Clear and sanitize procedure
Memory device table terminology
The following terms are used in the tables in this section:
• User data. Describes the type of information stored in the device. Refers to waveforms or other measurement data representing
signals connected to the instrument by users.
• User settings. Describes the type of information stored in the device. Refers to instrument settings that can be changed by the user.
• Both. Describes the type of information stored in the device. It means that both user data and user settings are stored in the device.
• None. Describes the type of information stored in the device. It means that neither user data or user settings are stored in the device.
• 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 modify the data and that the user cannot
modify the data.
Memory devices
The following tables list the memory devices in the instrument.
Table 1: Volatile memory
Type &
min. size
Function Type of
user info
stored
Backed up
by battery?
Method of
modificatio
n
Data Input
method
Location User
accessible
To clear To sanitize
SDRAM
≥ 32 GB
Host
processor
memory
Both No Directly Written by
processor
system
Module
socket
(SODIMM)
on
processor
module
board
Yes Remove
power from
the
instrument for
a minimum of
30 seconds.
Remove
power from
the
instrument
for a
minimum of
30 seconds.
SDRAM
≥4 GB
Holds active
acquisition
data
User data No Indirectly Application
software
operations
Module
socket
(SODIMM)
on
acquisition
board
No Remove
power from
the
instrument for
a minimum of
30 seconds.
Remove
power from
the
instrument
for a
minimum of
30 seconds.
SDRAM
≥512 MB
Holds video
graphics
data
User data No Indirectly Application
software
operations
Acquisition
board
No Remove
power from
the
instrument for
a minimum of
30 seconds.
Remove
power from
the
instrument
for a
minimum of
30 seconds.
Table continued…
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