RoHS Compliant SATA-Disk Module 4 SDM4 7P/90D Low Profile Specifications June 17th, 2013 Version 1.3 Apacer Technology Inc. th 4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1, Xizhi, New Taipei City, Taiwan 221 Tel: +886-2-2698-2888 www.apacer.com Fax: +886-2-2698-2889 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX Features: Standard Serial ATA Revision 2.6 – Serial ATA Revision 2.6 – SATA 3.0 Gbps – ATA-compatible command set Capacities – 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 GB Performance* – Burst read/write: 300 MB/sec – Sustained read: up to 43 MB/sec – Sustained write: up to 42 MB/sec Intelligent endurance design – Built-in hardware ECC, enabling up to 16/24 bit correction per 1K bytes – Static wear-leveling scheme together with dynamical block allocation to significantly increase the lifetime of a flash device and optimize the disk performance – Flash bad-block management – S.M.A.R.T. – Power Failure Management – ATA Secure Erase – TRIM NAND Flash Type: SLC MTBF: >2,000,000 hours Temperature ranges – Operation: Standard: 0°C to 70°C Extended: -40 ~ +85°C – Storage: -40°C to 100°C Supply voltage – 5.0 V 5% Power consumption (typical)* – Active mode: 190 [email protected] V – Idle mode: 85 [email protected] V Connector type – 7-pin signal connector – Option : additional 2-pin power connector Form factor – SATA Disk Module – Dimension w/housing: 32.50x23.13x8.53**, unit: mm – Dimension w/o housing: 30.00x20.00x1.00**, unit: mm Shock & Vibration*** – Shock: 1500 G – Vibration: 15 G RoHS compliant ± *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. **Without including the size of the SATA connector. ***Non-operating 1 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX Table of Contents 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 3 1.1 PERFORMANCE-OPTIMIZED CONTROLLER ............................................................................................................3 1.1.1 Power Management ......................................................................................................................................3 1.1.2 RAM..............................................................................................................................................................3 2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK .......................................................................................................... 4 3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 5 4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ................................................................................................ 7 4.1 CAPACITY .............................................................................................................................................................7 4.2 ATA MODES SUPPORT.........................................................................................................................................7 4.3 PERFORMANCE .....................................................................................................................................................7 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................................................................................8 4.5 MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF) ...........................................................................................................8 4.6 CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................................................8 5. FLASH MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................................... 9 5.1 ERROR CORRECTION/DETECTION .........................................................................................................................9 5.2 FLASH BLOCK MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................................9 5.3 WEAR LEVELING ..................................................................................................................................................9 5.4 POWER FAILURE MANAGEMENT...........................................................................................................................9 5.5 ATA SECURE ERASE ............................................................................................................................................9 5.6 TRIM .................................................................................................................................................................10 6. SOFTWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 11 6.1 COMMAND SET ...................................................................................................................................................11 6.2 S.M.A.R.T..........................................................................................................................................................12 7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION ...................................................................................... 13 8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................... 14 8.1 POWER CABLE TYPE ...........................................................................................................................................14 8.1.1 With Housing ..............................................................................................................................................14 8.1.2 Without Housing .........................................................................................................................................15 8.2 POWER CABLE-LESS TYPE ..................................................................................................................................16 8.2.1 With Housing ..............................................................................................................................................16 8.2.2 Without Housing .........................................................................................................................................17 9. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................ 18 9.1 PRODUCT CODE DESIGNATIONS .........................................................................................................................18 2 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 1. General Description Apacer’s SATA-Disk Module 4 (SDM4) is a high-performance, embedded SSD designed to replace the conventional SATA hard disk drive. SDM SSD can be plugged into a standard Serial ATA connectors commonly found in desktops, IT-STB, industrial PC and thin client systems. Apacer’s SDM4 is built in with an efficient microcontroller that drives the potential of NAND flashy and delivers optimal performance. With its compact form factor and SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, this product is well suited for embedded flash storage applications offering customizable and expanded functionalities as well as more cost-effective designs, better performance and increased reliability. SDM4 Series is designed to work at 5 Volts and uses a standard SATA driver that complies with major operating systems such as Microsoft’s Windows series. Featuring technologies as Apacer-specific Wearleveling algorithms, S.M.A.R.T, Flash Block Management, Power Failure Management, ATA Secure Erase, and TRIM, Apacer assures users of a versatile device on data storage. 1.1 Performance-Optimized Controller The heart of SDM4 is the Flash controller, which translates standard SATA signals into the data and controls of the flash media. The SATA and Flash Management controller are specifically designed to attain high data throughput from the host to the flash. 1.1.1 Power Management The controller comes with SATA physical interface (PHY) that takes a significant part of the total power budget of the host or other connected electronics. SATA interface provides the means to place the PHY into lowered power modes. When the parts of power for PHY are shut down to reserve power supply, the ability of the SATA interfaced device to respond to command can be affected. Thus, the SATA protocol is implemented with the capability to track the power modes of the devices and require the additional latency to wake up PHY from lowered power modes. 1.1.2 RAM The controller is implemented with RAM as a data buffer to optimize data transfer between the host and the flash media. 3 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 2. Functional Block SDM4 includes the SATA and Flash Management controllers, and flash media, as well as the SATA standard interface. Figure 2-1 shows the functional block diagram. Serial ATA Interface SATA Controller Flash Management Controller Flash Media Figure 2-1: Functional block diagram 4 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 3. Pin Assignments Power Pin1 Power Connector (for Power-cable type) Signal Segment Pin Type Signal 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 Power Segment Pin Signal Description P1 Vcc (+5V) P2 GND 5 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX Figure 3-1: SATA Cable/Connector Connection Diagram The connector on the left represents the Host with TX/RX differential pairs connected to a cable. The connector on the right shows the Device with TX/RX differential pairs also connected to the cable. Notice also the ground path connecting the shielding of the cable to the Cable Receptacle. 6 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 4. Product Specification 4.1 Capacity Capacity specification of SDM4 product family 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* 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 *Display of total bytes varies from file systems. which means not all of the bytes can be used for storage. **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. 4.2 ATA Modes Support SDM4 supports the following ATA operating modes: Supports up to PIO Mode-4 Supports up to Multi-word DMA Mode-2 Supports up to Ultra DMA Mode-5 4.3 Performance Performances of SDM4 are listed below in table 4-2. Table 4-2: Performance (Typical) Capacity 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB Sustained read (MB/s) 38 43 43 43 43 Sustained write (MB/s) 12 24 24 41 42 Performance Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or host system settings. 7 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 4.4 Environmental Specifications Environmental specification of SDM4 product family which follows the MIL-STD-202 and our test standard is indicated in Table 4-3. Table 4-3 SDM4 environmental specifications Item Specification ℃) Operating temperature 0~70( Extended temperature -40 ~ +85( ) Storage temperature -40~100( ℃ ℃) Vibration (non-operating) 10~2000(Hz), 15(G), sine wave, X, Y, Z axis Vibration (operating) 20~2000(Hz), 7.69 (Grms), random wave, X, Y, Z axis Shock (non-operating) 1500(G) half-sine wave, ±X, ±Y, ±Z axis Shock (operating) 50(G), half sine wave, ±X, ±Y, ±Z axis 4.5 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is predicted based on reliability data for the individual components in SDM4. The prediction result for SDM4 is more than 2,000,000 hours. Notes about MTBF: The prediction is based on Bellcore analysis method by assuming device failure rate can be generated by the sum of failure rates in each component. 4.6 Certification and Compliance SDM4 complies with the following standards: CE FCC RoHS MIL-STD-202 and MIL-STD-810 8 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 5. Flash Management 5.1 Error Correction/Detection SDM4 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. 5.2 Flash 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. 5.3 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. 5.4 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. 5.5 ATA Secure Erase AATA 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. 9 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 5.6 TRIM TRIM, though in capital letters usually, is a memory computation command rather than an abbreviation. It is mainly a SATA command that enables the operating system to inform the SSD (Solid State Drive) which blocks of previously stored data are no longer valid, due to erases by the host or operating system, such as file deletions or disk formatting. Once notified, SSD will begin the discard of the invalid LBAs and retain more space for itself, in fact, the discarded is no longer recoverable. When an LBA is replaced by the operating system, as with overwrite of a file, the SSD is informed that the originally occupied LBA is determined as no longer in use or invalid. The SSD will not save those blocks in garbage collected sectors. Noticeably, a file deletion command by host or operating system never actually erases the actual content, rather, just the file is marked as deleted. This issue is even specifically noticeable for flash based memory devices, such as SSDs. In fact, an SSD will keep garbage collecting the invalid, previously occupied LBAs, if it is not informed that these LBAs can be erased. Thus, the SSD would experience a significant performance downfall. 10 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 6. Software Interface 6.1 Command Set This section defines the software requirements and the format of the commands the host sends to SDM4. Commands are issued to SDM4 by loading the required registers in the command block with the supplied parameters, and then writing the command code to the Command register. Table 6-1: 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 11 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 6.2 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. Note: attribute IDs may vary from product models due to various solution design and supporting capabilities. 12 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 7. 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 7-1: Operating range Range Ambient Temperature 5V Standard Extended Temperature 0°C to +70°C -40°C to 85°C 4.75-5.25V Table 7-2: Power consumption (typical) Capacity 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB Active (mA) 160 160 200 185 190 Idle (mA) 71 71 71 85 85 Modes Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or platforms. 13 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 8. Physical Characteristics 8.1 Power Cable Type 7-pin/90 Degree Low Profile Module 8.1.1 With Housing ㎜ Unit: Tolerance: ± 0.25 14 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 8.1.2 Without Housing ㎜ Unit: Tolerance: ± 0.25 15 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 8.2 Power Cable-less Type 7-pin/90 Degree Low Profile Module 8.2.1 With Housing ㎜ Unit: Tolerance: ± 0.25 16 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 8.2.2 Without Housing ㎜ Unit: Tolerance: ± 0.25 17 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX 9. Product Ordering Information 9.1 Product Code Designations A P SDM x x x x X 5 AN – P X X X Power Source Selection Blank: Power Cable Type C: Power Cable-less Type Temperature Range Blank: Standard W: Extended Temperature Flash type T: Toshiba C: Micron Version Control Apacer Brand Solution Version Form Factor D: 7P/90D without housing E: 7P/90D with housing Capacities: 001G: 002G: 004G: 008G: 016G: 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB Serial ATA Flash Module Apacer Product Code 18 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX Valid Combinations 7P/90D LP without housing: Power Cable Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 1GB APSDM001GD5AN-PT APSDM001GD5AN-PTW 2GB APSDM002GD5AN-PT APSDM002GD5AN-PTW 4GB APSDM004GD5AN-PT APSDM004GD5AN-PTW 8GB APSDM008GD5AN-PC APSDM008GD5AN-PCW 16GB APSDM016GD5AN-PC APSDM016GD5AN-PCW 7P/90D LP with housing: Power Cable Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 1GB APSDM001GE5AN-PT APSDM001GE5AN-PTW 2GB APSDM002GE5AN-PT APSDM002GE5AN-PTW 4GB APSDM004GE5AN-PT APSDM004GE5AN-PTW 8GB APSDM008GE5AN-PC APSDM008GE5AN-PCW 16GB APSDM016GE5AN-PC APSDM016GE5AN-PCW 7P/90D LP without housing: Power Cable-less Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 1GB APSDM001GD5AN-PTC APSDM001GD5AN-PTWC 2GB APSDM002GD5AN-PTC APSDM002GD5AN-PTWC 4GB APSDM004GD5AN-PTC APSDM004GD5AN-PTWC 8GB APSDM008GD5AN-PCC APSDM008GD5AN-PCWC 16GB APSDM016GD5AN-PCC APSDM016GD5AN-PCWC 7P/90D LP with housing: Power Cable-less Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 1GB APSDM001GE5AN-PTC APSDM001GE5AN-PTWC 2GB APSDM002GE5AN-PTC APSDM002GE5AN-PTWC 4GB APSDM004GE5AN-PTC APSDM004GE5AN-PTWC 8GB APSDM008GE5AN-PCC APSDM008GE5AN-PCWC 16GB APSDM016GE5AN-PCC APSDM016GE5AN-PCWC Note: please consult your Apacer sales representative for availabilities. 19 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX Revision History Revision 1.0 Date Description 02/22/2012 Official release Remark Added housing option 1.1 04/06/2012 Updated Product Ordering Information Updated S.M.A.R.T. information 1.2 11/09/2012 1.3 06/17/2013 Updated Product Ordering Information due to firmware upgrade Updated contact address of Apacer branch office in India Updated Product Ordering Information due to firmware upgrade 20 © 2013 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.3 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-PXXX Global Presence Taiwan (Headquarters) Apacer Technology Inc. th 4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1 Xizhi, New Taipei City Taiwan 221 R.O.C. Tel: +886-2-2698-2888 Fax: +886-2-2698-2889 [email protected] U.S.A. 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