The interface does not support the slower SPI mode available on SD cards. The vast majority of eMMC devices have 8 bit capable interfaces. The power-up default is 1 bit mode, so that the device will be compatible with older controllers. The physical interface and packaging (at least the pinout) is defined by the specification. Toshiba THGBM4G9D8GBAII eMMC pinout (solder balls facing up) eMMC Reader: Take 1 (Failed!) For the first reader, I cut open a microSD-to-SD adapter, exposing the eight pins inside. I soldered a cut-up UDMA IDE cable and glued them in place. Apr 17, 2013 It is logically that 1gb is insufficient (1Gb card formatted is about 870mb real space). I will buy an microSD. Ultra 32GB and use it. I connect practically data lines, D0 to D4, CLK and CMD lines (these are connected to pullup resistors used originally with eMMC), and power lines (power is connected to original eMMC pads). SD cards are based on the older Multi Media Card (MMC) format, but most are physically slightly thicker than MMC cards. They also boast higher data transfer rates. DRM features are available but are little-used. SD cards generally measure 32 mm × 24 mm × 2.1 mm, but can be as thin as 1.4 mm, just like MMC cards.

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Pin Configuration

MicroSD Card Features and Specifications

Operating Voltage: 2.7V to 3.3V

Capacity: 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB etc..

File System: SD/SDHC/SDXC

Storage System: FAT12 and FAT16

Transfer Speed: 95 Megabytes per second (typically)

Speed Class: Class 2 to Class 10

Form Factor: 11mm × 15mm × 1mm

Where to use an SD card

SD Cards are the most commonly used Storage devices in embedded applications. Almost all microcontrollers have a limited Flash memory for programming and a limited EEPROM memory to store important data. However for projects involving Data logging or Pictures or other heavy graphics the programmer might have to save huge piece of data in terms of Mega bytes. In that situation an SD card is employed.

How to use an SD card

The terms SD card stands for “Secure Digital” Card, there are many types of SD cards starting from the RS-MMC big sized ones used in cameras to the micro and mini SD cards that are commonly used in mobile phones, MP3 players etc. Although there are few important differences between all these cards, the underlying working principle is all the same.

The SD cards can work in two operating modes, one is using the SD mode commands and the other is SPI mode. Most of the Digital cameras and mobile phones will use the SD mode to communicate with the SD card, however this is not of our interest because only the SPI mode to communicate between an SD card and a Microcontroller like Arduino (ATmel), PIC, AVR etc.. A simple connection diagram for SPI with a microcontroller shown below:

The SPI communication requires only four wires and is vastly supported by most of the microcontrollers. However the SD card operates with a voltage of 3.3V and all its pins speak with only 3.3V, the Microcontroller on the other hand might work with +5V in those cases a bi-directional logic level shifter (like 74HC245) that can convert the 5V signals to 3.3V is recommended. Once you have interfaced the Card you would have to initialize it and then start communicating with it through the SPI commands, it is not possible to cover the entire process here so you can read through the datasheet below to get more info.

Applications

• Portable Electronics
• Data Loggers
• Graphical Displays
• MP3 players
• Audio file handlers
• Image handlers

Architecture

History

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In 1997, Siemens AG and SanDisk developed the MMC card using Toshiba's NAND-based flash memory. As it uses NAND based flash memory, it is much smaller in size than the IntelNOR-based memory; such as CompactFlash. Originally it used a 1-bit serial interface, but with the new architecture, now it can transfer 4 or 8 bits at a time.

After the release of MMC cards most of the portable music players started using MMC cards as primary storage. But the music industry was skeptical about the use of MMC, as MMCs would allow easy piracy of music. So, Toshiba added encryption hardware in existing MMC and named it Secured Digital or SD card. This allowed Digital Rights Management(DRM) for the music. Matsushita, SanDisk, and Toshiba jointly developed, next generation secure memory card called the SD Memory Card. SD cards provide both an SDMI-compliant (Secure Digital Music Initiative) high-level of copyright protection and high-density memory capacity. Today, in many areas, MMC are being replaced by SD cards. The only reason why some devices continue using MMCs are because of their comparative lower cost than SD cards.

Size

The size of a standard MMC card is 24 mm x 32 mm x 1.4 mm while that of a SD card is 24 mm × 32 mm × 2.1 mm. So from the size comparison, we can see that SD cards are much thicker than the MMC cards, 2.1 mm against 1.4 mm.

Interoperability

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Because of the size similarity, MMC cards can be also used in the standard SD card slot, but the reverse is not true.

Storage Capacity

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MMCs are currently available in sizes up to 4 GB and 8 GB models. As of September 2007, SD cards were available in sizes from 8 MB to 16 GB. A few companies have announced SD cards with 32 GB also.

Usage

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Amongst digital cameras, companies that use SD cards include Canon, Epson, Casio, HP while Epson and some models of Nikon and Sony cameras use a MMC card and compact flash memory depending on the model. In Mobile phones, Nokia uses both MMCs and SD cards which vary according to the model. Samsung and Motorola phones use SD cards. Amongst gaming consoles, Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation 3 use SD cards while Xbox 360 uses a memory unit.

Different versions

Apart from the standard MMC there are other versions available also. They are Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC), dual voltage MMC card (DV-MMC), MMC plus, MMC mobile, MMC micro and MMC secure.

RS-MMC has a size of 24 mm × 18 mm × 1.4 mm. It was released in 2004. RS-MMCs are smaller MMCs and use a mechanical adapter to elongate the card. It can be used in any MMC (or SD) slot and they are currently available in size up to 2 GB.

DV-MMC cards can operate at 1.8 V and the standard 3.3 V. Working at lower voltages reduces the card's power consumption, and thus used in mobile devices. In 2005, version 4.x of the MMC standard launched, to compete with SD card. This version is known as MMCplus (with the full size) and MMCmobile (with reduce size). These cards run at a higher clock speed (26MHz, 52MHz) than the original MMC (20MHz) or SD (25MHz, 50MHz) and it also has 4 or 8 bit wide data buses. Though these cards are fully compatible with MMC standard, but to use it, one needs to update the software.

MMC micro is a micro-size version of MMC and it has a dimension of 14 mm × 12 mm × 1.1 mm, it is smaller and thinner than RS-MMC. It also supports dual voltage, and backward compatible with MMC, and also can be used in full-size MMC and SD slots with a mechanical adapter.

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SD cards are normally available in two more versions. They are miniSD and microSD. MicroSD is the smallest memory card available commercially. The size is 15mm × 11mm × 0.7mm. It is about 25% of the size of an SD card. With the help of adapters it can be used in those devices which are meant for SD, miniSD, or Memory Stick Duo cards; but they are not universally compatible.

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MiniSD card was launched in 2003 and has ultra-small form factor extension to the SD card standard. These cards were designed especially for mobile phones; and packaged with a miniSD adapter through which it can also be used in devices that equipped with a standard SD Memory Card slot.
SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity, SD 2.0), an extension of SD card, allows larger capacity, more than 2 GB. It uses the FAT32 file system which supports partition sizes greater than 2 GB. SDHC card has 3 different classes depending on their speed. Class 2 has speed of 2 MB/s, class 4 has 4MB/s, and class 6 has 6 MB /s. SDIO is another standard for SD card, which stands for Secured Digital Input and Output.

Video explaining the various features of SD cards

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References