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1. Product Description
1.1 Introduction
Apacer SM220-300B is a well-balanced solid-state disk (SSD) drive with compact form factor (mSATA mini)
and great performance. Designed in SATA 6.0 Gbps interface, the mSATA SSD is able to deliver exceptional
read/write speed, making it the ideal companion for heavy-loading embedded or server operations with space
constraints for host computing systems. For data efficiency, the internal controlling unit of the mSATA SSD is
engineered with DRAM for enhanced random performance. In regard of reliability, the drive comes with
various implementations including powerful hardware ECC engine, power saving modes, wear leveling, flash
block management, S.M.A.R.T., TRIM, and power failure management.
1.2 Functional Block Diagram
SM220-300B drive includes a single-chip SATA Controller and the flash media, as well as the SATA standard
interface. The controller integrates the flash management unit with the controller itself to support multi-channel,
multi-bank flash arrays. Figure 1-1 shows the functional block diagram.
Figure 1-1 Functional Block Diagram
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1.3 Capacity Specifications
Capacity specifications of SM220-300B product family are available as shown in Table 1-1. It lists the specific
capacity, the default numbers of logical cylinders and heads, and the number of logical sectors per track for
each product line.
Table 1-1 Capacity Specifications
Capacity
Total Bytes*
Cylinders
Heads
Sectors
8 GB
8,012,390,400
15,525
16
63
16 GB
16,013,942,784
16,383
16
63
32 GB
32,017,047,552
16,383
16
63
64 GB
64,023,257,088
16,383
16
63
128 GB
128,035,676,160
16,383
16
63
*Display of total bytes varies from file systems.
**Cylinders, heads or sectors are not applicable for these capacities. Only LBA addressing applies.
**Notes: 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes; 1 sector = 512 bytes.
LBA count addressed in the table above indicates total user storage capacity and will remain the same throughout the lifespan of
the device. However, the total usable capacity of the SSD is most likely to be less than the total physical capacity because a small
portion of the capacity is reserved for device maintenance usages.
1.4 Performance Specifications
Performance of SM220-300B is shown in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2 Performance Specifications
Capacity
Performance
8 GB
16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
128 GB
Sustained Read (MB/s)
115
220
220
280
260
Sustained Write (MB/s)
26
50
45
90
180
Random Read IOPS (4K)
15,000
26,000
25,000
46,000
47,000
Random Write IOPS (4K)
4,000
10,000
11,000
22,000
45,000
Note: Performance varies from flash configurations and/or platform settings.
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1.5 Pin Assignments
Pin assignment of the SM220-300B is shown in Figure 1-2 and described in Table 1-3.
Figure 1-2 Pin Assignment
Table 1-3 Pin Assignment Description
Pin
Type
Description
Pin
Type
Description
1
Reserved
No Connect
27
GND
Ground
2
+3.3V
3.3V source
28
Reserved
No Connect
3
Reserved
No Connect
29
GND
Ground
4
GND
Ground
30
Reserved
No Connect
5
Reserved
No Connect
31
-A
Host Transmitter
Differential Signal Pair
6
Reserved
No Connect
32
Reserved
No Connect
7
Reserved
No Connect
33
+A
Host Transmitter
Differential Signal Pair
8
Reserved
No Connect
34
GND
Ground
9
GND
Ground
35
GND
Ground
10
Reserved
No Connect
36
Reserved
No Connect
11
Reserved
No Connect
37
GND
Ground
12
Reserved
No Connect
38
Reserved
No Connect
13
Reserved
No Connect
39
+3.3V
3.3V source
14
Reserved
No Connect
40
GND
Ground
15
GND
Ground
41
+3.3V
3.3V source
16
Reserved
No Connect
42
Reserved
No Connect
17
Reserved
No Connect
43
Device Type
No Connect
18
GND
Ground
44
Reserved
No Connect
19
Reserved
No Connect
45
Reserved
No Connect
20
Reserved
No Connect
46
Reserved
No Connect
21
GND
Ground
47
Reserved
No Connect
22
Reserved
No Connect
48
Reserved
No Connect
23
+B
Host Receiver
Differential Signal Pair
49
DAS/DSS
Device Activity
Signal/Disable
Staggered Spin-up
24
+3.3V
3.3V Source
50
GND
Ground
25
-B
Host Receiver
Differential Signal Pair
51*
Detect
0 ohm
26
GND
Ground
52
+3.3V
3.3V source
*Notes about Pin51: It is a presence detection pin that shall be connected to GND by a 0 ohm to 220 ohm
Resistor on device. Please see the diagram below.
Pin 1
Pin 51

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Solid State Drives - SSD mSATA SM220-300B MLC 128GB
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