• Directly. Describes how data is modified. It means that the user can modify the data.
• Indirectly. Describes how data is modified. It means that the instrument system resources modifies the data and that the user cannot
modify the data.
Memory devices
The following tables list the volatile and non-volatile memory devices in the instrument.
MSO44 and MSO46 Volatile memory devices
These are the memory capacities at the time of publishing this document, but are subject to change.
Type and
size
Function Type of
user info
stored
Backed-
up by
battery
Method of
modification
Data input
method
Location User
acce-
ssible
To clear To sanitize
SDRAM 4
GB (All
models)
Host
processor
memory
User data No Indirectly Written by
processor
system
Processor
board
No Unplug the instrument for at least
30 seconds
SDRAM
MSO44: 4
GB
MSO46: 8
GB
Holds active
acquisition
data
User data No Indirectly Application
software
operations
Module
socket
(SODIMM)
on the
Acquisition
board
No Unplug the instrument for at least
30 seconds
SDRAM
512 MB
Holds video
graphics
data
User data No Indirectly Application
software
operations
Acquisition
board
No Unplug the instrument for at least
30 seconds
CMOS
RAM 7
bytes
Holds clock
and
configuration
data
None Yes Indirectly Boot
operations
Processor
board
No Cannot be
cleared
Unplug the
instrument for a
minimum of 30
seconds
FPGA <30
MB
Interface
between
compute
system and
acquisition
system
None No None Written by
processor
system
Acquisition
board
No Unplug the instrument for a
minimum of 30 seconds
Clear and sanitize procedures
MSO44, MSO46, MSO44B, and MSO46B 4 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscopes Declassification and Security Instructions 5