Kontron nanoETXexpress-SP, User Manual

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nanoETXexpress-SP/Special Features
4.6 SD-card Interface (SDIO)
The SD card standard is a standard for removable memory storages designed and licensed by the SD Card Association
(
http://sdcard.org ). The card form factor, electrical interface, and protocol are all part of the SD Card specification.
The Intel® System Controller Hub US15W supports up to 3 SDIO interfaces. On nanoETXexpress-SP the first interface
SDIO#0 (4-bit wide) is shared with the module GPIO signals. The integrated SDIO 1.1/MMC 4.1 controller in US15W
only supports byte-address mode for SDIO storage cards up to 2GB. Sector-addressing and SDHC is not supported.
» MMC 4.1 transfer rates can be up to 48MHz and bus widths of 1, 4 or 8 bits
» SDIO 1.1 supports transfer rates up to 24MHz and bus widths of 1 or 4 bits
The following table shows which GPIO-ports can be used for the SD-card interface:
General purpose Input/output SD card interface signals
GPI0 SLOT0_DATA0
GPI1 SLOT0_DATA1
GPI2 SLOT0_DATA2
GPI3 SLOT0_DATA3
GPO0 SLOT0_CLK
GPO1 SLOT0_CMD
GPO2 SLOT0_WP
GPO3 SLOT0_CD#
The SD_CMD line needs a pull-up resistor that can vary depending on the length of the
electrical paths (typical from 10kOhm to 100kOhm).
The maximum length for SDIO signals on the baseboard should be 80mm
SDIO boot is supported with BIOS NOW1R113 or newer for standard SD/MMC Cards on
baseboards following the maximum length specification for SDIO (80mm).
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