ISO/IEC 17760-103:2021

ISO/IEC 17760-103
Edition 1.0 2021-06
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD

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Information technology – AT attachment –
Part 103: ATA/ATAPI Command Set - 3 (ACS-3)


ISO/IEC 17760-103:2021-06(en)

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ISO/IEC 17760-103


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CONTENTS
FOREWORD. 16
INTRODUCTION . 18
1 Scope . 20
2 Normative references . 20
3 Terms, definitions, abbreviations, and conventions . 21
3.1 Terms and definitions . 21
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations. 30
3.2.1 Abbreviations . 30
3.2.2 Units: . 31
3.2.3 Mathematical operators: . 31
3.2.4 Other Symbols . 31
3.3 Conventions. 31
3.3.1 Overview . 31
3.3.2 Precedence . 32
3.3.3 Lists . 32
3.3.4 Keywords . 33
3.3.5 Numbering . 34
3.3.6 Bit conventions . 35
3.3.7 Number range convention . 35
3.3.8 State diagram conventions . 35
3.3.9 Byte, word, DWord, QWord, and DQWord Relationships . 37
3.3.10 ATA string convention . 38
3.3.11 Offset Convention . 39
4 Feature set definitions . 40
4.1 Overview. 40
4.1.1 Feature set summary . 40
4.1.2 Capacity reporting . 41
4.2 General feature set . 42
4.3 The PACKET feature set . 42
4.3.1 Overview . 42
4.3.2 Identification of PACKET feature set devices . 43
4.3.3 Signature for ATAPI devices . 43
4.3.4 The PACKET command . 43
4.4 48-bit Address feature set. 43
4.5 Accessible Max Address Configuration feature set . 44
4.5.1 Overview . 44
4.5.2 SET ACCESSIBLE MAX ADDRESS EXT description . 44
4.5.3 Device Statistics data . 44
4.6 Advanced Power Management (APM) feature set . 44
4.7 CompactFlash Association (CFA) feature set. 45
4.8 Device Statistics Notification (DSN) feature set. 45
4.8.1 Overview . 45
4.8.2 DSN notifications . 46
4.8.3 DSN notifications setup . 46
4.9 Extended Power Conditions (EPC) feature set. 47
4.9.1 Overview . 47
4.9.2 Power conditions . 47
4.9.3 Power condition timers . 47
4.9.4 Interaction with resets, commands, and other features if the EPC feature set is enabled . 48

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4.10 Free-fall Control feature set . 49
4.11 General Purpose Logging (GPL) feature set . 49
4.12 Long Logical Sector (LLS) feature set . 50
4.13 Long Physical Sector (LPS) feature set. 51
4.14 Native Command Queuing (NCQ) feature set . 53
4.14.1 Overview . 53
4.14.2 Priority . 54
4.14.3 Unload with NCQ commands outstanding . 54
4.14.4 Command Phases . 54
4.15 Power Management feature set. 55
4.15.1 Overview . 55
4.15.2 Power management commands .55
4.15.3 Standby timer . 56
4.15.4 Power Management states and transitions . 57
4.16 Power-Up In Standby (PUIS) feature set. 60
4.16.1 Overview . 60
4.16.2 Interactions with IDENTIFY DEVICE and IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE commands . 60
4.16.3 PUIS feature set device spin-up subcommand . 60
4.17 Sanitize Device feature set . 61
4.17.1 Overview . 61
4.17.2 Sanitize operation scope . 61
4.17.3 Sanitize commands . 61
4.17.4 Sanitize operations . 61
4.17.5 Command processing during sanitize operations . 62
4.17.6 Sanitize Operation Completed Without Error value . 62
4.17.7 Failure Mode Policy value . 62
4.17.8 Sanitize Antifreeze value . 63
4.17.9 Sanitize Device state machine . 63
4.18 Security feature set. 66
4.18.1 Overview . 66
4.18.2 Disabling and enabling the Security feature set . 66
4.18.3 Passwords . 66
4.18.4 Master password capability . 67
4.18.5 Frozen mode . 67
4.18.6 Commands . 67
4.18.7 Security initial setting . 67
4.18.8 Password Rules . 67
4.18.9 Password attempt counter and SECURITY COUNT EXPIRED bit . 68
4.18.10 Master Password Identifier feature . 68
4.18.11 Security states . 69
4.19 Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART) feature set . 78
4.19.1 Overview . 78
4.19.2 Device SMART data structure . 78
4.19.3 Background data collection . 78
4.19.4 Off-line/Captive mode data collection . 78
4.19.5 Threshold exceeded condition . 79
4.19.6 SMART feature set commands . 79
4.19.7 SMART operation with power management modes . 79
4.19.8 SMART device error log reporting . 79
4.20 Sense Data Reporting feature set . 79
4.21 Software Settings Preservation (SSP) feature set. 80
4.22 SATA Hardware Feature Control. 81
4.23 Streaming feature set . 82
4.23.1 Streaming feature set overview . 82
4.23.2 Streaming commands . 82
4.24 Trusted Computing feature set . 83
4.25 Write-Read-Verify feature set . 84

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5 ATA protocols . 85
6 Normal and Error Output field descriptions . 86
6.1 Overview. 86
6.2 STATUS field. 86
6.2.1 Overview . 86
6.2.2 ALIGNMENT ERROR bit . 86
6.2.3 BUSY bit . 87
6.2.4 CHECK CONDITION bit . 87
6.2.5 DATA REQUEST bit . 87
6.2.6 DEFERRED WRITE ERROR bit . 87
6.2.7 DEVICE FAULT bit . 87
6.2.8 DEVICE READY bit . 87
6.2.9 ERROR bit . 87
6.2.10 SENSE DATA AVAILABLE bit . 88
6.2.11 STREAM ERROR bit . 88
6.2.12 Transport Dependent bits and fields . 88
6.3 ERROR field. 89
6.3.1 Overview . 89
6.3.2 ABORT bit . 89
6.3.3 COMMAND COMPLETION TIME OUT bit . 89
6.3.4 END OF MEDIA bit . 89
6.3.5 ID NOT FOUND bit . 89
6.3.6 ILLEGAL LENGTH INDICATOR bit . 90
6.3.7 INTERFACE CRC bit . 90
6.3.8 SENSE KEY field . 90
6.3.9 UNCORRECTABLE ERROR bit . 90
6.4 INTERRUPT REASON field. 90
6.4.1 Overview . 90
6.4.2 COMMAND/DATA bit . 90
6.4.3 INPUT/OUTPUT bit . 90
6.5 COUNT field . 90
6.5.1 Overview . 90
6.5.2 Contiguous stream logical sectors that contain potentially bad data . 90
6.5.3 NCQ Tag . 91
6.6 SACTIVE field. 91
6.7 SATA STATUS field . 91
6.8 LBA field. 91
6.8.1 Overview . 91
6.8.2 LBA of First Unrecoverable Error . 91
7 Command descriptions . 92
7.1 Command description introduction . 92
7.1.1 Overview . 92
7.1.10 Command Code Usage . 96
7.2 Accessible Max Address Configuration . 97
7.2.1 Accessible Max Address Configuration overview . 97
7.2.2 GET NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT – 78h/0000h, Non-Data . 97
7.2.3 SET ACCESSIBLE MAX ADDRESS EXT – 78h/0001h, Non-Data . 98
7.2.4 FREEZE ACCESSIBLE MAX ADDRESS EXT – 78h/0002h, Non-Data. 99
7.3 CHECK POWER MODE – E5h, Non-Data . 100
7.4 CONFIGURE STREAM – 51h, Non-Data . 101
7.5 DATA SET MANAGEMENT – 06h, DMA . 103
7.6 DEVICE RESET – 08h, Device Reset . 106
7.7 DOWNLOAD MICROCODE – 92h, PIO Data-Out/Non-Data . 107
7.8 DOWNLOAD MICROCODE DMA – 93h, DMA . 120
7.9 EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC – 90h, Execute Device Diagnostic . 121

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7.10 FLUSH CACHE – E7h, Non-Data . 123
7.11 FLUSH CACHE EXT – EAh, Non-Data . 124
7.12 IDENTIFY DEVICE – ECh, PIO Data-In . 125
7.13 IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE – A1h, PIO Data-In . 162
7.14 IDLE – E3h, Non-Data . 182
7.15 IDLE IMMEDIATE – E1h, Non-Data . 184
7.16 NCQ QUEUE MANAGEMENT – 63h, Non-Data . 186
7.16.8 ABORT NCQ QUEUE – 63h/0h, Non-Data. 188
7.16.9 DEADLINE HANDLING – 63h/1h, Non-Data . 191
7.17 NOP – 00h, Non-Data . 194
7.18 PACKET – A0h, Packet . 195
7.19 READ BUFFER – E4h, PIO Data-In . 198
7.20 READ BUFFER DMA – E9h, DMA . 199
7.21 READ DMA – C8h, DMA . 200
7.22 READ DMA EXT – 25h, DMA . 201
7.23 READ FPDMA QUEUED – 60h, DMA Queued . 202
7.24 READ LOG EXT – 2Fh, PIO Data-In . 204
7.25 READ LOG DMA EXT – 47h, DMA . 206
7.26 READ MULTIPLE – C4h, PIO Data-In . 207
7.27 READ MULTIPLE EXT – 29h, PIO Data-In . 208
7.28 READ SECTOR(S) – 20h, PIO Data-In . 209
7.29 READ SECTOR(S) EXT – 24h, PIO Data-In . 210
7.30 READ STREAM DMA EXT – 2Ah, DMA . 211
7.31 READ STREAM EXT – 2Bh, PIO Data-In . 214
7.32 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) – 40h, Non-Data . 215
7.33 READ VERIFY SECTOR(S) EXT – 42h, Non-Data .
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