microSD





microSD Pinout, SD Mode
Pin # Pin Name Signal Function
1 DAT2 Data Bit 2
2 CD/DAT3 Card Detect / Data Bit 3
3 CMD Command Line
4 Vdd Supply Voltage 2.7v / 3.6v
5 CLK Clock
6 Vss Ground
7 DAT0 Data Bit 0
8 DAT1 Data Bit 1


microSD Pinout, SPI Mode
Pin # Pin Name Signal Function
1 NC No Connect
2 /CS Chip Select
3 DI Master Out/Slave In (MOSI)
4 Vdd Supply Voltage 2.7v / 3.6v
5 CLK Clock
6 Vss Ground
7 DO Master In/Slave Out (MISO)
8 RSV Reserved

The graphic to the right shows:
The SD card, 32mm x 24mm
The miniSD card, 21.5 x 20mm
The microSD card, 15mm x 11mm
Slot adaptors may be purchased to allow a smaller SD
card type to plug into a larger type.

The MicroSD form factors picture is used under GNU License


The Secure Digital card dimensions are: 24mm wide x 32mm long. The standard width is 2.1mm, while the Thin SD Memory Card has a width 1.4mm.

Secure Digital Pinout
Pin # Pin Name SD Signal Function SD Mode SPI Signal Function SPI Mode
1 DAT3/CS Data Line 3 Chip Select/Slave Select [SS]
2 CMD/DI Command Line Master Out/Slave In [MOSI]
3 VSS1 Ground Ground
4 Vdd Voltage Supply [2.7v or 3.6v] Voltage Supply [2.7v or 3.6v]
5 Clock Clock Clock [SCK]
6 Vss2 Ground Ground
7 DAT0/D0 Data Line 0 Master In Slave Out [MISO]
8 DAT1/IRQ Data Line 1 Unused or IRQ
9 DAT2/NC Data Line 2 Unused

miniSD Pinout
Pin # Pin Name SD Signal Function SD Mode SPI Signal Function SPI Mode
1 CD/DAT3 Chip Detect/Data Line 3 Chip Select
2 CMD Command Line Data In [DI]
3 VSS1 Ground Ground
4 Vdd Voltage Supply [2.7v or 3.6v] Voltage Supply [2.7v or 3.6v]
5 Clock Clock Clock [SCK]
6 Vss2 Ground Ground
7 DAT0 Data Line 0 Data Out [DO]
8 DAT1 Data Line 1 Unused
9 DAT2 Data Line 2 Unused
10 NC For future use For future use
11 NC For future use For future use