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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 1 Description Transcend microSD card series are non-volatile, which means no external power is required to retain the information stored on it. Besides, it is also a solid-state device that without moving parts to skip [...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 2 Architecture[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 3 Bus Operating Conditions • General Parameter Symbol Min. Max. Unit Remark Peak voltage on all lines -0.3 VDD+0.3 V All Inputs Input Leakage Current -10 10 µA All Outputs Output Leakage Current -10 10 µA • Power [...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 4 • Bus Signal Levels As the bus can be supplied with a variable supply voltage, all signal levels are related to the supply voltage. To meet the requirements of the JEDEC specification JESD8- 1A, the card input and o[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 5 • Bus Timing Parameter Symbol Min Max. Unit Remark Clock CLK (All values are referred to min (V IH ) and max (V IL ) Clock frequency Data T ransfer Mode f PP 0 25 MHz C L ≤ 100 pF , (7 cards) Clock frequency Ident[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 6 Reliability and Durability Temperature Operation: -25°C / 85°C (Target spec) Moisture and corrosion Operation: 25°C / 95% rel. humidity Storage: 40°C / 93% rel. hum./500h Salt Water Spray: 3% NaCl/35C; 24h acc. MI[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 7 Register Information Within the card interface six registers are defined: OCR, CID, CSD, RCA, DSR and SCR. These can be accessed only by corresponding commands (see Chapter 4. 7). The OCR, CID, CSD and SCR regist ers [...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 8 2. CID Register The Card IDentification (CID) register is 128 bits wide. It contains the card identification info rmation used during the card identification phase. Every i ndividual flash card shall have a unique ide[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 9 The manufacturing date com posed of two hexadecimal digits, one is 8 bit representing the year(y) and the other is four bits representing the month(m). The “m” field [11:8] is t he month code. 1 = January. The “[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 10 The following sections describe the CSD fields and the relevant data types. If not explicitly defined otherwise, all bit strings are interpreted as binary coded numbers starting with the left bit first. • CSD_STRUC[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 11 • NSAC Defines the worst case for the clock dependent factor of t he data access time. The unit for NSAC is100 clock cycles. Therefore, the maximal value for the clock dependent par t of the data access time is 25.[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 12 command class is supported. • READ_BL_LEN The maximum read data block length is computed as 2 READ_BL_LEN . The maximum block length might therefore be in the range 512...2048 bytes (see Chapter 4.11 for details). [...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 13 Defines if the configurable driver stage is integrated on the card. If set, a driver stage register (DSR)must be implemented also. • C_SIZE This parameter is used to co mpute the user’s data card c apacity (not i[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 14 The factor MULT is defined as 2 C_SIZE_MULT+2 . • ERASE_BLK_EN The ERASE_BLK_EN defines the granularity of the unit size of the data to be erased. T he erase operation can erase either one or multiple units of WRIT[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 15 blocks (see WRITE_BL_LEN). The actual si ze is computed by increasing this num ber by one. A value of zero means 1 write block, 127 means 128 write blocks. • WP_GRP_SIZE The size of a write protected group. The con[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 16 • WRITE_BL_PARTIAL Defines whether partial block sizes can be used in block write commands.WRITE_BL_PARTIAL =’0’ means that only the WRITE_BL_LEN block size and its partial derivatives,in resolu tion of units o[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 17 The following table lists the correspondenc e between the CSD entries and the comm and classes. A ‘+’ entry indicates that the CSD field affects the comm ands of the related command class.[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 18 4. RCA Register The writable 16-bit relative card address register carries t he card address that is published by the card during the card identification. This address is used fo r the addressed host-card communicati[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 19 cards). The CSD register carries the in formation about the DSR regist er usage. The default value of the DSR register is 0x404. 6. SCR Register In addition to the CSD register ther e is another configurati on regist[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 20 • DATA_STAT_AFTER_ERASE Defines the data status after eras e, whether it is ‘0’ or ‘1’ (t he status is card vendor dependent). • SD_SECURITY Describes the security algor ithm supported by the card. Securi[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 21 Mechanical Dimension Mechanical Description: Top View[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 22 Mechanical Description: Bottom View[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 23 Mechanical Description: Keep Out Area[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 24 microSD package: Dimensions[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 25 microSD Reader S3 Description microSD Reader S3 is a USB 2.0 Compact Card Reader. It is a small device specific ally designed for fast and easy data transfer. The Card Reader accepts the direct insertion of microSD ?[...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 26 Block Diagram ALCOR AU6332 USB Interface Power +3.3V Memory Card +5V Pinouts Pin No. Pin Name 01 VCC 02 USB- 03 USB+ 04 VSS Pin Identification Symbol Function USB- USB+ USB differential signal: The pairs are used to [...]

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    T T T S S S 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ 2 2 2 G G G U U U S S S D D D - - - S S S 3 3 3 microSD Memory Card + Reader S3 Transcend Information Inc. 27 General DC Characteristics Bus Signal Level Above technical information is based on industry standard data and tested to be reliable. However, Transcend makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to its accur[...]