Industrial, Medical, & Military Grade CompactFlash (CF) Memory Cards

Amtron supplies the following authentic industrial grade CompactFlash (CF) Cards to military, medical, and industrial customers.

Amtron	APRO	Pretec
(replacement for Sandisk & SiliconSystems)	(replacement for Sandisk & SiliconSystems)	(replacement for Sandisk & SiliconSystems)

These industrial grade CompactFlash (CF) cards are designed for industrial, medical, and military applications and are much more durable and reliable than the consumer grade and the "industrial" consumer-grade CF cards. The industrial grade memory cards are built to endure severe operating environments such as extreme cold and hot temperatures, continuous vibration, high shock impact, intensive read-write cycles, etc. The industrial grade Compact Flash memory cards feature vital benefits such as wear-leveling, write protection, error correction, sustained write speed, shock and vibration strength, and temperature range extension. Such features are essential to industries that require a more robust and rugged digital storage option to ensure repeatable and reliable operation.

These high speed industrial grade Compact Flash (CF) cards are designed to perform at the highest degree of reliability and compatibility for customers in the computer, networking and telecommunication industries. You can use these industrial CompactFlash memory cards for digital camera, monitoring and data collection/storage device, palmtop / PDA / hand-held PC (HPC), laptop/notebook PC, PCMCIA equipped PC, etc.  These industrial grade CompactFlash memory cards offer a high performance and reliable solution for mass data storage and write intensive mobile and embedded computing, medical, and automotive applications.

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Packaged in CF Type I housing (rugged metal casing), Amtron industrial grade Compact Flash memory cards are available from 128MB to 16GB and in standard temperature grade (0°C to +70°C) or industrial extended temperature grade (-40°C to +85°C).  Free plastic travel case is provided.

Features and Specifications:  [Data Sheet]

• Meets military standard MIL-STD-810F

• Rugged metal casing

• RoHS compliant  [Lead Free]

• Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND flash technology

• CompactFlash® Type I form-factor

• Compatible with CompactFlash® specification 3.0

• Compatible with ATA/APAPI-6 standard

• Operating temperature: -40^oC ~ +85^oC  [optional 0°C to +70°C temperature is available]

• Dual voltage operation: 3.3V or 5V

• Shock: 1500G max. ; Vibration: 20G peak to peak max.

• Altitude: 50,000 feet maximum

• MTBF: >2,000,000 hours

• Write/Erase endurance: >2,000,000 write/erase cycles

• Data Retention: 10 years

• True IDE interface modes / supports PIO mode 0-6 and UDMA mode 0-5

• Supports up to PCMCIA Ultra DMA mode 5

• Auto-sensing: automatically switch to fixed disk mode on IDE bus or removable disk mode on PCMCIA bus; also automatically detect data transfer mode and switch to PIO mode or Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode

• 1 year warranty

* The expected time of arrival (ETA).  If ETA date is not listed, please click "Add to Cart" or contact Sales Department at (323) 265-8076 or sales@amtron.com to place order. The lead time, after customer places order, is about 2 - 3 weeks.

** The lead time for the made-to-order 8GB and 16GB cards is about 2 - 3 weeks after customer places order.

Packaged in CF Type I housing (rugged metal casing or optional plastic casing), APRO Hermit series industrial grade Compact Flash memory cards are available from 128MB to 16GB and in standard temperature grade (0°C to +70°C) or industrial extended temperature grade (-40°C to +85°C).  Free plastic travel case is provided.

Features and Specifications: [specification summary]  -  [data sheet]

• Meets military standard MIL-STD-810F

• Rugged metal casing  [optional plastic casing is available]

• RoHS compliant  [Lead Free]

• Single Level Cell (SLC) NAND flash technology

• CompactFlash® Type I form-factor

• Compatible with CompactFlash® specification 3.0

• Compatible with ATA/APAPI-6 standard

• Operating temperature: -40^oC ~ +85^oC  [optional 0°C to +70°C temperature is available]

• Dual voltage operation: 3.3V or 5V

• Shock: 1500G; Vibration: 15G peak to peak

• MTBF: >3,000,000 hours

• Write/Erase endurance: 2,000,000 write/erase cycles

• True IDE interface modes / supports PIO mode 0-6 and UDMA mode 0-5

• Performance up to 40MB/sec

• Supports up to PCMCIA Ultra DMA mode 5

• Auto-sensing (part# with suffix -AA): automatically switch to fixed disk mode on IDE bus or removable disk mode on PCMCIA bus; also automatically detect data transfer mode and switch to PIO mode or Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode. [optional disk and data transfer modes, with suffix -PF/-PR/-PA/-UF/-UR/-UA/-AF/-AR are available at the same price. Please see the chart below for description.]

• 5 year warranty

Options: [Please contact Sales Department at sales@amtron.com or (323) 265-8076 to inquire or place order for the following optional cards.]
(a) The commercial temperature (0°C to +70°C) cards are available. Prices are lower than the pricing for the industrial wide temperature (40°C to +85°C) cards.
(b) Plastic casing cards (part# WPCFCxxxx-HAISI-AA) are available. Prices for plastic casing cards are $3 lower than the pricing for the rugged metal casing cards (part# WRCFCxxxx-HAISI-AA) as listed below.
(c) Conformal coating is available at 10% extra cost
(d) Different disk modes and data transfer modes, with suffix -PF/-PR/-PA/-UF/-UR/-UA/-AF/-AR are available at the same price. If your applications call for particular modes, please check the following Table for suffix decoder.
 

PF	PIO mode / Fixed disk mode
PR	PIO mode / Removal disk mode
PA	PIO mode / Auto detection for fixed disk & removal disk mode
UF	UDMA mode / Fixed disk mode
UR	UDMA mode / Removal disk mode
UA	UDMA mode / Auto detection for fixed disk & removal disk mode
AF	Auto detection for PIO & UDMA mode / Fixed disk mode
AR	Auto detection for PIO & UDMA mode / Removal disk mode
AA	Auto detection for PIO & UDMA mode / Auto detection for fixed disk & removal disk mode

Prices:
 

Industrial Wide Temperature Grade Compact Flash Memory Cards (-40°C to +85°C) [-40°F to 185°F]
Part Number	Description	Price (US$)
WRCFC128M-HAISIN-AA	APRO 128MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	33.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC256M-HAISIN-AA	APRO 256MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	35.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC512M-HAISIN-AA	APRO 512MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	39.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC001G-HAISIN-AA	APRO 1GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	49.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC002G-HAISIN-AA	APRO 2GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	55.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC004G-HAISIN-AA	APRO 4GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	94.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC008G-HAISIN-AA	APRO 8GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	164.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC016G-HASMI-AA	APRO 16GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	288.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
WRCFC032G-HASMI-AA	APRO 32GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	519.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
R: stands for Rugged metal	Clear plastic jewel case for CF Card	free	included with purchase

* The expected time of arrival (ETA). If ETA date is not listed, please click "Add to Cart" or contact Sales Department at (323) 265-8076 or sales@amtron.com to place order. The lead time, after customer places order, is about 3 weeks.

Packaged in PCMCIA Type I metal housing, these Pretec Tiger series industrial grade Compact Flash memory cards are available from 32MB to 12GB and in standard temperature grade (0°C to +70°C) or industrial extended temperature grade (-40°C to +85°C).  Free plastic travel case is provided.

Features and Specification: Please click here for Pretec Industrial Grade CompactFlash Memory Card data.
3 year warranty,  RoHS compliant.

[The lead time for Pretec industrial grade compact flash cards is about 2 ~ 3 weeks after customer places order.]

Industrial Standard Temperature Grade Compact Flash Memory Cards:
Pretec Part Number	Description	Price (US$)
Standard Operating Temperature (0°C to +70°C) [32°F to 158°F]
CFM256-CR	Pretec 256MB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	23.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM512-CR	Pretec 512MB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	25.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM01G-CR	Pretec 1GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	31.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM02G-CR	Pretec 2GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	47.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM04G-CR	Pretec 4GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	69.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM08G-CR	Pretec 8GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	129.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM16G-CR	Pretec 16GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	259.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
	Clear plastic jewel case for CF Card	free	included with purchase
Industrial Wide Temperature Grade Compact Flash Memory Cards:
Part Number	Description	Price (US$)
Industrial Wide Operating Temperature (-40°C to +85°C) [-40°F to 185°F]
CFM256-HR	Pretec 256MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	31.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM512-HR	Pretec 512MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	33.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM01G-HR	Pretec 1GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	38.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM02G-HR	Pretec 2GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	49.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM04G-HR	Pretec 4GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	74.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM08G-HR	Pretec 8GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	138.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFM16G-HR	Pretec 16GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C)	269.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
	Clear plastic jewel case for CF Card	free	included with purchase

* The expected time of arrival (ETA). If ETA date is not listed, please click "Add to Cart" or contact Sales Department at (323) 265-8076 or sales@amtron.com to place order. The lead time, after customer places order, is about 2 ~ 3 weeks.

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Authentic Industrial-Grade vs. "Industrial" Consumer-Grade

Authentic industrial grade CompactFlash (CF) memory cards are designed and manufactured for industrial and military applications that require the highest degree of reliability. The authentic industrial grade memory cards are built to endure severe operating environments such as extreme cold and hot temperatures, continuous vibration, high shock impact, intensive read-write cycles, etc. The industrial grade memory cards feature vital benefits such as wear-leveling, write protection, error correction, sustained write speed, etc.. Such features are essential to industries that require a more robust digital storage option to ensure reliable and repeatable operations.

Consumer grade CompactFlash (CF) memory cards are built with the much cheaper and less reliable controller chipset and flash memory. Some manufacturers of popular consumer-grade CF cards qualify these low-cost consumer-grade memory cards as "industrial grade" memory cards simply because the cards can survive the industrial wide temperatures and sometimes maybe the vibration and shock conditions.  However, these "industrial" consumer-grade memory cards are not durable and reliable at all.  At the beginning the low pricings of these so called "industrial-grade" memory cards are very appealing but eventually the reliability problem will appear.

CompactFlash (CF) Card Compatibility List

Amtron and APRO CompactFlash (CF) Cards are compatible with SiliconSystems* SiliconDrive CF Cards.

[* SiliconSystems, Inc was acquired by Western Digital Corp in March 2009. Thus SiliconSystems brand name was replaced by WD after the acquisition.]

Amtron and APRO's auto-sensing design makes Amtron and APRO CF Card an all-in-one product that envelopes the SiliconSystems SiliconDrive CF Cards including SSD-Cxxx(I)-30xx series, SSD-Cxxx(I)-31xx series, SSD-Cxxx(I)-35xx series, & SSD-Cxxx-4xxx sries.

The letter (I) in the SiliconDrive part number SSD-Cxxx(I)-3xxx stands for "Industrial Wide Temperature Range, -40°C to +85°C".  Without the letter I, it means "Commercial (Standard) Temperature Range, 0°C to +70°C". 
The corresponding Amtron part numbers are CFC-SUxxxxC, where C stands for Standard (Commercial) Temperature Range , 0°C to +70°C .
The corresponding APRO part numbers are SRCFCxxxx-HACSC-AA, where the S and C stands for Standard (Commercial) Temperature Range , 0°C to +70°C.

[The following compatibility list is by no means comprehensive and is provided for reference only]

*Auto-sensing: automatically switch to fixed disk mode on IDE bus or removable disk mode on PCMCIA (PC Card)bus; also automatically detect data transfer mode and switch to PIO mode or Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode.

Warranty & Support: [Warranty coverage is provided by the respective manufacturer]

• 1 year warranty for Amtron Industrial Grade CompactFlash Cards
  5 year warranty for APRO Industrial Grade CompactFlash Cards
  1 year warranty for Pretec Industrial Grade CompactFlash Cards.
• Free technical support from Amtron Technology and respective manufacturers.

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