Industrial and Military Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash PC Card

Amtron supplies the following genuine industrial grade PCMCIA ATA flash memory PC cards to industrial, medical, and military customers. 
 

On this page, only the SMART Modular PCMCIA ATA Flash Cards are listed.
[Please click the links above for other brands]

 

 

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SMART Modular Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash PC Card [Replacement for the discontinued Sandisk and SiliconSystems* SiliconDrive industrial grade ATA flash memory PC cards] EOL

SMART Modular Industrial Grade ATA flash memory cards are packaged in PCMCIA Type I (3.3 mm thick) ultrasonic welded metal housing, They are available from 64MB to 32GB and can operate in 3.3V and 5V hosts and in industrial extended temperature range (-40°C to +85°C). Free soft plastic sleeve is provided.

Features and Specifications:  [ Specification Summary ]  -  [ Datasheet ]
 

-	Meets military standard MIL-STD-810F
-	Metal casing
-	RoHS compliant [Lead free]
-	PCMCIA Type I form-factor (3.3 mm thick)
-	Compatible with PC card standard and PCMCIA V.2.1
-	Compatible with ATA/APAPI-6 standard
-	Operating temperature: -40oC ~ +85oC
-	Dual voltage operation: 3.3V or 5V
-	Shock: 50G max. @ 11mS; Vibration: 15G peak to peak
-	MTBF: >2,500,000 hours
-	Write/Erase endurance: 2,000,000 write/erase cycles
-	True IDE interface modes / supports up to PIO mode 6, up to Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode 5, Multi-Word DMA mode 4.
-	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".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Wide Temperature Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Cards (-40°C to +85°C) [-40°F to 185°F]
Part Number	Description	Price (US$)
SG9PC064SME5I	SMART Modular 64MB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL	Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
SG9PC128SME1I	SMART Modular 128MB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC256SME1I	SMART Modular 256MB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC512SME2I	SMART Modular 512MB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card metal casing, (-40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC1GSME4I	SMART Modular 1GB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC2GSME9I	SMART Modular 2GB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC4GSMEAI	SMART Modular 4GB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC8GSMEBI	SMART Modular 8GB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
SG9PC16GSMEBI	SMART Modular 16GB Industrial Grade PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Card (metal casing, -40°C to +85°C, auto-sensing)	NA	EOL
	Soft plastic sleeve for PCMCIA PC Card	free	included with purchase

* Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) is set by the manufacturer. Please contact Sales Department at sales@amtron.com or (323) 265-8076 to place order. The lead time for the SMART Modular industrial grade ATA Flash PC cards is about 8-10 weeks after customer places order.

 

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USB Card Reader for PCMCIA ATA Flash PC Card

OmniDrive USB2 Professional [read/write PCMCIA ATA flash and SRAM cards] OmniDrive USB2 LF [read/write PCMCIA ATA flash, Linear flash, and SRAM cards] OmniDrive USB2 LF/SD [read/write PCMCIA ATA flash, Linear flash, SRAM cards and SD card]

 

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Genuine Industrial-Grade vs. Consumer-Grade

Genuine industrial grade flash memory products are designed and manufactured for industrial and military applications that require the highest degree of reliability. The authentic industrial grade flash memory products 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 flash memory products 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 flash memory products are built with the much cheaper and less reliable controller chipset and flash memory. These consumer-grade memory products are not durable.  At the beginning the low pricing is very appealing but eventually the reliability problem will appear.

PCMCIA ATA Flash PC Card Compatibility List

Amtron, APRO, Pretec, and SMART Modular ATA Flash PC Cards are compatible with Western Digital (WD) / SiliconSystems SiliconDrive PC Cards.

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

Amtron, APRO, and SMART Modular's auto-sensing design makes their ATA Flash PC Card an all-in-one product that envelopes the SiliconSystems SiliconDrive PC Cards including SSD-Pxxx(I)-30xx series, SSD-Pxxx(I)-31xx series, & SSD-Pxxx(I)-35xx series.

The letter (I) in the SiliconDrive part number SSD-Pxxx(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 ATA-SUxxxxC, where C stands for Standard (Commercial) Temperature Range , 0°C to +70°C .
The corresponding APRO part numbers are SRAFCxxxx-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 olny]

PCMCIA ATA Flash PC Card for Dassault Falcon, Gulfstream, etc. Airplanes / Jets

Amtron 1GB/2GB, APRO 1GB/2GB, and Pretec 1GB/2GB PCMCIA ATA Flash Memory PC Cards are compatible.

[The following Dassault Falcon specifications might also be applicable for Gulfstream & other aircrafts. Please refer to your aircraft technical manual for the pertinent specifications.]

Please read the following specifications for PCMCIA Memory PC Cards used on Dassault Falcon airplanes / jets.

Dassault Falcon recommends installing a 1GB or 2GB PCMCIA card at your earliest convenience, if your airplane is not equipped with one already.

-	Must have a memory capacity not greater than 2GB
-	Must be a Type I or Type II PCMCIA card (not Type III)
-	Must have an “extended” or “industrial” temperature rating (at least -25 to +75°C operating range)
-	Must be a “flash” card, which is completely solid state with no moving parts. Flash cards is also hot-swappable
-	Must have a transfer rate (read/write) > 2.0 MB/sec

 

 

Support & Warranty

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