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SDIO Simplified Specification Version 2.00
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Appendix C
C.1 Abbreviations and Terms
3C
The original 3 companies that established the SDA and the SD card
specification
ACMD
Application CommanD An additional set of commands created to support SD
specific requirements.
Block
A number of bytes, basic data transfer unit
CCCR
Common Card Control Registers
CD Connect/Disconnect
CIA Common
Information
Area
CID
Card IDentification number register
CIS
Card Information Structure
CLK Clock
signal
CMD
Command line or SD bus command (if extended CMDXX)
Combo Card
A card that includes both SDIO and SD memory
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
CS
Chip or Card Select
CSA Code
Storage
Area
CSD
Card Specific Data register
DAT[x]
Data line where x is in the range of 0 to 3
DSR
Driver Stage Register
ECC
Error Correction Code
Embedded SDIO
I/O or combo devices that are embedded in a host device that utilize the SDIO
electrical and command interface, but are not intended to be removed.
EMI Electro-Magnetic
Interference
ESC
External Signal Contacts
ESD Electro-Static
Discharge
FAT File
Allocation
Table
FBR
Function Basic Registers
FIFO
First In-First Out buffer
Flash
A type of multiple time programmable non volatile memory
Full-Size SDIO Card
A SDIO card with physical dimensions based on SD Physical Specification
Version 1.01
Function
An I/O device contained within an SDIO card
High-Power SDIO
A SDIO device that requires up to 500 mA rather than the standard 200 mA
allowed for a Standard-Power SDIO device
hi-Z
A three-state driver in the high-impedance state
Interrupt
A signal from the SDIO device to the host signaling the need for attention
Interrupt Period
The times that a card may generate an interrupt signal on the SD bus
Legacy Slot
SD Slot that supports only the SD Physical Specification Version 1.01