Alcor Micro AU6481-GFL Technical Reference Manual

Alcor Micro AU6481-GFL Technical Reference Manual

Usb2.0 single-lun flash card reader controller

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AU6481-GFL
USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card
Reader Controller
ALCOR MICRO, CORP
Technical Reference Manual
Rev. 1.00
Dec, 2012

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  • Page 1 AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller ALCOR MICRO, CORP Technical Reference Manual Rev. 1.00 Dec, 2012...
  • Page 2 AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller Rev. 1.00 Dec, 2012...
  • Page 3 AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 Copyright © 1997 – 2012. Alcor Micro, Corp. All Rights Reserved. No part of this data sheet may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without prior written permission from Alcor Micro, Corp.
  • Page 4 AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 Web site: http://www.alcormicro.com/ Taiwan China ShenZhen Office Alcor Micro, Corp. 23F.,Desay Technology Building, 9F., No.66, Sanchong Rd., 1st South Road of High-Tech, Nangang Dist., Taipei City 115, Southern District of Scientific park, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............5 1.1 Description...................5 1.2 Features..................5 2. Application Block Diagram ........7 3. Pin Assignment ............8 4. System Architecture and Reference Design ..11 4.1 AU6481 Block Diagram ...............11 5.
  • Page 6 AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 List of Figures Figure 2.1 Block Diagram ...............7 Figure 3.1 AU6481 Pin Assignment Diagram........8 Figure 4.1 AU6481 Block Diagram............11 Figure 6.1 Mechanical Information Diagram.........13 List of Tables Table 3.1 AU6481 Pin Descriptions ............9...
  • Page 7: Introduction

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 1. Introduction The AU6481 is a single chip integrated USB 2.0 multimedia card reader controller that enables PC/DVD/Printer to read/write various types of flash media cards. Flash media cards such as CF, xD, SD, MMC, Memory Stick are widely used in digital camera, cell phone, PDA and MP3 player to store digital photos and compressed music.
  • Page 8 Hardware DMA engine integrated for performance enhancement. Work with default driver from Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 and Mac OS X; Vendor device driver from Alcor Micro are available to run under Windows 98 and Mac 10.x. Ping-pong FIFO implementation for concurrent bus operation...
  • Page 9: Application Block Diagram

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 2. Application Block Diagram Following application diagram demonstrates a typical card reader using the AU6481 chip. By connecting the card reader to a desktop or notebook PC through USB bus, the AU6481 becomes a bus-powered, high speed USB card reader, which can be used as a bridge for data transfer between Desktop PC and Notebook PC.
  • Page 10: Pin Assignment

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 3. Pin Assignment AU6481 is available in 48-pin LQFP package. Below diagram shows signal name of each pin and table in the following page describes each pin in detail Figure 3.1 AU6481 Pin Assignment Diagram...
  • Page 11: Table 3.1 Au6481 Pin Descriptions

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 Table 3.1 AU6481 Pin Descriptions Pin # Pin Name Description CFDMARQ_SD0D3_MSD7 CF DMARQ/ SD0 DATA3/ MS DATA7 CFAD2_SD0D2_MSCLK CF address2 /SD0 DATA2/ MS CLK REXT External Resistor 330 to Ground V33AREG 3.3V in for USB 2.0 PHY VSSAREG 3.3V ground for USB 2.0 PHY...
  • Page 12 AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 Pin # Pin Name Description MSINS MS card detect, low active. CFD12_XDCLE CF DATA12/ XD CLE CFD4_XDCEN CF DATA4/ XD CEN CFD11_XDRDN CF DATA11/ XD RDN CFD3_XDRBN CF DATA3/ XD RBN VDD33 Pad 3.3V power...
  • Page 13: System Architecture And Reference Design

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 4. System Architecture and Reference Design Figure 4.1 AU6481 Block Diagram Flash Flash Card USB SIE XCVR Card Engine Upstream Port Processor Arbitrator 5V/3.3V 3.3V/1.8V Voltage Regulator Voltage Regulator Card 3.3V Power...
  • Page 14: Electrical Characteristics

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 5. Electrical Characteristics Table 5.1 Card Power Output Capacity Max. Iout Min. Vout Reference Note SD spec. 3.01 Only support SD/MMC 400mA 3.14V MMC spec. 4.4 with default power class Only support power 400mA 3.14V...
  • Page 15: Mechanical Information

    AU6481-GFL USB2.0 Single-LUN Flash Card Reader Controller V1.00 6. Mechanical Information Figure 6.1 Mechanical Information Diagram...
  • Page 16: Abbreviations

    USB and IEEE 1394. The company offers a range of semiconductors including controllers for USB hub, integrated keyboard/USB hub and USB Flash memory card reader…etc. Alcor Micro, Corp. is based in Taipei, Taiwan, with sales offices in Taipei, Japan, Korea and California. Alcor Micro is distinguished by its ability to provide innovative solutions for spec-driven products.

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