SanDisk SD Card
OEM Product Manual
Version 3.0
Document No 80-36-00497
April 2011
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Revision History
Date
January 2007
February 2007
Revision
2.0
2.1
Added:
-Reliability and Durability Specifications Table for the SD Card
to Chapter 2
-Additional capacities and related specs to Tables 3-8 and 3-9
-C Size 6 GB and related specs to Table 3-7
-CID values to Table 3-4 -CSD values to Table 3-6
-TOC with subheadings removed application notes from
Appendix D, replaced with links to white paper docs.
Consolidated shared specifications in Chapter 2. Switched to
out dent format. Rearranged General Description in Chapter 1.
Changed hierarchy under Functional Description in Chapter 1.
Corrected part number for microSD 6 GB and 8 GB. Made
changes to Tables 3-6 and 3-7 according to feedback.
Added microSD Card top view to Chapter 2. Changed sleep
current for microSD 6GB/8GB. Other minor edits.
Removed miniSD and microSD (addressed in a separate
manual); Sleep current updated; CSD Register updated; DOS
Image parameters updated; Ordering information updated
Updated Appendix A SKU information
Updated Class information for SDSDAA-002G and
SDSDAB-002G
Updated SDA Version from 2.0 to SDA Version 3.0
Updated speed class for SDSDAA parts
Updated speed class for SDSDAB parts
Updated SDSDAC products
-
UHSI, 30/30 MB/s Class 10
Added SDSDAB-064G product
Description
June 2007
2.2
October 2007
April 2009
August 2009
October 2009
January 2010
August 2010
November
2010
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
March 2011
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Table of Contents
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Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 General Description ...................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Features ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Scope ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 SD Card Standard ......................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Functional Description .................................................................................................. 3
1.5.1
Technology Independence ................................................................................... 3
1.5.2
Defect and Error Management ............................................................................. 4
1.5.3
Content Protection ................................................................................................ 4
1.5.4
Wear Leveling ...................................................................................................... 4
1.5.5
Automatic Sleep Mode ......................................................................................... 4
1.5.6
Hot Insertion ......................................................................................................... 4
1.6 SD Card Products in SD Bus Mode .............................................................................. 4
1.7 SPI Mode ...................................................................................................................... 6
2 Product Specifications ........................................................................................................ 7
2.1 SD Card ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.1.1
System Performance ............................................................................................ 7
2.1.2
Physical Specifications ......................................................................................... 9
3 Interface Description ......................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Pins and Registers ...................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Bus Topology .............................................................................................................. 11
3.2.1
SD Bus ............................................................................................................... 11
3.2.2
SPI Bus ............................................................................................................... 11
3.3 Hot Insertion and Power Protection ............................................................................ 11
3.4 Electrical Interface....................................................................................................... 11
3.4.1
Power Up ............................................................................................................ 11
3.4.2
Bus Operating Conditions .................................................................................. 12
3.4.3
Bus Timing (Standard Mode) ............................................................................. 12
3.5 SD Card Registers ...................................................................................................... 12
3.5.1
Operation Conditions Register ........................................................................... 12
3.5.2
Card Identification Register ................................................................................ 12
3.5.3
Card Specific Data Register ............................................................................... 14
3.5.4
Card Status Register .......................................................................................... 16
3.5.5
SD Status Register ............................................................................................. 16
3.5.6
Relative Card Address Register ......................................................................... 17
3.5.7
SD Card Configuration Register ......................................................................... 17
3.5.8
SD Card Registers in SPI Mode ......................................................................... 17
3.5.9
Data Interchange Format and Card Sizes .......................................................... 17
4 SD Card Protocol Description ........................................................................................... 18
4.1 General Description .................................................................................................... 18
4.2 SD Bus Protocol .......................................................................................................... 18
4.3 Functional Description ................................................................................................ 18
4.3.1
Card Identification Mode .................................................................................... 18
4.3.2
Data Transfer Mode ........................................................................................... 18
4.3.3
Clock Control ...................................................................................................... 18
4.3.4
Cyclic Redundancy Codes ................................................................................. 18
4.3.5
Error Conditions ................................................................................................. 18
4.3.6
Commands ......................................................................................................... 18
4.3.7
Card State Transition ......................................................................................... 18
4.3.8
Timing Diagrams and Values ............................................................................. 19
4.3.9
Speed Class Specification .................................................................................. 19
4.3.10 Erase Timeout Calculation ................................................................................. 19
Appendix A: Ordering Information ............................................................................................ 19
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1.1
Introduction
General Description
The SanDisk SD Card is a flash based removable non-volatile memory device specifically
designed to meet the security, capacity, performance and environmental requirements inherent
in next generation consumer electronic devices. .
The SanDisk SD Card is based on a 9-pin interface designed to operate in a maximum
operating frequency of 100 MHz. The interface for SD Card products allows for easy
integration into any design, regardless of which type of microprocessor is used. In addition to
the interface, SD Card products offer an alternate communication-protocol based on the SPI
standard.
SanDisk SD cards are designed especially for use in mass storage applications. In addition to
the mass storage-specific flash memory. SD cards include an on-board intelligent controller
which manages interface protocols; security algorithms for content protection; data storage
and retrieval, as well as Error Correction Code (ECC) algorithms; defect handling; power
management; wear leveling and clock control.
Figure 1-1
SanDisk SD Card Block Diagram
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