Industrial and Military Grade CompactFlash (CF) Memory Cards

Amtron supplies the following genuine industrial grade PCMCIA ATA flash memory PC cards to industrial, medical, and military customers.
 

On this page, only the Pretec CompactFlash (CF) Cards are listed.

[Please click the links above for other brands.]

Pretec Industrial Grade Compact Flash Cards

Packaged in Type I (3.3 mm thick) plastic or metal housing, Pretec Lynx series CF memory cards are available from 128MB to 32GB and in industrial standard temperature grade (0°C to +70°C) or industrial extended temperature grade (-40°C to +85°C). Free plastic travel case is provided.

 

Plastic Housing 0°C to +70°C	Metal Housing 0°C to +70°C	Metal Housing -40°C to +85°C

Auto-sensing: automatically switch to "fixed disk mode" on IDE bus or "removable disk mode" on PCMCIA (PC Card) bus; also automatically detect data transfer mode and switch to "PIO mode" or "Ultra DMA (UDMA) mode".

Non-auto-sensing cards are available and made-to-order at the same price as the auto-sensing cards. Please contact Sales Department at sales@amtron.com to place order.
 

Plastic Housing  0°C to +70°C
 

Industrial Standard Temperature Grade Compact Flash Memory Cards
Standard Operating Temperature (0°C to +70°C) [32°F to 158°F]
Pretec Part Number	Description	Price (US$)
CFY128-CP	Pretec 128MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFY256-CP	Pretec 256MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY512-CP	Pretec 512MB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY01G-CP	Pretec 1GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY02G-CP	Pretec 2GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY04G-CP	Pretec 4GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY08G-CP	Pretec 8GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY16G-CP	Pretec 16GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY32G-CP	Pretec 32GB Industrial Grade CompactFlash Card  (plastic casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
	Clear plastic jewel case for CF Card	free	included with card purchase

* ETA: expected time of arrival. The lead time is about 3 weeks after customer places order. Please click "Add to Cart" or contact Sales Department at sales@amtron.com or (323) 265-8076 to place order.
 

Metal Housing  0°C to +70°C
 

Industrial Standard Temperature Grade Compact Flash Memory Cards
Standard Operating Temperature (0°C to +70°C) [32°F to 158°F]
Pretec Part Number	Description	Price (US$)
CFY128-CR	Pretec 128MB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	29.99 ETA*		Buy via e-mail, fax, or phone
CFY256-CR	Pretec 256MB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	32.99 ETA*
CFY512-CR	Pretec 512MB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	37.99 ETA*
CFY01G-CR	Pretec 1GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	40.99 ETA*
CFY02G-CR	Pretec 2GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	60.99 ETA*
CFY04G-CR	Pretec 4GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	96.99 ETA*
CFY08G-CR	Pretec 8GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	148.99 ETA*
CFY16G-CR	Pretec 16GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
CFY32G-CR	Pretec 32GB Industrial Grade Compact Flash Card  (metal casing, 0°C to +70°C)	contact sales
	Clear plastic jewel case for CF Card	free	included with card purchase

* ETA: expected time of arrival. The lead time is about 3 weeks after customer places order. Please click "Add to Cart" or contact Sales Department at sales@amtron.com or (323) 265-8076 to place order.

Metal Housing  -40°C to +85°C

* ETA: expected time of arrival. The lead time is about 3 weeks after customer places order. Please click "Add to Cart" or contact Sales Department at sales@amtron.com or (323) 265-8076 to place order.

PCMCIA to CF Adapter

PCACF2 convert CompactFlash (CF) card to PCMCIA ATA flash card

USB Card Reader for PCMCIA Memory Card

OmniDrive USB2 Professional [read/write 16-bit PCMCIA ATA flash & SRAM cards] OmniDrive USB2 LF [read/write 16-bit PCMCIA ATA flash, Linear flash, & SRAM cards] OmniDrive USB2 LF/SD [read/write SD card and 16-bit PCMCIA ATA flash, Linear flash, & SRAM cards] OmniDrive USB2 LF/SD 8-bit [read/write 8-bit PCMCIA SRAM card, 8-bit PCMCIA Linear flash card, SD card]

 

Genuine Industrial-Grade vs. Consumer-Grade

Genuine industrial grade flash memory products are designed and manufactured for industrial and military applications that require the highest degree of reliability. The authentic industrial grade flash memory products are built to endure severe operating environments such as extreme cold and hot temperatures, continuous vibration, high shock impact, intensive read-write cycles, etc. The industrial grade flash memory products feature vital benefits such as wear-leveling, write protection, error correction, sustained write speed, etc.. Such features are essential to industries that require a more robust digital storage option to ensure reliable and repeatable operations.

Consumer grade flash memory products are built with the much cheaper and less reliable controller chipset and flash memory. These consumer-grade memory products are not durable.  At the beginning the low pricing is very appealing but eventually the reliability problem will appear.

CompactFlash (CF) Card Compatibility List

Amtron, APRO, Pretec, and SMART CompactFlash (CF) Cards are compatible with Western Digital (WD) / SiliconSystems SiliconDrive CF Cards.

[SiliconSystems, Inc was acquired by Western Digital Corp in March 2009. Thus SiliconSystems brand name was replaced by WD after the acquisition.]

Auto-sensing design makes these CF Card an all-in-one product that envelopes the SiliconSystems SiliconDrive CF Cards including SSD-Cxxx(I)-30xx series, SSD-Cxxx(I)-31xx series, SSD-Cxxx(I)-35xx series, & SSD-Cxxx-4xxx sries.

The letter (I) in the SiliconDrive part number SSD-Cxxx(I)-3xxx stands for "Industrial Wide Temperature Range, -40°C to +85°C".  Without the letter I, it means "Commercial (Standard) Temperature Range, 0°C to +70°C". 

[The following compatibility list is by no means comprehensive and is provided for reference only]

Support & Warranty

 Free technical support and warranty are provided by Amtron Technology and the respective manufacturers.