ATA COMMAND BLOCK AND SET DESCRIPTION

SSD-DXXX(I)-4210 DATA SHEET

 

 

 

Table 28: ATA Command Set (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

Command Name

Command

 

Registers Used

 

 

 

Code

FR

SC

SN

CY

DH

LBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Long Sector

22h, 23h

-

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Sector(s)

20h, 21h

-

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Verify Sector(s)

40h, 41h

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Recalibrate

1Xh

-

-

-

-

Y

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Request Sense

03h

-

-

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Seek

7Xh

-

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Set Features

EFh

Y

 

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Set Multiple Mode

C6h

-

Y

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Set Sleep Mode

99h, E6h

-

-

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Standby

96h, E2h

-

-

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Standby Immediate

94h, E0h

-

-

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Translate Sector

87h

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Wear Level

F5h

-

-

-

-

Y

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Write Buffer

E8h

-

-

-

-

D

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Write DMA*

CAh

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Write Long Sector

32h, 33h

-

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Write Multiple

C5h

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Write Multiple w/o

CDh

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

Erase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Write Sector(s)

30h, 31h

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Write Sector(s) w/o

38h

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

Erase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Write Verify

3Ch

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = This function does not apply to SiliconDrive EPs that have DMA disabled.

Notes:

CY = Cylinder

SC = Sector Count

DH = Drive/Head

SN = Sector Number

FR = Feature LBA — LBA bit of the Drive/Head register (D denotes that only the drive bit is used)

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