Transcend TS16GCF600 Technical Manual

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Dedicated to fulfilling the demanding requirements of

performance-conscious

proudly releases its Extreme Plus 600X CompactFlash

cards with Turbo MLC technology. With its amazing

performance, the Transcend 600x CompactFlash

memory card allows the professional photographers

and enthusiasts to get the most from your digital single

lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Users are guaranteed to

makes consecutive shooting and non-stop video

recording and share their digital artwork with the world!

Placement

Dimensions

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photographers,

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Features

• CompactFlash Specification Version 4.1 Complaint

• RoHS compliant products

• Single Power Supply: 3.3V ± 5 % or 5V ± 1 0%

• Operating Temperature: -25

• Storage Temperature: -40

• Operating/ Storage Humidity: 5% to 95%

• Operation Modes:

PC Card Memory Mode

PC Card IO Mode

True IDE Mode

• True IDE Mode supports:

Ultra DMA Mode 0 to Ultra DMA Mode 6 (Ultra DMA

mode 5/6 must use Power supply: 3.3V)

MultiWord DMA Mode 0 to MultiWord DMA Mode 4

PIO Mode 0 to PIO Mode 6

• PC Card Mode supports up to Ultra DMA Mode 6

• True IDE mode: Fixed Disk (Standard)

• PC Card Mode: Removable Disk (Standard)

• Durability of Connector: 10,000 times

• Built-in 15 bit ECC (Error Correction Code) functionality

• Support Global Wear-Leveling to extend product life

• Compliant to CompactFlash, PC Card Mode, and ATA

standards

Power Consumption

Product

Standby

Power

Consumption

(DC 3.3V

)

℃

600X CompactFlash Card

C to 85

TS8GCF600 TS16GCF600

2.4mA

222.8mA

Read

Write

218.1mA

* Maximum value

2.5mA

232.8mA

211.5mA

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Page 1 (DSLR) camera. Users are guaranteed to makes consecutive shooting and non-stop video recording and share their digital artwork with the world! Placement Dimensions Transcend Information Inc. Features • CompactFlash Specification Version 4.1 Complaint • RoHS compliant products Transcend •...
Page 2 600X CompactFlash Card Transcend Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 3 600X CompactFlash Card Block Diagram Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 4 600X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 5 Ground -CD1 Ground I1Z, OZ3 D121 I1Z, OZ3 I1Z, OZ3 I1Z, OZ3 I1Z, OZ3 -CE2 -VS1 Ground Transcend Information Inc. PC Card I/O Mode Signal In, Out Pin Num Name Type Type Ground I1Z, OZ3 I1Z, OZ3 I1Z, OZ3 I1Z, OZ3...
Page 6 11) Signal usage in PC Card I/O and Memory Mode when Ultra DMA mode protocol DMA Read is active. 12) Signal usage in PC Card I/O and Memory Mode when Ultra DMA protocol is active. Transcend Information Inc. PC Card I/O Mode...
Page 7: Input Leakage Current
Note: In Table 3 below, x refers to the characteristics described in Table 4. For example, OT3 refers to Totem pole output with a type 3 output drive characteristic. Type Totempole Tri-State N-P Channel P-Channel Only N-Channel Only Transcend Information Inc. Table 1: Input Leakage Current Symbol Conditions Vih = Vcc / Vil = Gnd RPU1 Vcc = 5.0V RPD1 Vcc = 5.0V...
Page 8: Output Drive Characteristics
Output Drive Characteristics Type Parameter Output Voltage Output Voltage Output Voltage Tri-State Leakage Current Transcend Information Inc. Table 4: Output Drive Characteristics Symbol Conditions Ioh = -4 mA Iol = 4 mA Ioh = -4 mA Iol = 4 mA...
Page 9: Signal Description
-CD1, -CD2 (PC Card I/O Mode) -CD1, -CD2 (True IDE Mode) Transcend Information Inc. 8,10,11,12, These address lines along with the -REG signal are used to select the following: 14,15,16,17, The I/O port address registers within the CompactFlash Storage Card , the...
Page 10 (PC Card Memory Mode) (PC Card I/O Mode) (True IDE Mode) Transcend Information Inc. These input signals are used both to select the card and to indicate to the card 7,32 whether a byte or a word operation is being performed. -CE2 always accesses the odd byte of the word.-CE1 accesses the even byte or the Odd byte of the...
Page 11 HSTROBE (All Modes - Ultra DMA Protocol DMA Write) Transcend Information Inc. This signal is not used in this mode. The Input Acknowledge signal is asserted by the CompactFlash Storage Card when the card is selected and responding to an I/O read cycle at the address that is on the address bus.
Page 12 (PC Card I/O Mode) INTRQ (True IDE Mode) Transcend Information Inc. This signal is not used in this mode. The I/O Write strobe pulse is used to clock I/O data on the Card Data bus into the CompactFlash Storage Card controller registers when the CompactFlash Storage Card is configured to use the I/O interface.
Page 13 (True IDE Mode) (PC Card Memory Mode) (PC Card I/O Mode) (True IDE Mode) Transcend Information Inc. This signal is used during Memory Cycles to distinguish between Common Memory and Register (Attribute) Memory accesses. High for Common Memory, Low for Attribute Memory.
Page 14 (PC Card I/O Mode) -IOCS16 (True IDE Mode) Transcend Information Inc. Voltage Sense Signals. -VS1 is grounded on the Card and sensed by the Host so that the CompactFlash Storage Card CIS can be read at 3.3 volts and -VS2 is reserved by PCMCIA for a secondary voltage and is not connected on the Card.
Page 15: Electrical Specification
Pull up resistance Pull down resistance 1. Include CE1, CE2, HREG, HOE, HIOE, HWE, HIOW pins 2. Include CE1, CE2, HREG, HOE, HIOE, HWE, HIOW, CSEL (P35), PDIAG, DASP pins Transcend Information Inc. Symbol Min. ─ ─ ─ ─ 2.92 Symbol Min.
Page 16: Input Power
3) Voltage output high and low values shall be met at the source connector to include the effect of series termination. 4) A device shall have less than 64 state. Transcend Information Inc. Table: Input Characteristics (UDMA Mode > 4) ) - (V-...
Page 17: Signal Interface
AC timing requirements: (the number of sockets wired in parallel) multiplied by (50 pF with DC current 700 2) Resistor is optional. 3) Status Signals: the socket shall present a load to the card no larger than 50 pF Transcend Information Inc. Card Pull-up to V 500 K 50 K Ω...
Page 18 4) The -WAIT and IORDY signals shall be ignored by the host. Devices supporting CF Advanced timing modes shall also support slower timing modes, to ensure operability with systems that do not support CF Advanced timing modes Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card A low state and 100 μ...
Page 19 Ultra DMA mode. Shows signals also requiring a pull-up or pull-down resistor at the host. The actual termination values should be selected to compensate for transceiver and trace impedance to match the characteristic cable impedance. Transcend Information Inc. Table: Typical Series Termination for Ultra DMA Host Termination...
Page 20 For True IDE mode operation using a cable with IDE (ATA) type 40 pin connectors it is recommended that the host sense the cable type using the method described in the ANSI INCITS 361-2002 AT Attachment - 6 standard, to prevent use of Ultra DMA with a 40 conductor cable. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 21: Attribute Memory Read Timing Specification
Note: All times are in nanoseconds. Dout signifies data provided by the CompactFlash Storage Card to the system. The -CE signal or both the -OE signal and the -WE signal shall be de-asserted between consecutive cycle operations. Transcend Information Inc. Symbol...
Page 22 Address Setup Time Write Recovery Time Data Setup Time for WE Data Hold Time Note: All times are in nanoseconds. Din signifies data provided by the system to the CompactFlash Storage Card . Transcend Information Inc. Item Symbol tc(W) tw(HWE)
Page 23: Common Memory Read Timing Specification
-OE cycle to cycle time is greater than the Wait Width time. The Max Wait Width time can be determined from the Card Information Structure. The Wait Width time meets the PCMCIA PC Card specification of 12µs but is intentionally less in this specification. Transcend Information Inc. Cycle Time Mode: IEEE...
Page 24: Common Memory Write Timing Specification
-HWE cycle to cycle time is greater than the Wait Width time. The Max Wait Width time can be determined from the Card Information Structure. The Wait Width time meets the PCMCIA PC Card specification of 12µs but is intentionally less in this specification. Transcend Information Inc. Cycle Time Mode: IEEE...
Page 25: I/O Input (Read) Timing Specification
CEx Setup before HIOE CEx Hold following HIOE HREG Setup before HIOE HREG Hold following HIOE Wait Delay Falling from HIOE Data Delay from Wait Rising Wait Width Time Transcend Information Inc. Cycle Time Mode: IEEE Symbol Symbol td(HIOE) tlGLQV...
Page 26: I/O Output (Write) Timing Specification
CEx Setup before HIOW CEx Hold following HIOW HREG Setup before HIOW HREG Hold following HIOW Wait Delay Falling from HIOW HIOW high from Wait high Wait Width Time Transcend Information Inc. Cycle Time Mode: IEEE Symbol Symbol tsu(HIOW) tDVIWH...
Page 27 4) t7 and t8 apply only to modes 0, 1 and 2. For other modes, this signal is not valid. 5) IORDY is not supported in this mode. Transcend Information Inc. Item 1250...
Page 28 600X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 29 -HIOE / -HIOW to -HREG hold (min) -HIOE negated width (min) -HIOW negated width (min) -HIOE to DMARQ delay (max) -HIOW to DMARQ delay (max) CEx valid to –HIOE / -HIOW CEx hold Transcend Information Inc. Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 (ns) (ns) (ns)
Page 30 600X CompactFlash Card Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 31 The Set transfer mode subcommand in the SET FEATURES command shall be used by a host to select the Ultra DMA mode at which the system operates. The Ultra DMA mode selected by a host shall be less than or Transcend Information Inc. Pin # (Non...
Page 32 NOTE -If a data transfer is terminated before completion, the assertion of INTRQ should be passed through to the host software driver regardless of whether all data requested by the command has been transferred. Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 33 For example, in the case of tRFS, both STROBE and –DMARDY transitions are measured at the sender connector. 3) The parameter tCYC shall be measured at the recipient’s connector farthest from the sender. Transcend Information Inc. UDMA UDMA...
Page 34 Minimum time before driving IORDY ZIORDY Setup and hold times for -DMACK (before assertion or negation) Time from STROBE edge to negation of DMARQ or assertion of STOP (when sender terminates a burst) Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card Notes 2, 5 2, 5 4, 6 V1.0...
Page 35 3)The parameters tDVSIC and tDVHIC shall be met for lumped capacitive loads of 15 and 40 pF at the IC where all signals have the same capacitive load value. Noise that may couple onto the output signals from external sources has not been included in these values. Transcend Information Inc. UDMA UDMA...
Page 36 VOH level with data transitions at least 120 nsec apart. The settled VOH level shall be measured as the average output high level under the defined testing conditions from 100 nsec after 80% of a rising edge until 20% of the subsequent falling edge. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card [V/ns]...
Page 37: Card Configuration
I/O cards. Multiple Function CompactFlash Storage Cards Table: CompactFlash Storage Card Registers and Memory Space Decoding -CE2 -CE1 -REG Transcend Information Inc. A8-A4 600X CompactFlash Card SELECTED SPACE Standby and UDMA transfer Configuration Registers Read Common Memory Read (8 Bit D7-D0)
Page 38 Table: PC Card Memory Mode UDMA Function -DMARQ -DMACK -CE2 -CE1 -INPACK -REG Table: CompactFlash Storage Card Configuration Registers Decoding -CE2 -CE1 -REG Transcend Information Inc. -DMARDY STROBE STOP -HIOE -WAIT -HIOW (R)-WAIT (R)-HIOE / or \ 0 or 1...
Page 39: Attribute Memory Function
Notes: 1) In UDMA operation, the -REG (-DMACK) signal shall be asserted only in response to -DMARQ. 2) The -CE signals or both the -OE signal and the -WE signal shall be de-asserted between consecutive cycle operations. Transcend Information Inc. Table: Attribute Memory Function...
Page 40 600X CompactFlash Card Configuration Option Register (Base + 00h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 41 600X CompactFlash Card Card Configuration and Status Register (Base + 02h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 42 600X CompactFlash Card Pin Replacement Register (Base + 04h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 43 600X CompactFlash Card Socket and Copy Register (Base + 06h in Attribute Memory) Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 44: I/O Transfer Function
Word Input Access (16 bits) Word Output Access (16 bits) I/O Read Inhibit I/O Write Inhibit High Byte Input Only (8 bits) High Byte Output Only (8 bits) Transcend Information Inc. Table: PCMCIA Mode I/O Function -REG -CE2 -CE1 Write...
Page 45 -DMARQ DMACK -CE2 -CE1 -INPACK -REG Transcend Information Inc. Table: PC Card I/O Mode UDMA Function -DMARDY STROBE STOP -HIOE -WAIT -HIOW (R)-WAIT (R)-HIOE / or \ 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1...
Page 46: Common Memory Transfer Function
Byte Write (8 bits) Word Read (16 bits) Word Write (16 bits) Odd Byte Read Only (8 bits) Odd Byte Write Only (8 bits) Ultra DMA Write Ultra DMA Read Transcend Information Inc. Table: Common Memory Function -REG -CE2 -CE1 None Don’t Care Don’t...
Page 47: True Ide Mode I/O Transfer Function
3. The card is permitted to monitor the –OE (-ATA SEL) signal at any time(s) and switch to True IDE mode upon detection of a continuous low level on pin for an extended period of time. Table: True IDE Mode I/O Function defines the function of the operations for the True IDE Mode. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 48 The value “0” defined for D7 in the N+2 words indicates that there is not more than a single speed extension byte. Transcend Information Inc. Therefore, the use of a card that does not support Ultra DMA in a Master/Slave 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 49 The PCMCIA interface connects peripherals to the host using four register mapping methods. Table 39 is a detailed description of these methods: Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 50 600X CompactFlash Card I/O Primary and Secondary Address Configurations Table: Primary and Secondary I/O Decoding Transcend Information Inc. V1.0...
Page 51: Contiguous I/O Mapped Addressing
When the system decodes a contiguous block of I/O registers to select the CompactFlash Storage Card, the registers are accessed in the block of I/O space decoded by the system as follows: Transcend Information Inc. Table: Contiguous I/O Decoding 600X CompactFlash Card...
Page 52: Memory Mapped Addressing
When the CompactFlash Storage Card registers are accessed via memory references, the registers appear in the common memory space window: 0-2K bytes as follows: True IDE Mode Addressing When the CompactFlash Storage Card is configured in the True IDE Mode, the I/O decoding is as follows: Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 53 (Not Ready, Write Fault, etc.) or when an invalid command has been issued. Bit 1 This bit is 0. Bit 0 (AMNF) This bit is set in case of a general error. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 54 CF Storage Card, the CompactFlash Storage Card is set to be Card 0 or 1 using the copy field (Drive #) of the PCMCIA Socket & Copy configuration register. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 55 Error register contain additional information describing the error. It is recommended that media access commands (such as Read Sectors and Write Sectors) that end with an error condition should have the address of the first sector in error in the command block registers. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 56 CompactFlash Storage Card are disabled. This bit also controls the Int bit in the Configuration and Status Register. This bit is set to 0 at power on and Reset. Bit 0: this bit is ignored by the CompactFlash Storage Card. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 57 Bit 2 (-HS0): this bit is the negation of bit 0 in the Drive/Head register. Bit 1 (-nDS1): this bit is 0 when drive 1 is active and selected. Bit 0 (-nDS0): this bit is 0 when the drive 0 is active and selected. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 58 Read Long Sector Read Multiple Read Sector(s) Read Verify Sector(s) Recalibrate Request Sense Seek Set Feature Set Multiple Mode Set Sleep Mode Standby Standby Immediate Transcend Information Inc. Code E5 or 98h – – – – – – – – –...
Page 59 CY = Cylinder Low/High register DH = Head No. (0 to 15) of Drive/Head register LBA = Logic Block Address Mode Support – = Not used for the command Y = Used for the command Transcend Information Inc. – – – –...
Page 60: Check Power Mode - 98H Or E5H
Cyl Low (4) Sec Num (3) Sec Cnt (2) Feature (1) Diagnostic Codes are returned in the Error Register at the end of the command. Code Transcend Information Inc. 98h or E5h Drive Drive Error Type No Error Detected Formatter Device Error...
Page 61: Erase Sector(S) - C0H
Bit -> Command (7) C/D/H (6) Cyl High (5) Cyl Low (4) Sec Num (3) Sec Cnt (2) Feature (1) Transcend Information Inc. Drive Cylinder High (LBA 23-16) Cylinder Low (LBA 15-8) Sector Number (LBA 7-0) Sector Count Drive Drive...
Page 62: Identify Device (Ech)
23-26 XXXXh 27-46 XXXXh 8001h 0000h 0200h 0000h Transcend Information Inc. Drive Total Bytes General configuration - signature for the CompactFlash Storage Card General configuration – Bit Significant with ATA-4 definitions. Default number of cylinders Reserved Default number of heads...
Page 63 XXXXh XXXXh 93-127 0000h XXXXh 129-159 0000h 81F4h 0000h Transcend Information Inc. Total Bytes PIO data transfer cycle timing mode Obsolete Field Validity Current numbers of cylinders Current numbers of heads Current sectors per track Current capacity in sectors (LBAs)(Word 57 = LSW, Word 58 = MSW)
Page 64 It is recommended that the value of bits 5-0 be either the preferred value of 00h or the value of 0Ah that preserves the corresponding bits from the 848Ah CF signature value. Transcend Information Inc. Key management schemes supported CF Advanced True IDE Timing Mode Capability and Setting...
Page 65 0, the values reported in words 64-70 are not valid. Any CompactFlash Storage Card that supports PIO mode 3 or above shall set bit 1 of word 53 to one and support the fields contained in words Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card...
Page 66 If this field is supported, bit 1 of word 53 shall be set to one. The value in word 65 shall not be less than the minimum cycle time for the fastest DMA mode supported by the device. This field shall be supported by all Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card...
Page 67 Bit 12 of word 82 shall be set to one; the CompactFlash Storage Card supports the Write Buffer command. Bit 13 of word 82 shall be set to one; the CompactFlash Storage Card supports the Read Buffer command. Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card...
Page 68 Multiword DMA mode shall be selected. If a Multiword DMA mode is selected, then no Ultra DMA mode shall be selected. Support of this word is mandatory if Ultra DMA is supported. Bits 15: Reserved Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 69 If set to 1, indicates that the security is locked. Bit 1: Enable/Disable If set to 1, indicates that the security is enabled. If set to 0, indicates that the security is disabled. Bit 0: Capability Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 70 Value Bits 5-3: Advanced True IDE Multiword DMA Mode Support Indicates the maximum True IDE Multiword DMA mode supported by the card. Value Transcend Information Inc. Maximum PIO mode timing selected Specified in word 64 PIO Mode 5 PIO Mode 6...
Page 71 Value Bits 5-3: Maximum Memory timing mode supported Indicates the Maximum Memory timing mode supported by the card. Value Transcend Information Inc. Current PIO timing mode selected Specified in word 64 PIO Mode 5 PIO Mode 6...
Page 72 This bit, when set, indicates that the PC Card UDMA support values in bits 11-6 are valid. When this bit is cleared, PC Card Memory and IO Modes are not supported by the device Transcend Information Inc. Maximum PC Card I/O UDMA timing mode Supported...
Page 73: Idle Immediate - 95H Or E1H
Only the Sector Count and the Card/Drive/Head registers are used by this command. Bit -> Command (7) C/D/H (6) Cyl High (5) Cyl Low (4) Sec Num (3) Transcend Information Inc. 97h or E3h Drive Timer Count (5 msec increments) 95h or E1h Drive Drive 600X CompactFlash Card Max Head (no.
Page 74: Read Buffer - E4H
Command (7) C/D/H (6) Cyl High (5) Cyl Low (4) Sec Num (3) Sec Cnt (2) Feature (1) Read DMA – C8h Read Long Sector - 22h or 23h Transcend Information Inc. Number of Sectors Drive Drive 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 75 Read Multiple - C4h Read Sector(s) - 20h or 21h Read Verify Sector(s) - 40h or 41h Recalibrate - 1Xh Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 76 Request Sense - 03h The extended error code is returned to the host in the Error Register. Seek - 7Xh Set Features – EFh Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 77 Feature 03h allows the host to select the PIO or Multiword DMA transfer mode by specifying a value in the Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 78: Set Multiple Mode - C6H
The host may change the selected modes by the Set Features command. Set Multiple Mode - C6h Set Sleep Mode- 99h or E6h Standby - 96h or E2h Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 79: Standby Immediate - 94H Or E0H
Standby Immediate - 94h or E0h Translate Sector - 87h Translate Sector Information Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 80: Write Buffer - E8H
Wear Level - F5h Write Buffer - E8h Write DMA – CAh Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 81 Write Long Sector - 32h or 33h Write Multiple Command - C5h Write Multiple without Erase – CDh Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 82: Write Sector(S) Without Erase - 38H
Write Sector(s) - 30h or 31h Write Sector(s) without Erase - 38h Write Verify - 3Ch Transcend Information Inc. 600X CompactFlash Card V1.0...
Page 83: Error Posting
Read Verify Sectors Recalibrate Request Sense Security Disable Password Security Erase Prepare Security Erase Unit Security Freeze Lock Security Set Password Security Unlock Seek Set Features Transcend Information Inc. Error Register IDNF ABRT AMNF 600X CompactFlash Card Status Register DRDY CORR V1.0...
Page 84 Write Sector(s) w/o Erase Write Verify Invalid Command Code Error and Status Register summarizes the valid status and error value for all the CF-ATA Command set. C.H.S. Table Capacity 16GB Transcend Information Inc. Error Register IDNF ABRT AMNF 15538 31045...
Page 85 Transcend makes no warranty, either expressed or implied, as to its accuracy and assumes no liability in connection with the use of this product. Transcend reserves the right to make changes to the specifications at any time without prior notice. TAIWAN Los Angeles: Maryland: Transcend Information Inc. TS XG CF600 XX JAPAN CHINA GERMANY HONG KONG...

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