User Manual
900S Series Industrial Grade CFast Product Manual v2.0Cactus Technologies
®
Table of
CONTENTS
1. Introduction to Cactus Technologies 900S Series Industrial
Grade CFast Products ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1.Supported Standards .................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.Product Features ........................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.1.Host and Technology Independence............................................................................ 2
1.2.2.Defect and Error Management ..................................................................................... 2
1.2.3.Power Supply Requirements ......................................................................................... 3
2. Product Specications ....................................................................................................... 4
2.1.System Environmental Specications ......................................................................................... 4
2.2.System Power Requirements ....................................................................................................... 4
2.3.System Performance ..................................................................................................................... 5
2.4.System Reliability ........................................................................................................................... 5
2.5.Physical Specications .................................................................................................................. 5
2.5.1.CFast Card Physical Specications ................................................................................ 6
3. Interface Description .......................................................................................................... 9
3.1.CFast Pin Assignments and Pin Type .......................................................................................... 9
3.1.1.Optional Write Protect Function .................................................................................10
3.2.Electrical Specication ................................................................................................................ 10
3.2.1.Absolute Maximum Ratings ........................................................................................10
3.2.2.DC Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 10
3.2.3.AC Characteristics ......................................................................................................... 10
4. ATA Drive Register Set Denition and Protocol ........................................ 11
4.1.Task File Denitions .................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.1.Data Register ................................................................................................................. 11
4.1.2.Error Register ................................................................................................................ 11
4.1.3.Feature Register ............................................................................................................ 11
4.1.4.Sector Count Register ................................................................................................... 12
4.1.5.Sector Number (LBA 7-0) Register ..............................................................................12
4.1.6.Cylinder Low (LBA 15-8) Register ................................................................................12
4.1.7.Cylinder High (LBA 23-16) Register ............................................................................. 12
4.1.8.Drive/Head (LBA 27-24) Register .................................................................................12
4.1.9.Status and Alternate Status Registers ........................................................................13
4.1.10.Device Control Register .............................................................................................13
4.1.11.Card (Drive) Address Register ..................................................................................14
5. ATA Command Description ........................................................................................15
5.1.ATA Command Set ....................................................................................................................... 15
5.1.1.Identify Drive-ECH ......................................................................................................... 17
6. S.M.A.R.T. Support .............................................................................................................. 20










