Transcend Information TS64, TS128GSSD18M-M Features register Value and settable operating mode

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TS32/64/128GSSD18M-M

1.8” Portable Solid State Drive

 

 

 

SET FEATURES (EFh)

This command set parameter to Features register and set drive’s operation. For transfer mode, parameter is set to Sector Count register. This command is used by the host to establish or select certain features.

Features register Value and settable operating mode

Value

Function

02h

Enable write cache

03h

Set transfer mode based on value in Sector Count register.

55h

Disable read look-ahead feature

82h

Disable write cache

Aah

Enable read look-ahead feature

SET MULTIPLE MODE (C6h)

This command enables the device to perform READ MULTIPLE and WRITE MULTIPLE operations and establishes the block count for these commands.

SLEEP (E6h)

This command causes the device to set BSY, enter the Sleep mode, clear BSY and generate an interrupt.

SMART Function Set (B0h)

Performs different processing required for predicting device failures, according to the subcommand specified in the Features register. If the Features register contains an unsupported value, the Aborted Command error is returned. If the

SMART function is disabled, any subcommand other than SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS results in the Aborted

Command error.

 

 

 

Code

Smart Subcommand

 

 

D0h

READ DATA

 

 

D1h

READ ATTRIBUTE THRESHOLDS

 

 

D2h

ENABLE/DISABLE ATTRIBUTE AUTOSAVE

 

 

D3h

SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES

 

 

D5h

Reserved

 

 

D6h

Reserved

 

 

D8h

ENABLE OPERATIONS

 

 

D9h

DISABLE OPERATIONS

 

 

DAh

RETURN STATUS

 

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Contents Dimensions Description FeaturesPlacement V1.2Portable Solid State Drive SpecificationsMtbf Package Dimensions Pin Identification USB Pin Assignments Pinouts USBPinouts eSATA Pin Identification eSATABlock Diagram Wear-Leveling algorithm ReliabilityECC algorithm Bad-block managementSata Interface Out of bank signalingComreset Cominit TS32/64/128GSSD18M-M Power on sequence Power on sequence timing diagramTS32/64/128GSSD18M-M ATA command register Command TableCommand Name Code Parameters UsedWrite DMA ATA Command Specifications Word Value Description Identify Device Information Default ValuePIO data transfer cycle timing mode TS32/64/128GSSD18M-M 302Bh TS32/64/128GSSD18M-M TS32/64/128GSSD18M-M 0000h Reserved for expended supported and enabled settings Access Feature SetIdle E3h Idle Immediate E1hRead Multiple EXT 29h Read Multiple C4hRead Sectors 20h/21h Read Sectors EXT 24hFeatures register Value and settable operating mode Smart Read Data Byte 2-361 Individual attribute dataByte Description Description Detail Information Byte Attribute ID information is listed in the following tableSmart Read Attribute Threshold Smart ENABLE/DISABLE Attribute AutosaveSmart Save Attribute Value Smart Execute OFF-LINE ImmediateSmart ENABLE/DISABLE Automatic OFF-LINE Smart Disable OperationsSmart Return Status Standby E2hWrite DMA CAh Write Buffer E8hWrite DMA EXT 35h Write DMA FUA EXT 3DhWrite Sectors EXT 34h Write Sectors 30h/31hTaiwan Germany Ordering Information

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