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Preliminary CompactFlash Memory Card Product Manual
SanDisk CompactFlash Memory Card Product Manual Rev. 8 © 2001 SANDISK CORPORATION
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1.3 System Features
• Up to 512 MBytes of mass storage data
• PC Card ATA protocol compatible
• True IDE Mode compatible
• Very low CMOS power
• Very high performance
• Very rugged
• Low weight
• Noiseless
• Low Profile
• +5 Volts or +3.3 Volts operation
• Automatic error correction and retry capabilities
• Supports power down commands and sleep
modes
• Non-volatile storage (no battery required)
• MTBF >1,000,000 hours
• Minimum 10,000 insertions
• Standard (SDCFB Series) and Industrial
versions (SDCFBI Series)
1.4 PCMCIA Standard
CompactFlash Memory Cards are fully electrically
compatible with the PCMCIA specifications listed
below. These specifications may be obtained from:
PCMCIA
2635 North First St., Ste. 209
San Jose, CA 95131
USA
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
1) PCMCIA PC Card Standard, 7.0, February
1999
2) PCMCIA PC Card ATA Specification, 7.0,
February 1999
1.5 CompactFlash Specification
CompactFlash Memory Cards are fully compatible
with the CompactFlash Specification published by
the CompactFlash Association. Contact the
CompactFlash Association for more information.
CompactFlash Association
P.O. Box 51537
Palo Alto, CA 94303
USA
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.compactflash.org
1.6 Related Documentation
1) American National Standard X3.221
AT Attachment for Interface for Disk Drives
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1.7 Functional Description
CompactFlash Memory Cards contain a high level,
intelligent subsystem as shown in the block
diagram, Figure 1-1. This intelligent
(microprocessor) subsystem provides many
capabilities not found in other types of memory
cards. These capabilities include:
1) Standard ATA register and command set (same
as found on most magnetic disk drives).
2) Host independence from details of erasing and
programming flash memory.
3) Sophisticated system for managing defects
(analogous to systems found in magnetic disk
drives).
4) Sophisticated system for error recovery
including a powerful error correction code
(ECC).
5) Power management for low power operation.