SmartMedia Description and Pin Out

SmartMedia is a type of NAND-flash memory card format. The size is 45 mm x 37 mm x 0.76 mm [thick]. SmartMedia cards operate using either 3.3 volt or 5 volt.
Solid State Floppy Disk Card [SSFDC] is the old name for SmartMedia, which was changed in 1996. SSFDC was Developed by Toshiba Corp.
Current SmartMedia storage format include 16-Mbit, 32-Mbit, and 64-Mbit NAND-type flash memory chips. The SmartMedia card uses an electrical contact area as shown in the graphic below.

SmartMedia Card 3Volt Pinout drawing 3.3 Volt card

SmartMedia Card 5Volt Pinout drawing 5.0 Volt card


SmartMedia Pinout
Pin # Pin Name Signal Function
1 Vss Ground
2 CLE Command Latch Enable
3 ALE Address Latch Enable
4 /WE /Write Enable
5 /WP /Write Protect
6 I/O1 I/O Data Line 1
7 I/O2 I/O Data Line 2
8 I/O3 I/O Data Line 3
9 I/O4 I/O Data Line 4
10 Vss Ground
11 Vss Ground
12 Vcc +3.3 Volt (+/-0.3) or +5.0 Volt
13 I/O5 I/O Data Line 5
14 I/O6 I/O Data Line 6
15 I/O7 I/O Data Line 7
16 I/O8 I/O Data Line 8
17 PD Vcc Power Detect Vcc
18 GND (optional on 32Mbit) Ground Level Input
19 RY/BY Ready / Busy (Open Drain)
20 /RE /Read Enable
21 /CE /Chip Enable
22 Vcc Voltage Supply