RoHS Compliant SATA-Disk Module 4 SDM4-M 7P/180D Low Profile Specifications April 6th, 2012 Version 1.2 Apacer Technology Inc. th 4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1, Hsichih, New Taipei City, Taiwan 221 Tel: +886-2-2698-2888 www.apacer.com Fax: +886-2-2698-2889 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX Features: Standard Serial ATA 2.6 (Gen. 2) – Serial ATA 2.6 (Gen. 2) – SATA II, 3.0 Gbps – ATA-compatible command set Capacities – 4, 8, 16, 32 GB Performance* – Burst read/write: 300 MB/sec – Sustained read: up to 43 MB/sec – Sustained write: up to 21 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: MLC MTBF: >1,000,000 Zero power data retention – No battery required for data storage 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: 185 [email protected] V – Idle mode: 85 [email protected] V Connector type – 7-pin signal connector – Option : 2-pin additional power connector Form factor – SATA Disk Module – Dimension (w/o housing): 30.00x20.00x1.00**, unit: mm – Dimension (w/ housing): 32.50 x23.30x8.53**, unit: mm Shock & Vibration – Shock: 50g (approx.) – Vibration: 15g (approx.) 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 SATA connector ***Only available in 4, 8, 16GB capacities. Please see “Product Ordering Information” for details. 1 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX Table of Contents 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................3 1.1 PERFORMANCE-OPTIMIZED CONTROLLER ....................................................................................................... 3 1.1.1 Power Management Unit (PMU) ............................................................................................................ 3 1.1.2 SRAM Buffer .......................................................................................................................................... 3 2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK .......................................................................................................4 3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................5 4. CAPACITY SPECIFICATION............................................................................................7 4.1 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.1 ATA Mode Support ................................................................................................................................. 7 4.1.2 Performance .......................................................................................................................................... 7 4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................. 8 4.3 MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURES (MTBF)...................................................................................................... 8 4.4 CERTIFICATION AND COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................. 8 5. FLASH MANAGEMENT....................................................................................................9 5.1 ERROR CORRECTION/DETECTION ................................................................................................................... 9 5.2 BAD BLOCK MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 9 5.3 WEAR LEVELING ........................................................................................................................................... 9 5.4 POWER FAILURE MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 9 5.5 ATA SECURE ERASE...................................................................................................................................... 9 5.6 S.M.A.R.T. ................................................................................................................................................. 10 5.7 TRIM ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 6. SOFTWARE INTERFACE ...............................................................................................11 6.1 COMMAND SET ............................................................................................................................................ 11 7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION....................................................................................12 7.1 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ....................................................................................................................... 12 7.2 ELECTRICAL FAST TRANSIENT/BURST .......................................................................................................... 13 8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................14 8.1 POWER CABLE TYPE .................................................................................................................................... 14 8.1.1 W/o Housing ....................................................................................................................................... 14 8.1.2 W/ Housing.......................................................................................................................................... 15 8.2 POWER CABLE-LESS TYPE ............................................................................................................................ 16 8.2.1 W/o Housing ........................................................................................................................................ 16 8.2.2 W/ Housing.......................................................................................................................................... 17 9. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ......................................................................18 9.1 PRODUCT CODE DESIGNATIONS ................................................................................................................... 18 2 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 1. General Description Apacer’s SATA-Disk Module 4-M (SDM4-M) 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 7-pin connector commonly found in desktops, IT-STB, industrial PC and thin client systems. Moreover, Apacer provides an innovative way for design-in customers to strengthen the vibration-resistance between SDM4-M and mainboard. Though built with MLC, this SSD can work in highly demanding environment as it can withstand ambient temperature from -40°C to +85°C (for certain capacities only). Apacer’s SDM4-M has a built-in microcontroller with file management firmware that communicates with SATA standard interface. This means SDM4-M does not require additional or proprietary host software such as Flash File System (FFS) and Memory Technology Driver (MTD). This product is well suited for embedded flash storage applications offering new and expanded functionalities as well as more costeffective designs, better performance and increased reliability. SDM4-M 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 Wear-leveling algorithms, S.M.A.R.T, Enhanced Data Integrity, Intelligent 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-M 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 Unit (PMU) The power management unit (PMU) controls the power consumption of SDM4-M. It can dramatically extend product battery life by leaving the idle part of the circuitry into sleep mode. The PMU has zero wake-up latency. 1.1.2 SRAM Buffer The Flash Controller performs as a SRAM buffer to optimize the host’s data transfer to and from the flash media. 3 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 2. Functional Block SDM4-M 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 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 3. Pin Assignments Power Pin1 Power cable type w/o housing Power cable type w/ housing GND Vcc (+5V) 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 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 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 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 4. Capacity Specification Capacity specification of SDM4-M 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 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 32 GB 32,017,047,552 16,383 16 63 62,533,296 *Display of total bytes varies from file systems. 4.1 Performance Specification 4.1.1 ATA Mode Support SDM4-M 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 4.1.2 Performance Performances of SDM4-M are listed below in table 4-2. Table 4-2: Performance (Typical) Capacity 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB Sustained read (MB/s) 34 38 40 43 Sustained write (MB/s) 6 11 19 21 Performance Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations. 7 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 4.2 Environmental Specifications Environmental specification of SDM4-M product family which follows the MIL-STD-202 and MIL-STD-810 standards is available as shown in Table 4-3. Table 4-3 SDM4-M environmental specifications Item Specification operating temp. 0~70℃ (standard); -40 ~ +85℃ (extended) non-operating temp. -40~100(℃) humidity 10~95% R.H, non-condensing operating vibration 10~2000(Hz), 15(G), sine wave, 1(hr)/per axis non-operating vibration 20~2000(Hz), 7.7(Grms), random wave, 1(hr)/per axis operating shock 50(G), 11(ms), half-sine wave non-operating shock 1500(G), 0.5(ms), half-sine wave Note: extended operating temperature specifications are only available for 4, 8, 16GB capacities. 4.3 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) is predicted based on reliability data for the individual components in SDM4-M. Although many component MTBFs are given in databases and often these values are not really accurate, the prediction result for SDM4-M is more than 1,000,000 hours. Notes about the MTBF: The MTBF is predicated and calculated based on “Telcordia Technologies Special Report, SR-332, Issue 2” method. 4.4 Certification and Compliance SDM4-M complies with the following standards: CE – EN55022/55024 FCC 47CFR Part15 Class B RoHS MIL-STD-202 and MIL-STD-810 SATA II (SATA Rev. 2.6) Up to ATA/ATAPI-7 ( including S.M.A.R.T.) 8 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 5. Flash Management 5.1 Error Correction/Detection SDM4-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. 5.2 Bad Block Management Although bad blocks on the flash media are already identified by the flash manufacturer, they can also be accumulated over time during operation. SDM4-M’s controller maintains a table that lists those normal blocks with disk data, the free blocks for wear leveling, and bad blocks with errors. When a normal block is detected broken, it is replaced with a free block and listed as a bad block. When a free block is detected broken, it is then removed from the free block list and marked as a bad block. During device operation, this ensures that newly accumulated bad blocks are transparent to the host. The device will stop file write service once there are only two free blocks left such that the read function is still available for copying the files from the disk into another. 5.3 Wear Leveling The NAND flash devices are limited by a certain number of write cycles. When using a FAT-based file system, frequent FAT table updates are required. If some area on the flash wears out faster than others, it would significantly reduce the lifetime of the whole SSD, even if the erase counts of others are far from the write cycle limit. Thus, if the write cycles can be distributed evenly across the media, the lifetime of the media can be prolonged significantly. This scheme is called wear leveling. Apacer’s wear-leveling scheme is achieved both via buffer management and Apacer-specific static wear leveling. They both ensure that the lifetime of the flash media can be increased, and the disk access performance is optimized as well. 5.4 Power Failure Management The Low Power Detection on the controller initiates crucial data saving before the power supplied to the device is too low. This feature prevents the device from crash and ensures data integrity during an unexpected power-off. 5.5 ATA Secure Erase Accomplished by the Secure Erase (SE) command, which added to the open ANSI standards that control disk drives, “ATA Secure Erase” is built into the disk drive itself and thus far less susceptible to malicious software attacks than external software utilities. It is a positive easy-to-use data destroy command, amounting to electronic data shredding. Executing the command causes a drive to internally completely erase all possible user data. This command is carried out within disk drives, so no additional software is required. Once executed, neither data nor the erase counter on the device would be recoverable, which blurs the accuracy of device lifespan. The process to erase will not be stopped until finished while encountering power failure, and will be continued when power is back on. 9 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 5.6 S.M.A.R.T. 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 devices use the standard SMART command B0h to read data out from the drive to activate our SMART feature that complies with the ATA/ATAPI-7 specifications. Based on the SFF-8035i Rev. 2.0 specifications, Apacer SMART defines vendor-specified SMART Attribute IDs (A0 ~ A5, and 0C). They represent Initial bad block count, Bad block count, Spare block count, Maximum erase count, Average erase count and Power cycle. When the Apacer SMART Utility running on the host, it analyzes and reports the disk status to the host before the device reaches in critical condition. 5.7 TRIM Made of millions of NAND flash cells, SSD can be written into groups called pages in 4K size generally, but can only be erased in larger groups called blocks of 128 pages or 512KB. These stipulations are partially the source of many performance issues. Until an address gets used again, the SSD has to keep track of every last bit of data that’s written on it. The ATA-TRIM instruction tilts the balance in favor of the SSD. TRIM addresses a major part of the performance degradation issue over time that plagues all SSDs. A TRIM enabled drive running an OS with TRIM support will stay closer to its peak performance over time. 10 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 6. Software Interface 6.1 Command Set This section defines the software requirements and the format of the commands the host sends to SDM4M. Commands are issued to SDM4-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 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 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 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 Standard Extended Temperature Ambient Temperature 0°C to +70°C -40°C to 85°C 5V 4.75-5.25V Note: extended temperature is only available for 4, 8, 16GB capacities of this product family. Table 7-2: Absolute maximum power pin stress ratings Parameter Input Power Voltage on any pin except VDD with respect to GND Symbol VDD V Conditions -0.3V min. to 6.5V max. -0.5V min. to VDD + 0.5V max. Table 7-3: Recommended system power-up timing Symbol 1 TPU-READY 1 TPU-WRITE Parameter Power-up to Ready Operation Power-up to Write Operation Typical 200 200 Maximum 1000 1000 Units ms ms 1. This parameter is measured only for initial qualification and after a design or process change that could affect this parameter. Table 7-4: Power consumption (typical) Capacity 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB Active (mA) 165 165 185 185 Idle (mA) 85 85 85 85 Modes Note: Results may differ from various flash configurations or platforms. 7.1 Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic discharge Item Amount of Voltage Discharge Air Discharge 10 +8kV 10 -8kV 12 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 25 +4kV 25 -4kV Indirect Discharge (HCP) 25 +4kV 25 -4kV Indirect Discharge (VCP Front) 25 +4kV 25 -4kV Indirect Discharge (VCP Left) 25 +4kV 25 -4kV Indirect Discharge (VCP Back) 25 +4kV 25 -4kV Indirect Discharge (VCP Right) 25 +4kV 25 -4kV Contact Discharge 7.2 Electrical Fast Transient/Burst Electrical Fast Transient/Burst Inject Line L-N-PE Polarity ± Voltage kV Inject Time (Second) 1kV 60 Inject Method Direct Additional Information: EUT stopped operation and could / could not be reset by operator at kV. No false alarms or other malfunctions were observed during or after the test. The Contact discharges were applied at least total 200 discharges at a minimum of four test points. 13 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 8. Physical Characteristics 8.1 Power Cable Type 7-pin/180 Degree Low Profile Module 8.1.1 W/o Housing Unit: ㎜ Tolerance: ± 0.25 14 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 8.1.2 W/ Housing Unit: ㎜ Tolerance: ± 0.25 15 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 8.2 Power Cable-less Type 7-pin/180 Degree Low Profile Module 8.2.1 W/o Housing Unit: ㎜ Tolerance: ± 0.25 16 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 8.2.2 W/ Housing Unit: ㎜ Tolerance: ± 0.25 17 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 9. Product Ordering Information 9.1 Product Code Designations A P SDM x x x x X 5 AN – A CM X X Power Source Selection Blank: Power Cable Type C: Power Cable-less Type Temperature Range Blank: Standard W: Extended Temperature Flash type Version Control Apacer Brand Solution Version Form Factor A: 7P/180D without housing B: 7P/180D with housing Capacities: 004G: 008G: 016G: 032G: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Serial ATA Flash Module Apacer Product Code 18 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX 7.2 Valid Combinations 7P/180D LP without housing: Power Cable Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 4GB APSDM004GA5AN-ACM APSDM004GA5AN-ACMW 8GB APSDM008GA5AN-ACM APSDM008GA5AN-ACMW 16GB APSDM016GA5AN-ACM APSDM016GA5AN-ACMW 32GB APSDM032GA5AN-ACM -- 7P/180D LP with housing: Power Cable Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 4GB APSDM004GB5AN-ACM APSDM004GB5AN-ACMW 8GB APSDM008GB5AN-ACM APSDM008GB5AN-ACMW 16GB APSDM016GB5AN-ACM APSDM016GB5AN-ACMW 32GB APSDM032GB5AN-ACM -- 7P/180D LP without housing: Power Cable-less Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 4GB APSDM004GA5AN-ACMC APSDM004GA5AN-ACMWC 8GB APSDM008GA5AN-ACMC APSDM008GA5AN-ACMWC 16GB APSDM016GA5AN-ACMC APSDM016GA5AN-ACMWC 32GB APSDM032GA5AN-ACMC -- 7P/180D LP with housing: Power Cable-less Type Capacity Standard Extended Temperature 4GB APSDM004GB5AN-ACMC APSDM004GB5AN-ACMWC 8GB APSDM008GB5AN-ACMC APSDM008GB5AN-ACMWC 16GB APSDM016GB5AN-ACMC APSDM016GB5AN-ACMWC 32GB APSDM032GB5AN-ACMC -- Note: 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. 19 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX Revision History Revision Date Description 1.0 02/22/2012 Official release 1.1 03/12/2012 Remark Updated Product Ordering Information Added “Housing” to physical design Updated mechanical drawings 1.2 04/06/2012 Updated S.M.A.R.T. information Updated Product Ordering Information 20 © 2012 Apacer Technology Inc. Rev. 1.2 SATA-Disk Module 4 APSDMxxxxX5AN-ACMXX Global Presence Taiwan (Headquarters) Apacer Technology Inc. th 4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1 Hsichih, 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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