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VIA Vectro VT6205 - USB 2.0 to 25-in-1 Flash Card Reader Controller

This product is available fully ROHS-compliant.

Highly interoperable with the widest range of flash memory, the VIA Vectro VT6205 delivers support for CompactFlash™ (CF) Type I and II, Micro Drive, SmartMedia™ (SM), MemoryStick™ (MS), MemoryStick™ Pro (MS Pro), SecureDigital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), NAND Flash (NF) and xD PictureCard™ (xD) interfaces, providing customers with the flexibility to store and transport digital media files between their PCs and consumer electronics such as digital cameras and MP3 players.  
Product Snapshot

» World’s first USB2.0-enabled peripheral controller achieving Low Power Hi-Speed USB2.0 certification!
» Supports up to 480Mbps data transfer rates
» Designed for Windows®


Benefits of VIA Vectro VT6205

Highly Interoperable Interface
The VIA Vectro VT6205 is highly interoperable with nine storage flash media, CompactFlash™ (CF) Type I and II, Micro Drive, SmartMedia™ (SM), MemoryStick™ (MS), MemoryStick™ Pro (MS Pro), SecureDigital™ (SD), MultiMediaCard™ (MMC), NAND Flash (NF) and xD PictureCard™ (xD) interfaces.

High Performance
The VIA Vectro VT6205 offers Hi-Speed USB2.0 data transfer rates of up to 480Mbps between PCs and notebooks to and from a wide variety of flash card readers and portable storage devices.

Simplicity
Connection takes place through a simple attachment, providing a seamless plug-and-play connection between PCs, notebooks and peripheral devices, without the need for configuration.

Low-Power Consumption
The VIA Vectro VT6205 USB2.0 to 9-in-1 flash card reader controller features ultra low power consumption and advanced process technology, optimized for power sensitive applications and saving battery life in mobile systems.

Flexibility
Being highly interoperable with the widest range of flash media, the VIA Vectro VT6205 provides card vendors with the utmost flexibility to design versatile, ultra-compact flash card readers, enabling customers to read and transfer data from any of the nine flash card formats.


Description

Certified by the USB Implementers Forum for Hi-Speed Low Power USB2.0 operation, the VIA Vectro VT6205 is the first USB2.0 to 9-in-1 flash card reader controller to be granted this globally recognized certification.

The VIA Vectro VT6205 transfers data at speeds of up to 480Mbps, while maintaining very low operating power consumption of less than 100mA and configuration power of only 60mA. Through its low power architecture and advanced CMOS 0.22µm process technology, VIA has minimized the power consumption of the VIA Vectro VT6205 by more than 80% of the maximum allowable power for USB peripherals, making it the ideal solution for flash card readers to be used with PCs and mobile systems, ensuring reliability in power sensitive applications and saving battery life of notebooks.

Compliant with USB Specification Revision 2.0 and with the UTMI (USB2.0 Transceiver Macrocell Interface) Specification, the VIA Vectro VT6205 utilizes the exceptional bandwidth of USB2.0 to support a wide range of flash media use with digital devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players and PDA's.

The VIA Vectro VT6205 allows for dynamic attach and re-attach to the USB bus to allow hot-swap of devices. The External Serial (EEPROM) Interface enables memory retention and supports serial number, vendor number, product ID and miscellaneous storage.

The VIA Vectro VT6205 is widely supported by most of the existing operating systems, including Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X, and the Linux kernel 2.4.0 and future versions.


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Key Features

» Compliant with Universal Series Bus (USB) Specification Revision 2.0
» Compliant with USB Storage Class Specification Revision 1.0 (Bulk only protocol) and USB Mass Storage Class Specification.
» Supports 480Mbps high speed and 12 Mbps full speed
» Compliant with UTMI (USB2.0 Transceiver Macrocell Interface) Specification
» USB interface supports CBI protocol for control / data transport
» Supports endpoints: bi-direction control, bulk read, bulk write and interrupt
» Dedicated bus idle timer for reduced power consumption
» Integrated USB2.0 PHY
» Dedicated bus idle timer for reduced power consumption
» Dynamic CPU clock stop control for power consumption reduction
» Embedded 24GB mask ROM and external 64KB ROM/Flash for flexibility
» CompactFlashTM (CF) Interface
  - Supports memory mode, I/O mode and true IDE mode
  - Supports 8/16-bits data width access
  - Implements data access timeout mechanism
» SmartMediaTM (SM)/xD PictureCardTM (xD) Interfaces
  - Hardware ECC generation and verification
  - Supports multi-sector read operation and high speed programming
» MemoryStickTM (MS) / MemoryStickTM Pro (MS Pro) Interfaces
  - Supports 4-bit and 1-bit MS Pro interface
  - Hardware CRC16 generation and verification
  - Supports multi-page access and flash command timeout detection
  - Supports over clock rate up to 60 MHz
» Secure DigitalTM (SD) / MultiMediaCardTM (MMC) Interface
  - Compliant with Secure Digital Input/Output Card Specifications rev 1.0
  - Supports SD and SPI mode transmission
  - Hardware CRC7 generation and verification on CMD
  - Supports multiple block transaction with stop command
  - Supports different clock rate from 375 KHz to 30MHz
» NAND Flash Interface
  - Supports maximum 8-pcs data flash chips
  - Supports 32-Mbits - 4Gbits NAND flash disk
  - Supports cache read command
  - Hardware ECC generation and verification
» Supports External Serial EEPROM Interface for Firmware parameters
6 GPIOs for Special Function Use
  - Dedicated LED indicators and power control to memory devices
» Manufacturing using 0.22 low power CMOS process
» 128-pin LQFP Package (14x14x1.4 mm)


Resources

VIA Vectro VT6205 press release
VIA Vectro VT6205A featured in Transcend Photobank - VIA Arena article
VIA Vectro VT6205 image kit (hi-res) / VIA Vectro VT6205 image kit (low-res)
VIA Vectro VT6205A image kit (hi-res) / VIA Vectro VT6205A image kit (low-res)

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