Specifications

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Physical Layer Simplified Specification Version 4.10
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Note1: Bus Speed Mode is alias of Access Mode.
Note2: "Default" of Function 0 means that a function of just after the card initialized.
Note3: Notes for Power Limit
(1) Function 2 and 3 may be used only for embedded devices.
(2)
Allowed power consumption for removable cards shall be up to 1.80W, even though the Power
Limit is set to 2.16W or 2.88W
.
Table 4-11: Available Functions of CMD6
Function Group 1 is defined as Bus Speed Mode switch. If the card is initialized in 3.3V signal level,
Default Speed and High Speed are assigned to function 0 and 1. Then support bits of function 2 to 4
(SDR50, SDR104 and DDR50) are set to 0. If the card is initialized in 1.8V signal level, SDR and DDR
modes are assigned from function 0 to function 4.
Function Group 2 is defined for Command System extension. CMD34-37, CMD50 and CMD57 are
reserved for SD command system. OTP and ASSD are added. Refer to Part A1 Advanced Security
Extension (McEX), Part 1 OTP Addendum and Part A3 ASSD Core Specification for more detail.
Function Group 3 is defined as driver strength selection for UHS-I modes. This switch is effective in
1.8V signaling mode.
Function Group 4 is defined as Power Limit switch for total card power consumable. This field is set
Arg. Slice
[23:20]
[19:16]
[15:12]
[11:8]
[7:4]
[3:0]
Group No.
6
5
4
3
2
1
Function name reserved reserved
Power
Limit
*3
Driver
Strength
Command
system
Access
mode
*1
0x0
Default
*2
Default
*2
0.72W
Default
*2
Type B
Default
*2
Default
*2
/ SDR12
0x1
Reserved
Reserved
1.44W
Type A
For eC
High-Speed
/ SDR25
0x2
Reserved
Reserved
2.16W
Type C
Reserved
SDR50
0x3
Reserved
Reserved
2.88W
Type D
OTP
SDR104
0x4
Reserved
Reserved
1.80W
Reserved
ASSD
DDR50
0x5
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0x6
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0x7
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0x8
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0x9
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0xA
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0xB
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0xC
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
(eSD)
Reserved
0xD
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
0xE
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Reserved
Vendor
specific
Reserved
0xF
No influence