Appendix CompactFlash Connector Specifications
CompactFlash Memory Card Product Manual © 1998 SANDISK CORPORATION 111
Appendix CompactFlash Connector Specifications
This appendix includes specifications for CompactFlash connectors as defined by the CompactFlash
Association. See the Ordering Information section of this manual for a list of CompactFlash connector
vendors.
Table 1 Connector Interface Requirements
Category Item Standard Test
Method
Physical Housing Material High Temperature Plastic
Housing Flammability Rating UL 94V-0 Certification
Electrical Contact Resistance 40 milliohms maximum, initial EIA-364-23A
Performance (w/ bulk) 20 milliohms maximum change, throughout testing
Current Rating 0.5 Amperes per contact, without exceeding IEC-512-PT3
30
o
C temperature rise above ambient
Insulation Resistance 1000 Megaohms minimum, initial EIA-364-21A
100 Megaohms minimum, after 1 minute at 500 Vdc
Dielectric Withstanding No shorting during 1 minute at 500 Vac rms, with EIA-364-20A
Voltage 1 mA maximum current leakage
Mechanical Single Socket Holding Force 4.9 N minimum push out at 25 mm/minute EIA-364-29A
Performance Single Pin Holding Force 9.8 N minimum push out at 25 mm/minute EIA-364-29A
Total Mating Force 28.8 N maximum at 25 mm/minute EIA-364-13A
Total Unmating Force 4.9 N minimum and 28.8 N maximum at 25 mm/minute EIA-364-13A
Durability 10,000 mating cycles, without exceeding low-level contact EIA-364-09B
resistance
Environmental Mechanical Shock No discontinuities greater than 100 ns, Test Condition A EIA-364-27A
Performance Vibration No discontinuities greater than 100 ns, Test Condition III EIA-364-28A
Humidity 10 (24 hour) cycles with connector mated EIA-364-31A
Thermal Shock -55
o
C to +85
o
C, 5 (1 hour) cycles EIA-364-32B
Mixed Flowing Gas Environmental Class II for 96 hours with connector
unmated
EIA-364-65
Figure 1 50 Position, Two Row Pin Pattern
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