RoHS Recast Compliant
SATA-Disk Module 4
SDM4-M 7P/180D Low Profile Specifications
May 10
th
, 2013
Version 1.5
Apacer Technology Inc.
4 Fl., 75 Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Sec.1, Xizhi, New Taipei City, Taiwan 221
Tel: +886-2-2698-2888
www.apacer.com
Fax: +886-2-2698-2889
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SATA-Disk Module 4
APSDMxxxxX5AN-PCMXX
Features:
Standard Serial ATA 2.6 (Gen. 2)
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Serial ATA 2.6 (Gen. 2)
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SATA II, 3.0 Gbps
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ATA-compatible command set
Capacities
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4, 8, 16, 32 GB
Performance*
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Burst read/write: 300 MB/sec
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Sustained read: up to 43 MB/sec
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Sustained write: up to 21 MB/sec
Intelligent endurance design
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Built-in hardware ECC, enabling up to
16/24 bit correction per 1K bytes
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Static wear-leveling scheme together
with dynamical block allocation to
significantly increase the lifetime of a
flash device and optimize the disk
performance
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Flash bad-block management
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S.M.A.R.T.
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Power Failure Management
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ATA Secure Erase
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TRIM
NAND Flash Type:
MLC
MTBF:
>1,000,000 hours
Endurance (TBW: Terabytes Written)
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4GB: 6 TBW
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8GB: 13 TBW
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16GB: 27 TBW
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32GB: 54 TBW
Temperature ranges
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Operation:
Standard: 0°C to 70°C
Extended: -40 ~ +85° ***
C
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Storage: -40° to 100°
C
C
Supply voltage
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5.0 V
5%
Power consumption (typical)*
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Active mode: 185 mA@5.0 V
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Idle mode: 85 mA@5.0 V
Connector type
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7-pin signal connector
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Option : 2-pin additional power connector
Form factor
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SATA Disk Module
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Dimension (w/o housing):
30.00x20.00x1.00**, unit: mm
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Dimension (w/ housing): 32.50
x23.30x8.53**, unit: mm
Shock & Vibration****
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Shock: 1500 G
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Vibration: 15 G
RoHS Recast compliant (2011/65/EU)
*Varies from capacities. The values for performances and power consumptions presented are typical and may vary depending on
flash configurations or platform settings. The term idle refers to the standby state of the device.
**Without including the size of SATA connector
***Only available in 4, 8, 16GB capacities. Please see “Product Ordering Information” for details.
****Non-operating
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Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 3
1.1 P
ERFORMANCE
-O
PTIMIZED
C
ONTROLLER
............................................................................................................3
1.1.1 Power Management ......................................................................................................................................3
1.1.2 RAM..............................................................................................................................................................3
2. FUNCTIONAL BLOCK .......................................................................................................... 4
3. PIN ASSIGNMENTS ............................................................................................................... 5
4. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.............................................................................................. 7
4.1 C
APACITY
.............................................................................................................................................................7
4.2 ATA M
ODES
S
UPPORT
.........................................................................................................................................7
4.3 P
ERFORMANCE
.....................................................................................................................................................7
4.4 E
NDURANCE
........................................................................................................................................................8
4.5 E
NVIRONMENTAL
S
PECIFICATIONS
.......................................................................................................................8
4.6 M
EAN
T
IME
B
ETWEEN
F
AILURES
(MTBF) ...........................................................................................................8
4.7 C
ERTIFICATION AND
C
OMPLIANCE
.......................................................................................................................9
5. FLASH MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................... 10
5.1 E
RROR
C
ORRECTION
/D
ETECTION
.......................................................................................................................10
5.2 B
AD
B
LOCK
M
ANAGEMENT
...............................................................................................................................10
5.3 W
EAR
L
EVELING
................................................................................................................................................10
5.4 P
OWER
F
AILURE
M
ANAGEMENT
.........................................................................................................................10
5.5 ATA S
ECURE
E
RASE
..........................................................................................................................................10
5.6 S.M.A.R.T..........................................................................................................................................................11
5.7 TRIM .................................................................................................................................................................11
6. SOFTWARE INTERFACE .................................................................................................. 12
6.1 C
OMMAND
S
ET
...................................................................................................................................................12
7. ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION ...................................................................................... 13
8. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ..................................................................................... 14
8.1 P
OWER
C
ABLE
T
YPE
...........................................................................................................................................14
8.1.1 W/o Housing ..............................................................................................................................................14
8.1.2 W/ Housing ...............................................................................................................................................15
8.2 P
OWER
C
ABLE
-
LESS
T
YPE
..................................................................................................................................16
8.2.1 W/o Housing .............................................................................................................................................16
8.2.2 W/ Housing ...............................................................................................................................................17
9. PRODUCT ORDERING INFORMATION ........................................................................ 18
9.1 P
RODUCT
C
ODE
D
ESIGNATIONS
.........................................................................................................................18
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1. General Description
Apacer’s SATA-Disk Module 4-M (SDM4-M) is a high-performance, embedded SSD designed to replace
the conventional SATA hard disk drive. SDM SSD can be plugged into a standard Serial ATA connectors
commonly found in desktops, IT-STB, industrial PC and thin client systems. Though built with MLC, this
SSD can work in highly demanding environment as it can withstand ambient temperature from -40° to
C
+85° (for certain capacities only).
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Apacer’s SDM4-M is built in with an efficient microcontroller that drives the potential of NAND flashy and
delivers optimal performance. With its compact form factor and SATA II interface, this product is well
suited for embedded flash storage applications offering customizable and expanded functionalities as well
as more cost-effective designs, better performance and increased reliability.
SDM4-M Series is designed to work at 5 Volts and uses a standard SATA driver that complies with major
operating systems such as Microsoft’s Windows series. Featuring technologies as Apacer-specific Wear-
leveling algorithms, S.M.A.R.T, bad block management, Power Failure Management, ATA Secure Erase,
and TRIM, Apacer assures users of a versatile device on data storage.
1.1 Performance-Optimized Controller
The heart of SDM4-M is the Flash controller, which translates standard SATA signals into the data and
controls of the flash media. The SATA and Flash Management controller are specifically designed to
attain high data throughput from the host to the flash.
1.1.1 Power Management
The controller comes with SATA physical interface (PHY) that takes a significant part of the total power
budget of the host or other connected electronics. SATA interface provides the means to place the PHY
into lowered power modes. When the parts of power for PHY are shut down to reserve power supply, the
ability of the SATA interfaced device to respond to command can be affected. Thus, the SATA protocol is
implemented with the capability to track the power modes of the devices and require the additional
latency to wake up PHY from lowered power modes.
1.1.2 RAM
The controller is implemented with RAM as a data buffer to optimize data transfer between the host and
the flash media.
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2. Functional Block
SDM4-M includes the SATA and Flash Management controllers, and flash media, as well as the SATA
standard interface. Figure 2-1 shows the functional block diagram.
Serial ATA
Interface
SATA
Controller
Flash
Management
Controller
Flash
Media
Figure 2-1:
Functional block diagram
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