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Specifications
SUPPORTS DMA when used with SANDISK SDCFB-xxx-201-xx cards!
Our SATA Compact Flash Adapter
PCB is designed to provide an
interface between the Compact Flash 50 pin Bus and the SATA (Serial ATA)
interface standard. It does not require drivers, and is bootable under all
operating systems. It looks like a small hard drive to the computer.
We worked with Sandisk to be the first IDE to compact flash adapter to support
DMA. Type I & II CF cards are supported. We are also the only
manufacture that controls the power to the CF card via presence detection.
A mounting plate is provided for mounting the adapter in a floppy drive bay.
The adapter module connects to the host PC in the same way
that a SATA hard drive is connected, using an SATA cable and SATApower
cable. Connection to the Compact FLASH(CF) card is made via a
type I/II 50 pin Compact FLASH card socket. Only 5V is
used/required from the SATA disk drive power connector, allowing it to be
used in single supply voltage installations.
The SATA Compact Flash Adapter provides an SATA
to Compact Flash Interface that can be used on virtually any PC with an SATA
controller. Using the Compact Flash SATA adapter, with a Compact Flash card as a solid
state bootable(boot flash) disk drive, provides a highly reliable bootable program and data storage device. Compact Flash can provide a robust, low current, low operating temperature,
and highly reliable storage solution for your embedded PC or application. Using Compact Flash with the Compact Flash to SATA Adapter is a better solution
than a flash drive(flashdrive), since the media is removable, and the price of compact flash cards per megabyte is much cheaper because of the consumer driven price point.
If your application/platform
works with a SATA drive, then it will work with a Compact
Flash card and our SATA Compact Flash Adapter. Once the adapter is connected, and a
Compact FLASH(CF) card is inserted, the Compact FLASH card will appear as a drive
on your PC. Indicator LED's for card power and
card activity are provided on the front edge of the adapter. Mounting holes
are provided to allow mounting in a 3-1/2" hard drive mounting
bay. It can be mounted to the front of
the bay for easy user accesss card removal, or the back of the drive bay for a
secure non-removable environment.
Our SATA Compact Flash Adapter can be
installed in a 3-1/2" drive bay for user access. Indicator LED's for
card power and card activity are provided on the front of the
adapter. The Compact Flash SATA Adapter can be mounted to
the front of the bay for easy user accesss card removal, or the back of the
drive bay for a secure non-removable environment.
The ACS SATA to
CF Adapter does not support 3.3volt only Compact Flash Cards, and according to
the CF card manufactures, should not be hot swapped!
Other models of the Compact
Flash IDE Adapter are available:
40 pin IDE.
44 pin IDE SFF(Small Form Factor).
Female Rt. Angle Compact Flash IDE.
| SATA | Compact Flash |
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 CSCable Select No JumpersPC Compatible SignalsSATA Signal and 5-1/4 Power Connectors
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5 Volt CF Card SupportPower Applied IndicatorCard activity IndicatorCF Card Power
Control |
