Serial ATA Flash Drive

AP-SAFD254QAxxxxS-XXHT

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©2011 Apacer Technology Inc.

Rev. 1.5

Table of Contents

1. Product Description ................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4

1.2 Functional Block Diagram........................................................................................................... 4

1.3 ATA Mode Support....................................................................................................................... 5

1.4 Capacity Specification ................................................................................................................. 5

1.5 Performance ................................................................................................................................. 5

1.6 Pin Assignments .......................................................................................................................... 6

2. Software Interface .................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Command Set ............................................................................................................................... 8

2.1.1

Check Power Mode (E5h) .............................................................................................. 10

2.1.2

Execute Diagnostics (90h) ............................................................................................. 10

2.1.3

Flush Cache (E7h) ......................................................................................................... 10

2.1.4

Identify Device (ECh) ..................................................................................................... 10

2.1.5

Idle (E3h)........................................................................................................................ 18

2.1.6

Idle Immediate (E1h)...................................................................................................... 18

2.1.7

Initialize Drive Parameters (C8h) ................................................................................... 18

2.1.8

Read DMA (C8h)............................................................................................................ 19

2.1.9

Read Multiple (C4h) ....................................................................................................... 19

2.1.10

Read Sector(s) (20h)...................................................................................................... 19

2.1.11

Read Verify Sector(s) (40h) ........................................................................................... 19

2.1.12

Recalibrate (10h)............................................................................................................ 19

2.1.13

Security Disable Password (F6h)................................................................................... 19

2.1.14

Security Erase Prepare (F3h) ........................................................................................ 19

2.1.15

Security Erase Unit (F4h)............................................................................................... 19

2.1.16

Security Freeze Lock (F5h)............................................................................................ 20

2.1.17

Security Set Password (F1h) ......................................................................................... 20

2.1.18

Security Unlock (F2h)..................................................................................................... 20

2.1.19

Seek (7xh) ...................................................................................................................... 20

2.1.20

Set Features (EFh)......................................................................................................... 20

2.1.21

Set Multiple Mode (C6h) ................................................................................................ 20

2.1.22

Sleep (E6h) .................................................................................................................... 20

2.1.23

SMART (B0h) ................................................................................................................. 21

2.1.24

Standby (E2h) ................................................................................................................ 23

2.1.25

Standby Immediate (E0h) .............................................................................................. 23

2.1.26

Write DMA (CAh) ........................................................................................................... 24

2.1.27

Write Multiple (C5h) ....................................................................................................... 24

2.1.28

Write Sector(s) (30h)...................................................................................................... 24

2.2 S.M.A.R.T. Technology .............................................................................................................. 25

3. Flash Management ................................................................................................. 26

3.1 Error Correction/Detection........................................................................................................ 26

3.2 Bad Block Management............................................................................................................. 26