product Ordering Information
Updated performance and product ordering
information due to change in NAND flash use
1.2
08/07/2013
Updated the address of Taiwan headquarter
Added endurance (TBW) section
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