SD/SDIO/MMC card host interface (SDMMC) RM0351
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41.4.14 Commands and responses
Application-specific and general commands
The SDMMC card host module system is designed to provide a standard interface for a
variety of applications types. In this environment, there is a need for specific
customer/application features. To implement these features, two types of generic
commands are defined in the standard: application-specific commands (ACMD) and general
commands (GEN_CMD).
When the card receives the APP_CMD (CMD55) command, the card expects the next
command to be an application-specific command. ACMDs have the same structure as
regular MultiMediaCard commands and can have the same CMD number. The card
recognizes it as ACMD because it appears after APP_CMD (CMD55). When the command
immediately following the APP_CMD (CMD55) is not a defined application-specific
command, the standard command is used. For example, when the card has a definition for
SD_STATUS (ACMD13), and receives CMD13 immediately following APP_CMD (CMD55),
this is interpreted as SD_STATUS (ACMD13). However, when the card receives CMD7
immediately following APP_CMD (CMD55) and the card does not have a definition for
ACMD7, this is interpreted as the standard (SELECT/DESELECT_CARD) CMD7.
To use one of the manufacturer-specific ACMDs the SD card Host must perform the
following steps:
1. Send APP_CMD (CMD55)
The card responds to the MultiMediaCard/SD module, indicating that the APP_CMD bit
is set and an ACMD is now expected.
2. Send the required ACMD
The card responds to the MultiMediaCard/SD module, indicating that the APP_CMD bit
is set and that the accepted command is interpreted as an ACMD. When a nonACMD
is sent, it is handled by the card as a normal MultiMediaCard command and the
APP_CMD bit in the card status register stays clear.
When an invalid command is sent (neither ACMD nor CMD) it is handled as a standard
MultiMediaCard illegal command error.
The bus transaction for a GEN_CMD is the same as the single-block read or write
commands (WRITE_BLOCK, CMD24 or READ_SINGLE_BLOCK,CMD17). In this case, the
argument denotes the direction of the data transfer rather than the address, and the data
block has vendor-specific format and meaning.
The card must be selected (in transfer state) before sending GEN_CMD (CMD56). The data
block size is defined by SET_BLOCKLEN (CMD16). The response to GEN_CMD (CMD56)
is in R1b format.
Command types
Both application-specific and general commands are divided into the four following types:
• broadcast command (BC): sent to all cards; no responses returned.
• broadcast command with response (BCR): sent to all cards; responses received
from all cards simultaneously.
• addressed (point-to-point) command (AC): sent to the card that is selected; does
not include a data transfer on the SDMMC_D line(s).
• addressed (point-to-point) data transfer command (ADTC): sent to the card that is
selected; includes a data transfer on the SDMMC_D line(s).
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