
3$ CARDS SUPPORT hHOTv INSERTION OF THE CARD IE THE CARD CAN BE INSERTED INTO THE CIRCUIT
WITHOUT POWERING DOWN THE HOST 4HIS IS USUALLY ACHIEVED THROUGH THE CARD CONNECTOR
#ONNECTOR MANUFACTURERS USUALLY PROVIDE SOCKETS THAT HAVE POWER PINS LONG ENOUGH TO POWER
THE CARD BEFORE ANY CONTACT IS MADE WITH THE OTHER PINS
! FEATURE OF MOST 3$ CARDS IS THE AUTOMATIC ENTRY AND EXIT FROM SLEEP MODE !FTER AN
OPERATION CARDS USUALLY ENTER A SLEEP MODE TO CONSERVE POWERIN IF NO MORE COMMANDS ARE
RECEIVED WITHIN MS !LTHOUGH THE HOST DOES NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IT
IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE HOST SHUT THE CLOCK GENERATION !NY COMMAND SENT TO THE CARD WILL
FORCE IT TO EXIT FROM THE SLEEP MODE
3$ CARDS CAN CONSUME UP TO n M! WHILE READING OR WRITING ONTO THE CARD 4HIS
IS USUALLY A HIGH CURRENT AND AN APPROPRIATE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAPABLE OF SUPPLYING THE
REQUIRED CURRENT MUST BE USED IN THE DESIGN 4HE CARD CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY MA in
SLEEP MODE
3.13 SD Card Internal Registers
4HE OPERATIONS OF 3$ CARDS ARE CONTROLLED BY A NUMBER OF INTERNAL REGISTERS 3OME REGISTERS
ARE BITS WIDE SOME ARE BITS WIDE AND SOME ARE BITS WIDE 4ABLE GIVES A LIST OF
ALL THE REGISTERS
$ETAILED INFORMATION ON THE FUNCTIONS AND BIT DElNITIONS OF ALL THE REGISTERS CAN BE FOUND
IN THE PRODUCT MANUALS OF CARD MANUFACTURERS EG SanDisk Secure Digital Card, Product
Manual, Document no: 80-13-00169, 2003 4HE DETAILS OF THE IMPORTANT REGISTERS AND THEIR
BIT DElNITIONS ARE GIVEN IN THIS SECTION
Figure 3.14: PIC Microcontroller SD Card Interface
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