Page 2 - 00X CompactFlash Card; Transcend Information Inc.; Transcend
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 2 Transcend
Page 3 - Block Diagram
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 3 Block Diagram
Page 4 - Pin Assignments and Pin Type; PC Card Memory Mode
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 4 Pin Assignments and Pin Type PC Card Memory Mode PC Card I/O Mode True IDE Mode 4 Pin Num Signal Name Pin Type In, Out Type Pin Num Signal Name Pin Type In, Out Type...
Page 6 - Signal Description; Signal Name
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 6 Signal Description Signal Name Dir. Pin Description A10 – A00 (PC Card Memory Mode) A10 – A00 (PC Card I/O Mode) A02 - A00 (True IDE Mode) I I 8,10,11,12, 14,15,16,1...
Page 12 - Electrical Specification; Absolute Maximum Conditions
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 12 Electrical Specification The following tables indicate all D.C. Characteristics for the CompactFlash Storage Card. Unless otherwise stated, conditions are: Vcc = 5V...
Page 14 - shall be 12 mA minimum to meet legacy timing and signal integrity.; A is insufficient in the case of DMARQ that is pulled low by a 5.6 k; Signal Interface
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 14 Output Drive Characteristics for UDMA mode > 4 In UDMA modes greater than 4, the characteristics specified in the following table apply. Voltage output high and ...
Page 15 - Item
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 15 Item Signal Card 10 Host 10 Control Signal -CE1 -CE2 -REG -IORD -IOW R Pull-up to V CC 500 K Ω ≧ R ≧ 50 K Ω and shall be sufficient to keep inputs inactive when the...
Page 16 - Additional Requirements for CF Advanced Timing Modes; ) Only one CF device shall be attached to the CF Bus.
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 16 Notes: 1) Control Signals: each card shall present a load to the socket no larger than 50 pF 10 at a DC current of 700 μ A low state and 150 μ A high state, includi...
Page 17 - ) The -W AIT and IORDY signals shall be ignored by the host.
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 17 4) The -W AIT and IORDY signals shall be ignored by the host. Devices supporting CF Advanced timing modes shall also support slower timing modes, to ensure operabil...
Page 18 - Ultra DMA Electrical Requirements; Host and Card signal capacitance limits for Ultra DMA operation
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 18 Ultra DMA Electrical Requirements Host and Card signal capacitance limits for Ultra DMA operation The host interface signal capacitance at the host connector shall ...
Page 19 - Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Trace Requirements for Ultra DMA; On any PCB for a host or device supporting Ultra DMA:; Ultra DMA Mode Cabling Requirement
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 19 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Trace Requirements for Ultra DMA On any PCB for a host or device supporting Ultra DMA: The longest D[15:00] trace shall be no more than ...
Page 20 - Attribute Memory Read Timing Specification; Speed Version
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 20 Attribute Memory Read Timing Specification Attribute Memory access time is defined as 300 ns. Detailed timing specs are shown in Table below Speed Version 300 ns It...
Page 21 - Table: Configuration Register (Attribute Memory) Write Timing
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 21 Configuration Register (Attribute Memory) Write Timing Specification The Card Configuration write access time is defined as 250 ns. Detailed timing specifications a...
Page 22 - Common Memory Read Timing Specification
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 22 Common Memory Read Timing Specification Cycle Time Mode: 250 ns 120 ns 100 ns 80 ns Item Symbol IEEE Symbol Min ns. Max ns. Min ns. Max ns. Min ns. Max ns. Min ns. ...
Page 23 - Common Memory Write Timing Specification
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 23 Common Memory Write Timing Specification Cycle Time Mode: 250 ns 120 ns 100 ns 80 ns Item Symbol IEEE Symbol Min ns. Max ns. Min ns. Max ns. Min ns. Max ns. Min ns....
Page 26 - True IDE PIO Mode Read/Write Timing Specification; Mode
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 26 True IDE PIO Mode Read/Write Timing Specification Mode Item 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Note t0 Cycle time (min) 600 383 240 180 120 100 80 1 t1 Address Valid to -IORD/-IOWR setu...
Page 28 - True IDE Multiword DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 28 True IDE Multiword DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification The timing diagram for True IDE DMA mode of operation in this section is drawn using the conventions in ...
Page 29 - True IDE Ultra DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification; an Ultra DMA mode is selected, and
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 29 True IDE Ultra DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification Ultra DMA operations can take place in any of the three basic interface modes: PC Card Memory mode, PC Card ...
Page 34 - Comment
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 34 Name Comment Min [V/ns] Max [V/ns] Notes S RISE Rising Edge Slew Rate for any signal 1.25 1 S FALL Falling Edge Slew Rate for any signal 1.25 1 Note: 1) The sender ...
Page 35 - Card Configuration; SELECTED SPACE
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 35 Card Configuration The CompactFlash Storage Cards is identified by appropriate information in the Card Information Structure (CIS). The following configuration regi...
Page 36 - PC Card Memory Mode UDMA Function
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 36 Table: PC Card Memory Mode UDMA Function -CE2 -CE1 -DMARQ -INPACK -DMACK -REG STOP -IOW R -DMARDY -IORD (R)-WAIT (W) STROBE -WAIT (R)-IORD (W) DMA CMD A10- A00 Oper...
Page 37 - Attribute Memory Function; Function Mode; Table: Attribute Memory Function
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 37 Attribute Memory Function Attribute memory is a space where CompactFlash Storage Card identification and configuration information are stored, and is limited to 8 b...
Page 38 - Configuration Option Register (Base + 00h in Attribute Memory)
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 38 Configuration Option Register (Base + 00h in Attribute Memory)
Page 42 - Function Code
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 42 I/O Transfer Function The I/O transfer to or from the CompactFlash Storage can be either 8 or 16 bits. W hen a 16 bit accessible port is addressed, the signal -IOIS...
Page 44 - Common Memory Transfer Function; Table: Common Memory Function
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 44 Common Memory Transfer Function The Common Memory transfer to or from the CompactFlash Storage can be either 8 or 16 bits. Function Code DMA -REG -CE2 -CE1 A0 -OE -...
Page 45 - True IDE Mode I/O Transfer Function
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 45 True IDE Mode I/O Transfer Function The CompactFlash Storage Card can be configured in a True IDE Mode of operation. The CompactFlash Storage Card is configured in ...
Page 46 - Metaformat Overview; Table: Sample Device Info Tuple Information for Extended Speeds
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 46 Host Configuration Requirements for Master/Slave or New Timing Modes The CF Advanced Timing modes include PCMCIA PC Card style I/O modes that are faster than the or...
Page 47 - CF-ATA Drive Register Set Definition and Protocol
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 47 CF-ATA Drive Register Set Definition and Protocol The CompactFlash Storage Card can be configured as a high performance I/O device through: a) The standard PC-AT di...
Page 48 - I/O Primary and Secondary Address Configurations; Table: Primary and Secondary I/O Decoding
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 48 I/O Primary and Secondary Address Configurations Table: Primary and Secondary I/O Decoding
Page 49 - Contiguous I/O Mapped Addressing
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 49 Contiguous I/O Mapped Addressing W hen the system decodes a contiguous block of I/O registers to select the CompactFlash Storage Card, the registers are accessed in...
Page 50 - Memory Mapped Addressing
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 50 Memory Mapped Addressing W hen the CompactFlash Storage Card registers are accessed via memory references, the registers appear in the common memory space window: 0...
Page 51 - Error Register; error is detected in True IDE Ultra DMA modes of operation.
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 51 CF-ATA Registers The following section describes the hardware registers used by the host software to issue commands to the CompactFlash device. These registers are ...
Page 53 - in the Logical Block Address mode.
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 53 Bit 3 (HS3): when operating in the Cylinder, Head, Sector mode, this is bit 3 of the head number. It is Bit 27 in the Logical Block Address mode. Bit 2 (HS2): when ...
Page 57 - Definitions
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 57 29 Set Feature EFh Y – – – Y – Support 30 Set Multiple Mode C6h – Y – – Y – Support 31 Set Sleep Mode E6h or 99h – – – – Y – Support 32 Standby E2 or 96h – – – – Y ...
Page 58 - Check Power Mode - 98h or E5h; Code
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 58 Check Power Mode - 98h or E5h If the CompactFlash Storage Card is in, going to, or recovering from the sleep mode, the CompactFlash Storage Card sets BSY, sets the ...
Page 59 - Flush Cache – E7h
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 59 Erase Sector(s) - C0h This command is used to pre-erase and condition data sectors in advance of a W rite without Erase or W rite Multiple without Erase command. Th...
Page 60 - Identify Device – Ech
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 60 Identify Device – Ech Bit -> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Command (7) ECh C/D/H (6) X X X Drive X Cyl High (5) X Cyl Low (4) X Sec Num (3) X Sec Cnt (2) X Feature (1) X The I...
Page 62 - Word 0: General Configuration; Bit 6: Not Removable Controller and/or Device; Word 1: Default Number of Cylinders
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 62 Word 0: General Configuration This field indicates the general characteristics of the device. W hen W ord 0 of the Identify drive information is 848Ah then the devi...
Page 63 - This field contains the revision of the firmware for this product.; Word 47: Read/Write Multiple Sector Count
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 63 Words 7-8: Number of Sectors per Card This field contains the number of sectors per CompactFlash Storage Card. This double word value is also the first invalid addr...
Page 65 - Word 67: Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 65 If this field is supported, bit 1 of word 53 shall be set to one. The value in word 66 shall not be less than the value in word 65. This field shall be supported by...
Page 66 - Word 88: Ultra DMA Modes Supported and Selected
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 66 If bit 3 of word 83 is set to one, the CompactFlash Storage Card supports the Advanced Power Management feature set. Bit 4 of word 83 shall be set to zero; the Comp...
Page 67 - Word 89: Time required for Security erase unit completion
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 67 Bit 5: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 5 and below are supported. Bits 0-4 Shall be set to 1. Bit 4: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 4 and below are supported. Bits 0-3 Shall be set to 1. Bi...
Page 70 - Value
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 70 2 PC Card I/O UDMA mode 2 supported 3 PC Card I/O UDMA mode 3 supported 4 PC Card I/O UDMA mode 4 supported 5 PC Card I/O UDMA mode 5 supported 6 Reserved 7 Reserve...
Page 71 - Idle Immediate - 95h or E1h; Initialize Drive Parameters - 91h
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 71 Command (7) 97h or E3h C/D/H (6) X Drive X Cyl High (5) X Cyl Low (4) X Sec Num (3) X Sec Cnt (2) Timer Count (5 msec increments) Feature (1) X Idle Immediate - 95h...
Page 72 - Read DMA – C8h
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 72 Cyl High (5) X Cyl Low (4) X Sec Num (3) X Sec Cnt (2) X Feature (1) X Read Buffer - E4h The Read Buffer command enables the host to read the current contents of th...
Page 75 - Set Features – EFh; Feature Supported
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 75 Set Features – EFh Feature Supported Features 01h and 81h are used to enable and clear 8 bit data transfer modes in True IDE Mode. If the 01h feature command is iss...
Page 76 - Set Multiple Mode - C6h
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 76 Feature 03h allows the host to select the PIO or Multiword DMA transfer mode by specifying a value in the Sector Count register. The upper 5 bits define the type of...
Page 77 - Standby Immediate - 94h or E0h; Translate Sector Information
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 77 Standby Immediate - 94h or E0h Translate Sector - 87h Translate Sector Information
Page 78 - Write DMA – CAh
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 78 Wear Level - F5h Write Buffer - E8h Write DMA – CAh
Page 79 - Write Long Sector - 32h or 33h
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 79 Write Long Sector - 32h or 33h Write Multiple Command - C5h Write Multiple without Erase – CDh
Page 81 - Error Posting
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 81 Error Posting Command Error Register Status Register BBK UNC IDNF ABRT AMNF DRDY DWF DSC CORR ERR Check Power Mode V V V V V Execute Drive Diagnostic 1 V V V Erase ...
Page 82 - Capacity; SMART Command Set
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 82 Command Error Register Status Register BBK UNC IDNF ABRT AMNF DRDY DWF DSC CORR ERR Set Multiple Mode V V V V V Set Sleep Mode V V V V V Stand By V V V V V Stand By...
Page 83 - Firmware Version/Date Code
T T T S S S 2 2 2 G G G ~ ~ ~ 1 1 1 6 6 6 G G G C C C F F F 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 300X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.1 83 SMART Data Structure BYTE F / V Decription 0-1 X Revision code 2-361 X Vendor specific 362 V Off line data collection status 363 X Self-test execution status byte 3...
