SanDisk SSD P4 Product Manual

SSD P4 (PATA) Sol id State Drive

Product Ma nual

Preliminary, Rev 0.4

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Docume nt No. 80-11-XXXX1

September 2010

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Revision History

Revision

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

Description Date

• Initial draft

July 25

• Updated performance/power

• Updated ATA command and Identify

Data tables

August 12

• Updated Ordering information

• Add product weights

August 17

• Update MTTF numbers.

• Update Identify Data table:

o Word 69 – Changed Trim

support from Deterministic to
non-Deterministic.

o Word 83 – Set correct bit to

indicate SET MA X S ecurit y

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Extension Supported.

o Word 105 – Indicate support

for 1 sector of LBA Range
Entrie s ( Trim).

• Updated definition of PATA
connector Pin 40 (DEVADR).

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 8

GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 8

1.1

1.2

KEY FEATURES ............................................................................................................................ 9

1.3

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 10

1.4

DEFECT AND ERROR MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................. 10

1.5

WEAR LEVELING ....................................................................................................................... 10

1.6

BAD BLOCK MANAGE MENT ......................................................................................................... 10

1.7

NON-VOLATILE WRITE CACHE ...................................................................................................... 11

1.8

POWER MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................................. 11

GENERAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 12

2.

INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................... 12

2.1

2.2

CAPACITY ................................................................................................................................ 12

2.3

PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................................................... 13

2.4

ENDURANCE ............................................................................................................................ 13

POWER CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................ 14

3.

SUPPLY VOLTAGE ...................................................................................................................... 14

3.1

3.2

AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................................................. 14

3.3 ACTIVE POWER CONSUMPTION .................................................................................................... 14

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATION .............................................................................................................. 15

4.

HALF 1.8” WITH 40-PIN LIF CONNECTOR ........................................................................................ 15

4.1

4.1.1

Half 1.8” with LIF connector 32GB-64GB ........................................................................... 15

4.1.1

Half 1.8” with LIF connector 128GB .................................................................................. 16

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................... 17

5.

TEMPERATURE ......................................................................................................................... 17

5.1

5.2

HUMIDITY ............................................................................................................................... 17

5.3

VIBRATION .............................................................................................................................. 17

5.4

SHOCK ................................................................................................................................... 17

5.5

ALTITUDE ................................................................................................................................ 17

5.6

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) ................................................................................................ 18

5.7

ACOUSTICS .............................................................................................................................. 18

5.8

EMI/RFI COMPLIANCE .............................................................................................................. 18

5.9

ROHS .................................................................................................................................... 18

5.10

REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................................... 19

RELIABILITY CHARACTERISTICS ...................................................................................................... 20

6.

ERROR RATE ............................................................................................................................ 20

6.1

6.2

MTTF (MEAN-TIME-TO-FAILURE) ................................................................................................ 20

INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................... 21

7.

SUPPORTED STANDARDS ............................................................................................................. 21

7.1

7.2

PIN ASSIGNMENTS – STANDARD SATA .......................................................................................... 21

7.3

DETAILED PIN-DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................ 22

7.4

INPUT CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................. 23

7.5

OUTPUT DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................. 23

SUPPORTED ATA COMMANDS ...................................................................................................... 24

8.

IDENTIFY DATA ......................................................................................................................... 27

8.1

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8.2 LOG PAGES .............................................................................................................................. 31

ORDERING INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 32

9.

CONTACT INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 33

10.

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TABLE OF F I G U RES

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IGURE 1-1: SANDISK SSD P4 (PATA) BLOCK DIAGRAM ....................................................................................... 8

F

IGURE 4-1: HALF 1.8” WITH CONNECTOR 32-64GB TOP AND SIDE VIEW WITH KEEP-OUT AREA ................................... 15

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IGURE 4-2: HALF 1.8” WITH CONNECTOR 32-64GB BOTTOM VIEW WITH KEE P-OUT AREA .......................................... 16

F

IGURE 4-3: HALF 1.8” WITH CONNECTOR 128GB TOP AND SIDE VIEW WITH KEEP-OUT AREA ...................................... 16

F

IGURE 4-4: HALF 1.8” WITH CONNECTOR 128GB BOTTOM VIEW WITH KEEP-OUT AREA ............................................. 16

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Table of Tables

TABLE 2-1: SANDISK SSD P4 CAPACITY ........................................................................................................... 12

T

ABLE 2-2: SANDISK SSD P4 PERFORMA NCE .................................................................................................... 13

T

ABLE 2-3: SANDISK SSD P4 ENDURANCE ....................................................................................................... 13

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ABLE 3-1: SANDISK SSD P4 SUPPLY VOLTAGE ................................................................................................. 14

T

ABLE 3-2: SANDISK SSD P4 AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION ............................................................................. 14

T

ABLE 3-3: SANDISK SSD P4 ACTIVE POWER CONSUMPTION ................................................................................ 14

T

ABLE 4-1: MECHANICAL INFORM ATION – HALF 1.8” WITH 40-PIN LIF CONNECTOR ................................................... 15

T

ABLE 5-1: SANDISK SSD P4 TEMPERATURE SUPPORT ........................................................................................ 17

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ABLE 5-2: SANDISK SSD P4 HUMIDITY SUPPORT .............................................................................................. 17

T

ABLE 5-3: SANDISK SSD P4 VIBRATION SUPPORT ............................................................................................. 17

T

ABLE 5-4: SANDISK SSD P4 SHOCK SUPPORT .................................................................................................. 17

T

ABLE 5-5: SANDISK SSD P4 ALTITUDE SUPPORT ............................................................................................... 17

T

ABLE 5-6: SANDISK SSD P4 ESD STANDARD ................................................................................................... 18

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ABLE 5-7: SANDISK SSD P4 EMI/RFI COMPLIANCE .......................................................................................... 18

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ABLE 5-8: SANDISK SSD P4 REGULATIO N STANDAR DS ....................................................................................... 19

T

ABLE 6-1: SANDISK SSD P4 MTTF ............................................................................................................... 20

T

ABLE 7-1: LIF CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENT .................................................................................................... 21

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ABLE 7-2: LIF CONNECTOR PIN - DETAILED DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 23

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ABLE 7-3: INPUT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................... 23

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ABLE 7-4: OUTPUT DRIVE CHARACTER ISTICS ..................................................................................................... 23

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ABLE 8-1: SUPPORTED ATA COMMANDS ........................................................................................................ 26

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ABLE 8-2: IDENTIFY DATA VALUES ................................................................................................................. 30

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ABLE 8-3: SUPPORTED SMART LOG PAGES ..................................................................................................... 31

T

ABLE 9-1: ORDERING INFORMATION .............................................................................................................. 32

T

ABLE 9-2: DECODED SKU ............................................................................................................................ 32

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NAND

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High-Speed

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SATA

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PATA (UDMA6)

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1. Introduction

1.1 General Description

The SanDisk® SSD P4 builds on the momentum of the first and second generations
of pSSD and the overall trend in the market towards smaller, thinner computing
machine s that enable mobility and connectivity on the go.

Using NAND flash based storage to replace Hard Disk Drives, SSD P4 provides a
much improved user experience. In addition to being rugged and reliable, the third
generation modular SSD beat s H DDs in every possible metric – power consu mption,
sequential and random read performances as well as sequential and random write
performances. The SATA interface aligns with the global transition in the industry,
which is enforced by the platform’s chipsets.

Using the advanced 32nm memory geometry is provided in capacity range of 32GB­128GB. The small form factor of SSD P4 enables further miniaturization of
Netbooks, SmartBooks and Tablets designs and opens doors for a whole range of
other applications.

The SSD P4 product complies wit h th e ATA-8 standard and is el ectrically compatible
with a parallel IDE/ATA disk drive.

In additi on t o the ma ss st or age-specific NAND flash memory chips, the SSD includes
an on-board intelligent controller for managing interface protocols, data storage and
retrieval, error-correcting code (ECC), defect handling and diagnostics, advance
power management and clock control. Using innovative data management
algorithms, the SSD P4 provides superior sequential and random IO performance,
and ensures data reliability.

Figure 1-1: SanDisk SSD P4 (PATA) Block Diagram

Unlike an H DD, the SSD P4 h as no moving parts. It k eeps workin g in environm ents
such as classrooms, kiosks and in space-restricted server racks. The patented flash
management technology brings top data integrity to the SSD, even during power

losses. Dynamic bad block management, dynamic and static wear-leveling, and
robust error detection and correction code (EDC/ECC) ensure data integrity.

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Once the SSD has been configured by the host, it appears to the host as a standard
ATA (IDE) disk drive.

1.2 Key Features

High capacity, ultra-small form factor supporting unformatted capacities

32GB, 64GB and 128GB:
Half 1.8” with a 40-pin LIF connector
Interface to host

o Standard: ATA-8

2

High performance

o Host transfer rate: 133 MB/s maximum
o Sustained Read: 100 MB/s
o Susta ine d Write: 85 MB/s
o 4K Rand o m Write (Sustained): 130 IOPS
o 4K Random Write (Recovered): 185 IOPS

1

of

o 4K Random Read: 1700 IOPS

Low power consumption

o Supply voltage: 3.3 Vdc

o Typical read/write
o Standby mode: 72mW

Highly reliable

o Mean time to failure (MTTF): TBD hours, based on Part Stress Analysis
o Operating shock: 1,500G, 0.5msec half sin e
o Operating vibration: 5gRM S, 10-2000 Hz
o Operating temperature: 0˚C to 70˚C
o Non-operating temperature and storage: -55˚C to +85˚C

3

: 0.16W

1

The logical capacity of the drive conforms to the IDEMA HDD Specification. See www.idema.org for
details. Some of th e listed capacity is used for fo rmatting an d oth e r f unctions, and thu s is not available f or
data storage. 1 megabyte (MB) = 1 million b y te s; 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1 b illion b y te s.

2

These performance numbers refer to the 32GB product. Based on internal testing; performance may
vary.

3

Average (typical) power while running M ob ile M a rk ™ 2007.

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1.3 Functional Description

SSD P4 contains a high level, intelligent subsystem. This intelligent (microprocessor)
subsystem provides many capabilities not found in other types of memory cards.

These ca pa bilities incl ud e the follo w i ng :

• Standard ATA register and command set

• Support for Trim command

• S.M.A.R.T. feature supported

• Host independence from details of erasing and programmi ng flash memory

• Sophisticated system for managing defects (similar to systems found in

magnetic disk drives)

• Sophisti cated system for error recove ry including a powerful error correction
code (ECC)

• Advanced power management for low power operation

• Implementation of dynamic and static wear-leve li ng to ex tend card ’ s li fe

1.4 Defect and Error Management

SSD P4 contains a sophisticated defect and error management system that is similar
to the systems found in magnetic disk drives, and in many cases, offers
enhancements. If necessary, the SSD card wil l rewrite dat a from a defective sector
to a good sector. This action is completely transparent to the host and does not
consume any user data space.

The SSD soft error rate specification is much better than the magnetic disk drive
specification. In the extremely rare case that a read error does occur, the SSD P4
products have innovative algorithms to recover the data by using error detection
code and error correction code (EDC/ECC). These defect and error management
systems, coupled with the solid state construction, give SSD P4 unparalleled
reliability.

1.5 Wear Leve ling

Wear leveling is an intrinsic part of the erase pooling functionality of SSDs using
NAND memory. Advanced features of dynamic and static wear-leveling, and
automatic block management are used to ensure an even dis tribu tion of write erase
cycle throughout the entire device, regardless of how dynamic or static the data
written is. This guarantees high data reliability and maximizes flash life expectancy.

1.6 Bad Block Management

Bad blocks are occasionally created during the life cycle of a flash component, in a
phenomenon called dynamic bad-block accumulation. These bad blocks must be
marked and replaced dynamically in order to prevent read/write failures. When a bad
block is detected, the embedded Bad Block Mapping algorithm maps out the block,
which will be not used for storage anymore .

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