Specifications
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Physical Layer Simplified Specification Version 4.10
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2. System Features
• Targeted for portable and stationary applications
• Capacity of Memory
(1) Standard Capacity SD Memory Card (SDSC): Up to and including 2 GB
(2) High Capacity SD Memory Card (SDHC): More than 2GB and up to and including 32GB
(3) Extended Capacity SD Memory Card (SDXC): More than 32GB and up to and including 2TB
• Voltage range:
High Voltage SD Memory Card – Operating voltage range: 2.7-3.6 V
UHS-II SD Memory Card – Operating voltage range VDD1: 2.7-3.6 V, VDD2: 1.70-1.95V
• Designed for read-only and read/write cards.
• Bus Speed Mode (using 4 parallel data lines)
(1) Default Speed mode: 3.3V signaling, Frequency up to 25 MHz, up to 12.5 MB/sec
(2) High Speed mode: 3.3V signaling, Frequency up to 50 MHz, up to 25 MB/sec
(3) SDR12: UHS-I 1.8V signaling, Frequency up to 25 MHz, up to 12.5MB/sec
(4) SDR25: UHS-I 1.8V signaling, Frequency up to 50 MHz, up to 25MB/sec
(5) SDR50: UHS-I 1.8V signaling, Frequency up to 100 MHz, up to 50MB/sec
(6) SDR104: UHS-I 1.8V signaling, Frequency up to 208 MHz, up to 104MB/sec
(7) DDR50: UHS-I 1.8V signaling, Frequency up to 50 MHz, sampled on both clock edges, up to
50MB/sec
(8) UHS156: UHS-II RCLK Frequency Range 26MHz - 52MHz, up to 1.56Gbps per lane.
• Switch function command supports Bus Speed Mode, Command System, Drive Strength, and
future functions
• Correction of memory field errors
• Card removal during read operation will never harm the content
• Content Protection Mechanism - Complies with highest security of SDMI standard.
• Password Protection of cards (CMD42 - LOCK_UNLOCK)
• Write Protect feature using mechanical switch
• Built-in write protection features (permanent and temporary)
• Card Detection (Insertion/Removal)
• Application specific commands
• Comfortable erase mechanism