
Introduction
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September 2005
SCPS110
rw – read and write access
rcu – read access with the option to clear an asserted bit with a write-back of 1b including updates
by the controller internal hardware.
2.5
Terms and Definitions
Terms and definitions used in this document are given in Table 22.
Table 22. Terms and Definitions
TERM
DEFINITIONS
AT
AT (advanced technology, as in PC AT) attachment interface
CIS
Card information structure. Tuple list defined by the PC Card standard to communicate card information to the host computer.
CSR
Control and status register
Flash Media
SmartMedia, Memory Stick, MS/PRO, xD, MMC, or SD/MMC Flash operating in an ATA compatible mode
ISO/IEC 7816
The Smart Card standard
Memory Stick
A small-form-factor flash interface that is defined, promoted, and licensed by Sony
Memory Stick
Pro
Memory Stick Version 2.0, same physical dimensions of MS with higher speed data exchange and higher data capacity than
conventional Memory Stick.
MMC
MultiMediaCard. Specified by the MMC Association, and scope is encompassed by the SD Flash specification.
OHCI
Open host controller interface
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Standards body that governs the PC Card standards.
RSVD
Reserved for future use
SD Flash
Secure Digital Flash. Standard governed by the SD Association.
Smart Card
The name applied to ID cards containing integrated circuits, as defined by ISO/IEC 7816-1
SPI
Serial peripheral interface, a general-purpose synchronous serial interface. For more information, see the Multimedia Card
System Specification, version 3.2.
SSFDC
Solid State Floppy Disk Card. The SSFDC Forum specifies SmartMedia.
TI Smart Card
driver
A qualified software component provided by Texas Instruments that loads when an UltraMedia-based Smart Card adapter is
inserted into a PC Card slot. This driver is logically attached to a CIS provided by the PCI7621 when the adapter and media are
both inserted.
UltraMedia
De facto industry standard promoted by Texas Instruments that integrates CardBus, Smart Card, Memory Stick,
MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital and SmartMedia functionality into one controller.
xD
Extreme Digital, small form factor flash based on SmartMedia cards, developed by Fuji Film and Olympus Optical.