CompactFlash Card Pinout

PC Card I/O Mode



CompactFlash, Pin Out

CompactFlash uses a 50-Pin connector [2 rows of 25 pins]. The 50-pin connector is on 50-mil centers [1.27mm].
Pins 1 to 25 are located on the row near the key, and pins 26 to 50 are located in the row above that.

CF Pinout Locationand Connector Layout

Active low signal use a '-' prefix. The CompactFlash card operates in one of three modes. The function of some of the pins change with each mode.
The three modes are PC Card ATA using I/O mode, PC Card ATA using Memory mode, and True IDE mode compatible with most IDE drives. This page lists the PC Card Memory Module pinout.
Refer to these pages for additional pin out styles of CompactFlash.
Pin out for PC Card Memory Module
Pinout for True IDE Mode
The main CompactFlash page.





CF PC Card I/O Mode Pinout
Pin # Signal Function Pin Type In, Out Type
1 GND - Ground
2 D03 I/O I1Z, 0Z3
3 D04 I/O I1Z, 0Z3
4 D04 I/O I1Z, 0Z3
5 D06 I/O I1Z, 0Z3
6 D07 I/O I1Z, 0Z3
7 -CE1 I I3U
8 A10 I I1Z
9 -OE I I3U
10 A09 I I1Z
11 A08 I I1Z
12 A07 I I1Z
13 Vcc - Power
14 A06 I I1Z
15 A05 I I1Z
16 A04 I I1Z
17 A03 I I1Z
18 A02 I I1Z
19 A01 I I1Z
20 A00 I I1Z
21 D00 I/O I1Z, OZ3
22 D01 I/O I1Z, OZ3
23 D02 I/O I1Z, OZ3
24 WP O OT3
25 -CD2 O Ground
26 -CD1 O Ground
27 D11 I/O I1Z, OZ3
28 D12 I/O I1Z, OZ3
29 D13 I/O I1Z, OZ3
30 D14 I/O I1Z, OZ3
31 D15 I/O I1Z, OZ3
32 -CE2 I I3U
33 -VS1 O Ground
34 -IORD I I3U
35 -IOWR I I3U
36 -WE I I3U
37 Ready O OT1
38 Vcc - Power
39 -CSEL I I2Z
40 -VS2 O Open
41 RESET I I2Z
42 -WAIT O OT1
43 -INPACK O OT1
44 -REG I I3U
45 BVD2 O OT1
46 BVD1 O OT1
47 DO8 I/O I1Z, OZ3
48 DO9 I/O I1Z, OZ3
49 D10 I/O I1Z, OZ3
50 GND - Ground




Pin 32 [-CE2] is ignored by the card in this mode of operation

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