Adapter Specifications; Troubleshooting - SimpleTech SmartMedia (SM) Card/Adapter User Manual

SmartMedia Card (SSFDC) Specifications
ORDERING INFORMATION (SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Part Numbers)
SmartMedia Card P/N
• STI-SM3/128 ...............................................................
• STI-SM3/64..................................................................
• STI-SM3/32..................................................................
• STI-SM3/16..................................................................
• STI-SM3/8....................................................................
SmartMedia Adapter P/N
• STI-SMAD ...................................................................
Physical Dimensions (SmartMedia Flash Card without SmartMedia Adapter)
Length .........................................................................
Width ...........................................................................
Thickness .....................................................................
Weight .........................................................................
Performance
Interface .......................................................................
Read Cycle Time
Random Access ..............................................
Serial Page Access ..........................................
Write Cycle Time
Program Time ...............................................
Block Erase Time ..........................................
Power Requirements
All values quoted are typical at ambient temperature and nominal supply voltage unless otherwise stated.
DC Input Voltage Range ................................................
Typical Power Dissipation
Sleep Current ..................................................
Sequential Read ...............................................
Program..........................................................
Erase ..............................................................
Environmental Specifications
Temperature Range
Operating .......................................................
Storage ...........................................................
Reliability
Endurance .....................................................................
Data Retention .............................................................

ADAPTER SPECIFICATIONS

Reliability
Endurance .....................................................................
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) ............................
Power
Voltage ..........................................................................
Environmental
Operating Temperature .................................................

Troubleshooting

Please note that there is no industry standard for orienting SmartMedia cards in the Card Slot. Some readers require
the card to be inserted with the side having the gold contacts facing upwards while others may require the card to be
inserted with the side having gold contacts face downwards. If the card is not detected by your system when you
Document#: 61600-00044-001.pdf
SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide
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SmartMedia Card to Type II PC Card
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Capacity
128 MBytes
64 MBytes
32 MBytes
16 MBytes
45.0 mm
37.0 mm
0.76 mm
1.8 gms
SSFDC
10 µs (Max.)
80 ns (Min.)
200 µs (Typ.)
2 ms (Typ.)
2.7V - 3.6V
20 µA
10 mA
10 mA
10 mA
-0ºC to +55ºC
-20ºC to +65ºC
100,000 Program/Erase Cycles
10 Years
10,000 Insert/Extract
250,000 POH
3.3V ± 5%
0°C to 60°C
05/15/02