1. Product Overview

2. Basic Product Information

• Part Number: 5CFCRD.0256-03

• Product Category: Industrial CompactFlash Storage Card (Silicon Drive)

• Storage Capacity: 256 MB Industrial-grade storage space

• Core Technology: Industrial SLC Flash memory chip

• Applicable Fields: B&R PLC control systems, industrial HMI terminals, embedded industrial controllers, automated production lines, process control equipment, packaging machinery and intelligent mechanical control systems

• Manufacturing Standard: B&R industrial automation grade, compliant with international industrial electronic reliability and safety standards

• Compatibility: Fully compatible with B&R mainstream industrial control hardware and standard CompactFlash interface protocols, supporting plug-and-play installation and direct equipment replacement

3. Core Product Features

• Industrial-Grade SLC Flash Reliability: Equipped with high-quality industrial SLC flash particles, supporting up to 100,000 write/erase cycles. Compared with ordinary MLC flash media, it delivers drastically longer service life and higher operational tolerance for frequent industrial read-write operations. It effectively prevents bad block generation, data corruption and storage failure, ensuring consistent and reliable long-term storage performance for industrial control programs and configuration data.

• Superior Data Security & Long-Term Retention: Built-in professional industrial data protection mechanism ensures ultra-stable offline data retention for up to 10 years under normal temperature and dry storage conditions. It reliably preserves system firmware, equipment parameters and production data without continuous power supply, effectively avoiding data loss during equipment shutdown, routine maintenance, transportation and unexpected power failure cycles.

• Excellent Harsh Environment Adaptability: Optimized industrial hardware structure and strict component screening endow the card with excellent shock resistance, vibration resistance, dust resistance and electromagnetic anti-interference capability. It supports ultra-wide temperature operation and maintains stable read-write performance in complex industrial environments with frequent temperature fluctuations, mechanical vibration and strong electromagnetic noise without performance attenuation.

• Stable High-Speed Data Transmission: Compliant with standard industrial CompactFlash transmission protocol, supporting PIO mode 0-4 and multiword DMA mode 0-2. With typical continuous reading speed up to 8MB/s and continuous writing speed up to 6MB/s, it ensures fast system firmware loading, rapid equipment startup and synchronous, accurate data interaction, significantly improving the overall response efficiency of industrial control systems.

• Plug-and-Play & Low Maintenance Cost: Standard CompactFlash dimension and interface design support quick plug-in, removal and field replacement. No complicated software configuration is required during replacement, which effectively shortens equipment downtime, reduces on-site maintenance difficulty and improves field deployment efficiency. The card features fully maintenance-free operation throughout its entire service life.

• Ultra-Low Failure Rate & Long Service Life: Strictly verified through industrial high and low temperature aging, mechanical vibration and continuous cyclic read-write tests. It features an ultra-high MTBF of over 4,000,000 hours at 25°C ambient temperature, perfectly adapting to long-term uninterrupted cyclic operation of industrial automation equipment and realizing long-cycle stable operation.

• Authoritative Industrial Quality Certification: All finished products pass full functional testing, data stability detection and environmental adaptability verification, complying with CE international industrial safety and quality standards, and can be safely deployed in core control links of key industrial automation equipment.

4. Technical Parameters

• Storage Capacity: 256 MB

• Flash Type: Industrial SLC Flash

• Interface Standard: Standard Industrial CompactFlash Interface

• Supported Operating Modes: PIO mode 0-4, multiword DMA mode 0-2

• Typical Read Speed: 8 MB/s (continuous reading)

• Typical Write Speed: 6 MB/s (continuous writing)

• Data Retention Time: Up to 10 years (under normal temperature and dry storage conditions)

• Write Endurance: Up to 100,000 erase/write cycles

• MTBF: >4,000,000 hours (at 25°C ambient temperature)

• Data Reliability: <1 unrecoverable error per 10¹⁴ bits read

• Operating Temperature Range: -40℃ to +85℃

• Storage Temperature Range: -55℃ to +90℃

• Working Humidity: 10%～90% RH, non-condensing

• Anti-Vibration & Anti-Shock: Industrial-grade mechanical protection, adaptable to regular vibration and impact of on-site production equipment

• Implementation Standard: B&R industrial automation specification, compliant with international industrial electronic reliability standards and CE certification

• Working Condition: Long-term stable reading and writing of industrial system programs, configuration files and process data

5. Application Scope

6. Installation and Operation Instructions

• Inspect the product appearance carefully before installation to confirm no damage, scratches, deformation or interface oxidation, ensuring intact card body and complete functional performance.

• Cut off the power supply of industrial control equipment completely before plugging and unplugging the card. Hot plugging is prohibited to avoid equipment crash, program error and permanent data damage.

• Align the card with the equipment CompactFlash slot, insert gently and firmly to ensure full contact and stable connection, preventing poor contact, data reading failure or program loading errors.

• After completing installation, power on the equipment and conduct program reading and writing tests to verify normal storage and reading functions before putting into formal system operation.

• Avoid usage and storage in high humidity, corrosive gas, heavy dust and severe vibration environments. Regularly check the card insertion status to ensure stable operation of the system data storage link.

7. Quality Assurance and Packaging

• Warranty Policy: 12-month quality warranty under standard installation and normal operating conditions

• Inspection Standards: Full data reading/writing test, storage stability detection, high and low temperature aging test and comprehensive appearance quality inspection

• Packaging Specification: Export-grade anti-static, shockproof and dustproof independent packaging to prevent static damage, extrusion and friction damage during long-distance transportation and storage

• Product Advantages: Industrial SLC high reliability, 256MB high industrial capacity, stable read/write speed, ultra-long data retention, ultra-wide temperature resistance, ultra-high MTBF, anti-vibration and anti-interference, plug-and-play, maintenance-free, professional high-capacity dedicated storage solution for B&R automation equipment