TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Features Description • CompactFlash Specification Version 4.1 Complaint The Transcend CF 133X is a High Speed Compact • RoHS compliant products Flash Card with high quality Flash Memory assembled • Single Power Supply: 3.3V±5% or 5V±10% on a printed circuit board.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Block Diagram Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Pin Assignments and Pin Type Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Note: 1) These signals are required only for 16 bit accesses and not required when installed in 8 bit systems. Devices should allow for 3-state signals not to consume current. 2) The signal should be grounded by the host. 3) The signal should be tied to VCC by the host. 4) The mode is required for CompactFlash Storage Cards. 5) The -CSEL signal is ignored by the card in PC Card modes.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Description Signal Name Dir. A10 – A00 (PC Card Memory Mode) I Pin 8,10,11,12, These address lines along with the -REG signal are used to select the following: 14,15,16,17, The I/O port address registers within the CompactFlash Storage Card , the 18,19,20 memory mapped port address registers within the CompactFlash Storage Card, a byte in the card's information structure and its configuration control and status registers.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Name Dir. Pin -CE1, -CE2 (PC Card Memory Mode) Card Enable I 7,32 Description These input signals are used both to select the card and to indicate to the card whether a byte or a word operation is being performed. -CE2 always accesses the odd byte of the word.-CE1 accesses the even byte or the Odd byte of the word depending on A0 and -CE2. A multiplexing scheme based on A0,-CE1, -CE2 allows 8 bit hosts to access all data on D0-D7.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Name Dir. Pin -INPACK (PC Card Memory Mode) O 43 Description This signal is not used in this mode. The Input Acknowledge signal is asserted by the CompactFlash Storage Card when the card is selected and responding to an I/O read cycle at the address that is on the address bus. This signal is used by the host to control the enable of any input data buffers between the CompactFlash Storage Card and the CPU.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Name Dir. Pin -IOWR (PC Card Memory Mode) I 35 Description This signal is not used in this mode. The I/O Write strobe pulse is used to clock I/O data on the Card Data bus into the CompactFlash Storage Card controller registers when the CompactFlash Storage Card is configured to use the I/O interface. -IOWR (PC Card I/O Mode) The clocking shall occur on the negative to positive edge of the signal (trailing edge).
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Name Dir. Pin -REG (PC Card Memory Mode) Attribute Memory Select I 44 Description This signal is used during Memory Cycles to distinguish between Common Memory and Register (Attribute) Memory accesses. High for Common Memory, Low for Attribute Memory. -REG (PC Card I/O Mode) The signal shall also be active (low) during I/O Cycles when the I/O address is on the Bus.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Name Dir. Pin -VS1 -VS2 (PC Card Memory Mode) O 33 40 Description Voltage Sense Signals. -VS1 is grounded on the Card and sensed by the Host so that the CompactFlash Storage Card CIS can be read at 3.3 volts and -VS2 is reserved by PCMCIA for a secondary voltage and is not connected on the Card. -VS1 -VS2 (PC Card I/O Mode) This signal is the same for all modes. -VS1 -VS2 (True IDE Mode) This signal is the same for all modes.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Electrical Specification The following tables indicate all D.C. Characteristics for the CompactFlash Storage Card. Unless otherwise stated, conditions are: Vcc = 5V ±10% Vcc = 3.3V ± 5% Absolute Maximum Conditions Input Power Input Leakage Current Input Characteristics Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Output Drive Type Output Drive Characteristics Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Signal Interface Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 μA low state and 150 μA high state, including pull-resistor. The socket shall be able to drive at least the following load 10 while meeting all AC timing requirements: (the number of sockets wired in parallel) multiplied by (50 pF with DC current 700 μA low state and 150 μA high state per socket). 2) Resistor is optional.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Ultra DMA Electrical Requirements Host and Card signal capacitance limits for Ultra DMA operation The host interface signal capacitance at the host connector shall be a maximum of 25 pF for each signal as measured at 1 MHz. The card interface signal capacitance at the card connector shall be a maximum of 20 pF for each signal as measured at 1 MHz.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Table: Ultra DMA Termination with Pull-up or Pull down Example 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 0.5" longer than either STROBE trace as measured from the IC pin to the connector. The shortest D[15:00] trace shall be no more than 0.5" shorter than either STROBE trace as measured from the IC pin to the connector.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Attribute Memory Read Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Configuration Register (Attribute Memory) Write Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Common Memory Read Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Common Memory Write Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card I/O Input (Read) Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card I/O Output (Write) Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card True IDE PIO Mode Read/Write Timing Specification Transcend Information Inc.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card True IDE Ultra DMA Mode Read/Write Timing Specification Table: Ultra DMA Data Burst Timing Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Notes: 1) All timing measurement switching points (low to high and high to low) shall be taken at 1.5 V. 2) All signal transitions for a timing parameter shall be measured at the connector specified in the measurement location column. For example, in the case of tRFS, both STROBE and –DMARDY transitions are measured at the sender connector. 3) The parameter tCYC shall be measured at the recipient’s connector farthest from the sender.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Notes: 1) The parameters tUI, tMLI : (Ultra DMA Data-In Burst Device Termination Timing and Ultra DMA Data-In Burst Host Termination Timing), and tLI indicate sender-to-recipient or recipient-to-sender interlocks, i.e., one agent (either sender or recipient) is waiting for the other agent to respond with a signal before proceeding. tUI is an unlimited interlock that has no maximum time value. tMLI is a limited time-out that has a defined minimum.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Note: 1) The sender shall be tested while driving an 18 inch long, 80 conductor cable with PVC insulation material. The signal under test shall be cut at a test point so that it has not trace, cable or recipient loading after the test point. All other signals should remain connected through to the recipient.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Card Configuration The CompactFlash Storage Cards is identified by appropriate information in the Card Information Structure (CIS). The following configuration registers are used to coordinate the I/O spaces and the Interrupt level of cards that are located in the system.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Attribute Memory Function Attribute memory is a space where CompactFlash Storage Card identification and configuration information are stored, and is limited to 8 bit wide accesses only at even addresses. The card configuration registers are also located here. For CompactFlash Storage Cards, the base address of the ard configuration registers is 200h. Table 31: Attribute Memory Function Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Configuration Option Register (Base + 00h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Card Configuration and Status Register (Base + 02h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Pin Replacement Register (Base + 04h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Socket and Copy Register (Base + 06h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card I/O Transfer Function The I/O transfer to or from the CompactFlash Storage can be either 8 or 16 bits. When a 16 bit accessible port is addressed, the signal -IOIS16 is asserted by the CompactFlash Storage. Otherwise, the -IOIS16 signal is de-asserted. When a 16 bit transfer is attempted, and the -IOIS16 signal is not asserted by the CompactFlash Storage, the system shall generate a pair of 8 bit references to access the word‘s even byte and odd byte.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Common Memory Transfer Function The Common Memory transfer to or from the CompactFlash Storage can be either 8 or 16 bits. Table: Common Memory Function Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 this mode only when the -OE input signal is grounded by the host during the power off to power on cycle. Optionally, CompactFlash Storage Cards may support the following optional detection methods: 1.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Metaformat Overview The goal of the Metaformat is to describe the requirements and capabilities of the CompactFlash Storage Card as thoroughly as possible. This includes describing the power requirements, IO requirements, memory requirements, manufacturer information and details about the services provided.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 disk I/O address spaces 1F0h-1F7h, 3F6h-3F7h (primary) or 170h- 177h, 376h-377h (secondary) with IRQ 14 (or other available IRQ). b) Any system decoded 16 byte I/O block using any available IRQ. c) Memory space.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card I/O Primary and Secondary Address Configurations Table: Primary and Secondary I/O Decoding Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Contiguous I/O Mapped Addressing When the system decodes a contiguous block of I/O registers to select the CompactFlash Storage Card, the registers are accessed in the block of I/O space decoded by the system as follows: Table: Contiguous I/O Decoding Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Memory Mapped Addressing When the CompactFlash Storage Card registers are accessed via memory references, the registers appear in the common memory space window: 0-2K bytes as follows: True IDE Mode Addressing When the CompactFlash Storage Card is configured in the True IDE Mode, the I/O decoding is as follows: Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 often collectively referred to as the “task file.” Data Register (Address - 1F0h[170h];Offset 0,8,9) The Data Register is a 16 bit register, and it is used to transfer data blocks between the CompactFlash Storage Card data buffer and the Host. This register overlaps the Error Register.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Feature Register (Address - 1F1h[171h]; Offset 1, 0Dh Write Only) This register provides information regarding features of the CompactFlash Storage Card that the host can utilize. This register is also accessed in PC Card modes on data bits D15-D8 during a write operation to Offset 0 with -CE2 low and -CE1 high.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 operating in the Cylinder, Head, Sector mode, this is bit 2 of the head number. It is Bit 26 in the Logical Block Address mode. Bit 1 (HS1): when operating in the Cylinder, Head, Sector mode, this is bit 1 of the head number. It is Bit 25 in the Logical Block Address mode.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Device Control Register (Address - 3F6h[376h]; Offset Eh) This register is used to control the CompactFlash Storage Card interrupt request and to issue an ATA soft reset to the card. This register can be written even if the device is BUSY. The bits are defined as follows: Bit 7: this bit is ignored by the CompactFlash Storage Card. The host software should set this bit to 0. Bit 6: this bit is ignored by the CompactFlash Storage Card.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Card (Drive) Address Register (Address 3F7h[377h]; Offset Fh) This register is provided for compatibility with the AT disk drive interface. It is recommended that this register not be mapped into the host’s I/O space because of potential conflicts on Bit 7. Bit 7: this bit is unknown.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card CF-ATA Command Set CF-ATA Command Set summarizes the CF-ATA command set with the paragraphs that follow describing the individual commands and the task file for each. Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Definitions: FR = Features Register SC = Sector Count RegisterS SN = Sector Number Register CY = Cylinder Registers DH = Card/Drive/Head Register LBA = Logical Block Address Mode Supported (see command descriptions for use). Y - The register contains a valid parameter for this command.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Execute Drive Diagnostic - 90h When the diagnostic command is issued in a PCMCIA configuration mode, this command runs only on the CompactFlash Storage Card that is addressed by the Drive/Head register. This is because PCMCIA card interface does not allows for direct inter-drive communication (such as the ATA PDIAG and DASP signals).
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Flush Cache – E7h This command causes the card to complete writing data from its cache. The card returns status with RDY=1 and DSC=1 after the data in the write cache buffer is written to the media. If the Compact Flash Storage Card does not support the Flush Cache command, the Compact Flash Storage Card shall return command aborted.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Identify Device – Ech The Identify Device command enables the host to receive parameter information from the CompactFlash Storage Card. This command has the same protocol as the Read Sector(s) command. The parameter words in the buffer have the arrangement and meanings defined in Table as below. All reserved bits or words are zero. Hosts should not depend on Obsolete words in Identify Device containing 0.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Word Address Default Value Total Bytes 51 0X00h 2 PIO data transfer cycle timing mode 52 0000h 2 Obsolete 53 000Xh 2 Field Validity 54 XXXXh 2 Current numbers of cylinders 55 XXXXh 2 Current numbers of heads Data Field Type Information 56 XXXXh 2 Current sectors per track 57-58 XXXXh 4 Current capacity in sectors (LBAs)(Word 57 = LSW, Word 58 = MSW) 59 01XXh 2 Multiple sector setting 60-61 XXXXh 4 Total number of
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Word 0: General Configuration This field indicates the general characteristics of the device. When Word 0 of the Identify drive information is 848Ah then the device is a CompactFlash Storage Card and complies with the CFA specification and CFA command set. It is recommended that PCMCIA modes of operation report only the 848Ah value as they are always intended as removable devices. Bits 15-0: CF Standard Configuration Value Word 0 is 848Ah.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 address in LBA translation mode. Words 10-19: Serial Number This field contains the serial number for this CompactFlash Storage Card and is right justified and padded with spaces (20h).
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Multiple Sector Setting Bits 15-9 are reserved and shall be set to 0. Bit 8 shall be set to 1 indicating that the Multiple Sector Setting is valid. Bits 7-0 are the current setting for the number of sectors that shall be transferred per interrupt on Read/Write Multiple commands. Total Sectors Addressable in LBA Mode This field contains the total number of user addressable sectors for the CompactFlash Storage Card in LBA mode only.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card will need to negate the DMARQ signal during the transfer of a sector. 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 all CompactFlash Storage Cards supporting DMA modes 1 and above. If bit 1 of word 53 is set to one, but this field is not supported, the Card shall return a value of zero in this field.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Microcode command. Bit 1 of word 83 shall be set to zero; the CompactFlash Storage Card does not support the Read DMA Queued and Write DMA Queued commands. Bit 2 of word 83 shall be set to one; the CompactFlash Storage Card supports the CFA feature set. If bit 3 of word 83 is set to one, the CompactFlash Storage Card supports the Advanced Power Management feature set.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Bit 11: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 3 is selected 0 = Ultra DMA mode 3 is not selected Bit 10: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 2 is selected 0 = Ultra DMA mode 2 is not selected Bit 9: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 1 is selected 0 = Ultra DMA mode 1 is not selected Bit 8: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 0 is selected 0 = Ultra DMA mode 0 is not selected Bits 7-5: Reserved Bit 4: 1 = Ultra DMA mode 4 and below are supported. Bits 0-3 Shall be set to 1.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card This word is required for CompactFlash Storage Cards that support power mode 1. Bit 15: VLD If set to 1, indicates that this word contains a valid power requirement description. If set to 0, indicates that this word does not contain a power requirement description. Bit 14: RSV This bit is reserved and shall be 0. Bit 13: -XP If set to 1, indicates that the CompactFlash Storage Card does not have Power Level 1 commands.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 2 3-7 133X CompactFlash Card PIO Mode 6 Reserved Bits 11-9: Advanced True IDE Multiword DMA Mode Selected Indicates the current True IDE Multiword DMA Mode Selected on the card. Value Current Multiword DMA timing mode selected 0 Specified in word 63 1 Multiword DMA Mode 3 2 Multiword DMA Mode 4 3-7 Reserved Bits 15-12 are reserved.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Idle Immediate - 95h or E1h This command causes the CompactFlash Storage Card to set BSY, enter the Idle mode, clear BSY and generate an interrupt. Initialize Drive Parameters - 91h This command enables the host to set the number of sectors per track and the number of heads per cylinder. Only the Sector Count and the Card/Drive/Head registers are used by this command.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Read Buffer - E4h The Read Buffer command enables the host to read the current contents of the CompactFlash Storage Card’s sector buffer. This command has the same protocol as the Read Sector(s) command. Read DMA – C8h Read Long Sector - 22h or 23h Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Read Multiple - C4h Read Sector(s) - 20h or 21h Read Verify Sector(s) - 40h or 41h Recalibrate - 1Xh Request Sense - 03h Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card The extended error code is returned to the host in the Error Register. Seek - 7Xh Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card 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 issued all data transfers shall occur on the low order D[7:0] data bus and the -IOIS16 signal shall not be asserted for data register accesses. The host shall not enable this feature for DMA transfers.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card implement write cache. When the subcommand disable write cache is issued, the CompactFlash Storage Card shall initiate the sequence to flush cache to non-volatile memory before command completion. 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 transfer and the low order 3 bits encode the mode value.
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TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Standby Immediate - 94h or E0h Translate Sector - 87h Translate Sector Information Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Wear Level - F5h Write Buffer - E8h Write DMA – CAh Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Write Long Sector - 32h or 33h Write Multiple Command - C5h Write Multiple without Erase – CDh Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Write Sector(s) - 30h or 31h Write Sector(s) without Erase - 38h Write Verify - 3Ch Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Error Posting Transcend Information Inc.
TTS S11G G~~3322G GC CFF113333 133X CompactFlash Card Error and Status Register summarizes the valid status and error value for all the CF-ATA Command set. Above technical information is based on CFA standard data and tested to be reliable. However, Transcend makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to its accuracy and assumes no liability in connection with the use of this product. Transcend reserves the right to make changes in specifications at any time without prior notice.
