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Table 6-5 Features Supported
Feature Operation
01H Enable 8 bit data transfer.
55H Disable Read Look Ahead.
66H Disable Power on Reset (POR) establishment of defaults at Soft Reset.
69H Accepted for backward compatibility with the SDI Series but has no impact on the FlashDrive.
81H Disable 8 bit data transfer.
96H Accepted for backward compatibility with the SDI Series but has no impact on the FlashDrive.
9AH Set the host current source capability. Allows tradeoff between current drawn and read/write speed.
BBH 4 bytes of data apply on Read/Write Long commands.
CCH Enable Power on Reset (POR) establishment of defaults at Soft Reset.
Features 01H and 81H are used to enable and clear
8 bit data transfer mode. If the 01H feature
command is issued, all data transfers will occur on
the low order D7-D0 data bus and the IOIS16
signal will not be asserted for data register
accesses.
Features 55H and BBH are the default features
for the FlashDrive; thus, the host does not have
to issue this command with these features unless it
is necessary for compatibility reasons.
The 9AH Feature is a FlashDrive unique option
that provides a mechanism for the host system to
adjust how much current the FlashDrive will use.
The FlashDrive reduces the current it draws by
reducing its operating frequency. This has the
impact of also reducing the performance of the
FlashDrive. The default for the FlashDrive after
a power on reset is to operate at the highest
performance and therefore the highest current
mode. However after a power on, the FlashDrive
will not draw more than its minimum current as
long as the host does not issue any command which
reads or writes to the flash memory. This allows
the host to issue the Set Features command to set
the desired power level without exceeding the
minimum requirement of the FlashDrive.
To reduce the current the FlashDrive draws, the
host issues the Set Features command with the
Feature register set to 9AH and the Sector Count
register (Config) set to a current value which is
equal to 4 mA times the value in the Sector Count
register. When this is done, the controller will
utilize a look-up table to program the controller’s
frequency, microprocessor’s speed and flash clocks
with an optimum value to provide the highest
performance without exceeding the host’s current
limit. For example, if a host can supply 75 mA of
current to the FlashDrive, the Sector Count
register would be set to 75 divided by 4 (rounded
down) or a value of 18. The FlashDrive would
then automatically reduce its clock frequencies so
that it will not draw more than 75 mA (average,
at nominal Vcc and room temperature) of current.
If the host always wanted to operate at the
lowest possible current the Sector Count value
should be set to 1. The FlashDrive will then
operate at the lowest possible current (and also
the lowest performance).
At the completion of this command, the controller
will update the Cylinder Low register with the
controller’s minimum valid current value (i.e. the
minimum current with which the FlashDrive can
operate) and the Cylinder High register with the
maximum current it will use (i.e. the maximum
current the FlashDrive will draw at the highest
performance level). The controller will use its
minimum value for any Sector Count value which
is less than its minimum value. For example, if
the Sector Count is set to 4 which is equivalent to
16 mA, the controller will operate at the lowest
possible power point but will not reject the
command. Similarly the controller will use its
maximum value for any Sector Count value which
is more than the maximum current it can use.
There is no error associated with the 9AH feature.
Features 66H and CCH can be used to enable and
disable whether the Power On Reset (POR)
Defaults will be set when a soft reset occurs. The
default setting is to revert to the POR defaults
when a soft reset occurs. POR defaults the number
of heads and sectors along with 16 bit data
transfers and the read/write multiple block count.