RoHS Recast Compliant
SATA-Disk Module 5A-M
SDM5A-M 7P/90D MP2 Product Specifications (Toshiba 15nm)
November 24, 2016
Version 1.1
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Features:
Standard Serial ATA Interface
– Serial ATA Revision 3.1
– SATA 6.0 Gbps interface
– ATA-8 command set
– Backward compatible with SATA 1.5/3.0
Gbps
Capacity
– 8, 16, 32, 64 GB
Performance*
– Burst read/write: 600 MB/sec
– Sustained read: up to 245 MB/sec
– Sustained write: up to 75 MB/sec
Flash Management
– Built-in hardware ECC
– Static/dynamic wear-leveling
– Flash bad-block management
– S.M.A.R.T.
– Power Failure Management
– ATA Secure Erase
NAND Flash Type: MLC
MTBF: >1,000,000 hours
Temperature Range
– Operating:
Standard: 0°C to 70°C
Extended: -40°C to 85°C
– Storage: -40°C to 100°C
Supply Voltage
– 5.0 V ± 5%
Power Consumption*
– Active mode: 205 mA
– Idle mode: 80 mA
Connector Type
– 7-pin SATA signal connector
– 15-pin SATA power connector
Form Factor
– SATA Disk Module: 7-pin/90 degree Middle
Profile 2
– Dimensions: 52.25x24.00x15.20, unit: mm
Shock & Vibration**
– Shock:1,500 G
– Vibration: 15 G
Write Protect Switch (optional)
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.
**Non-operating
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 3
2. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 3
3. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................. 4
3.1 CAPACITY ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.2 PERFORMANCE .....................................................................................................................................................4
3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................4
3.4 MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF) ...........................................................................................................5
3.5 CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................5
4. FLASH MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................ 6
4.1 ERROR CORRECTION/DETECTION .........................................................................................................................6
4.2 BAD BLOCK MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................................6
4.3 WEAR LEVELING ..................................................................................................................................................6
4.4 PAGE MAPPING FTL .............................................................................................................................................6
4.5 POWER FAILURE MANAGEMENT........................................................................................................................... 6
4.6 ATA SECURE ERASE ............................................................................................................................................7
5. SOFTWARE INTERFACE ..................................................................................................... 8
5.1 COMMAND SET .....................................................................................................................................................8
5.2 S.M.A.R.T............................................................................................................................................................ 8
6. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 10
7. MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................... 11
7.1 DIMENSIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 11
7.2 WRITE PROTECT SWITCH (OPTIONAL) ................................................................................................................ 12
8. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ......................................................................... 13
8.1 PRODUCT CODE DESIGNATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 13
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1. General Description
Apacer’s SDM5A-M (SATA Disk Module 5A-M) is our next generation disk-on-module (DOM) series that
offers elevated speed boost and higher error correction capabilities. Built with SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface,
SDM5A-M delivers higher performance in data transfer than its previous SDM selections, reaching up to
245 MB/s in read and 75 MB/s in write.
With its SATA interface compliance and compact size, this high-speed disk module defines an ideal
balance of performance, capacities, reliability and cost. SDM5A-M comes in moderate capacities that are
suitable to 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, SDM5A-M is built in with powerful ECC engine that can correct up to 40 bits per
1KB data. In addition, the controller unit of this DOM device supports wear-leveling, SMART and power
failure management for data integrity. With its trustable reliability, performance and cost effectiveness,
Apacer’s SDM5A-M is definitely the ideal storage or cache solution for embedded and industrial
computers, servers and thin clients.
2. Pin Assignments
Power P1 of
power cable
connector
Table 1-1 Signal Segment
Pin
Type
Table 1-2 Power Segment
Description
S1
GND
S2
RxP
+ Differential Receive Signal
S3
RxN
- Differential Receive Signal
S4
GND
S5
TxN
- Differential Transmit Signal
S6
TxP
+ Differential Transmit Signal
S7
GND
Pin
Signal/Description
P1
VCC (5V)
P2
GND
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3. Product Specifications
3.1 Capacity
Capacity specifications of SDM5A-M are 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
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
64 GB
64,023,257,088
16,383
16
63
125,045,424
*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
Performance of SDM5A-M is listed below in Table 3-2.
Table 3-2 Performance
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Sustained Read (MB/s)
105
215
210
245
Sustained Write (MB/s)
24
48
42
75
Performance
Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or host system setting.
3.3 Environmental Specifications
Environmental specifications of SDM5A-M product family follow the MIL-STD-810 standards are available
as shown in Table 3-3.
Table 3-3 Environmental Specifications
Item
Specifications
Operating temp.
0°C to 70°C (Standard); -40°C to 85°C (Extended)
Non-operating temp.
Operating vibration
-40°C to 100°C
7.69 Grms, 20~2000 Hz/random (compliant with MIL-STD-810G)
Non-operating vibration
4.02 Grms, 15 ~ 2000 Hz/sine (compliant with MIL-STD-810G)
Operating shock
50(G), 11(ms), half-sine wave
Non-operating shock
1,500(G), 0.5(ms), half-sine wave
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3.4 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is predicted based on reliability data for the individual components
in SDM5A-M. The prediction result for SDM5A-M is more than 1,000,000 hours.
Note: The MTBF is predicated and calculated based on “Telcordia Technologies Special Report, SR-332,
Issue 2” method.
3.5 Certification and Compliance
SDM5A-M complies with the following standards:
CE
FCC
RoHS Recast
MIL-STD-810
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4. Flash Management
4.1 Error Correction/Detection
SDM5A-M implements a hardware ECC scheme, based on the BCH algorithm. It can detect and correct
up to 16 bits or 24 bits 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 Page Mapping FTL
Page mapping is a 4K-based firmware technology whose essence lies in the ability to gather data,
distribute the data into 4KB blocks automatically, and then schedule the data to be evenly written. This
implementation is also evidenced by JEDEC that 4KB is the most frequently used block size for data
read/write access, constituting 67% of server workload. Thus, 4K page mapping is adopted to increase
random access speed and improve SSD lifespan, reduce block erase frequency, and achieve optimized
performance and lifespan.
4.5 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.
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4.6 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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5. Software Interface
5.1 Command Set
This section defines the software requirements and the format of the commands the host sends to
SDM5A-M. Commands are issued to SDM5A-M by loading the required registers in the command block
with the supplied parameters, and then writing the command code to the Command register.
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
Byte
0
1–2
3
4
5*-11
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
Description
ID (Hex)
Status flag
Value
Worst
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 (vendor specific)
SATA PHY Error Count
Bad Cluster Table Count
Unexpected Power Loss Count
Temperature
Total sectors of write
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6. Electrical Specifications
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
Ambient Temperature
0°C to 70°C
Extended Temperature
Supply Voltage
-40°C to 85°C
5V ± 5% (4.75-5.25V)
Table 6-2 Typical Power Consumption
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Active (mA)
155
175
175
205
Idle (mA)
80
80
80
80
Modes
Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or host system setting.
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7. Mechanical Specifications
7.1 Dimensions
Unit: ㎜
Tolerance: ± 0.25
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7.2 Write Protect Switch (optional)
Write Protect Switch
Enable
Disable
Description of Apacer Write Protect:
Apacer implements the Virtual Write scheme that allows write commands to go through the flash
controller and data temporarily stored, but no data has been actually written into the flash. Since the
Virtual Write scheme runs at device level, it requires no software or driver installation and is independent
from the host OS.
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8. Product Ordering Information
8.1 Product Code Designations
AP SDM x x x G Q 2 X N – E TM1 X X
Cable Type
Blank: Power cable type
C: Cable-less type (7+2)
Operating Temperature Range
Blank: 0°C to 70°C
W: -40°C to 85°C
Flash Type
FW Version
N: Standard
A: Standard
W: Write Protect
Solution Version
Form Factor
Q: 7P90D MP2
Capacity
008G = 8GB
016G = 16GB
032G = 32GB
064G = 64GB
Serial ATA Flash Module
Apacer Product Code
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8.2 Valid Combinations
8.2.1 Without Write Protect
Capacity
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
Standard Temperature
APSDM008GQ2AN-ETM1
APSDM016GQ2AN-ETM1
APSDM032GQ2AN-ETM1
APSDM064GQ2AN-ETM1
Extended Temperature
APSDM008GQ2AN-ETM1W
APSDM016GQ2AN-ETM1W
APSDM032GQ2AN-ETM1W
APSDM064GQ2AN-ETM1W
8.2.2 With Write Protect
Capacity
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
Standard Temperature
APSDM008GQ2WN-ETM1
APSDM016GQ2WN-ETM1
APSDM032GQ2WN-ETM1
APSDM064GQ2WN-ETM1
Extended Temperature
APSDM008GQ2WN-ETM1W
APSDM016GQ2WN-ETM1W
APSDM032GQ2WN-ETM1W
APSDM064GQ2WN-ETM1W
Note:
1) The P/Ns are for models with power cable. However, for models without power cable, P/Ns vary
depending on the type of cable-less solution:
For 7+2 cable-less solution, an additional digit “C” will be added at the end of the P/N.
2) Valid combinations are those products in mass production or will be in mass production. Consult your
Apacer sales representative to confirm availability of valid combinations and to determine availability
of new combinations.
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Revision History
Revision
Date
Description
Remark
1.0
10/18/2016
Official release
1.1
11/24/2016
Added valid combinations with Write Protect
support
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Global Presence
Taiwan (Headquarters)
Apacer Technology Inc.
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Tel: 81-3-5419-2668
Fax: 81-3-5419-0018
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The Netherlands
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Fax: 31-40-267-0000#6199
sales@apacer.nl
China
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sales@apacer.com.cn
India
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th
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Tel: 91-80-4152-9061
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