Clear and sanitize procedures
Table 1: Volatile memory devices
Type and
min. size
Function
Type of user
info stored
Backed-up
by battery
Method of
modi
fi
cation
Data input
method
Location
User
accessible
To clear
Process to sanitize
Microprocessor
RAM (32 k)
Holds programs
and active
acquisition data
System and
user data
No
Indirectly
Firmware
operations
Processor
board
No
Remove power from the
instrument for at least 20
seconds.
Remove power from the
instrument for at least 20
seconds.
FPGA RAM
(~4.1 Mbits)
Holds pattern
data and
miscellaneous
FPGA state
information
System and
user data
No
Indirectly
Firmware
operations
FPGA
board
No
Remove power from the
instrument for at least 20
seconds.
Remove power from the
instrument for at least 20
seconds.
Table 2: Nonvolatile memory devices
Type and
min. size
Function
Type of
user info
stored
Method of
modi
fi
cation
Data Input
method
Location
User accessible
To clear
To sanitize
Microprocessor
ROM
(512 k)
Holds operating
system
None
Not
modi
fi
able
Programmed at
factory
Internal
No
Not accessible to user
Not applicable, does
not contain user data
or settings. Sanitizing
would disable instrument
functionality.
FPGA
programming
ROM
Holds FPGA
fi
rmware
None
Not
modi
fi
able
Programmed at
factory
Internal
No
Not accessible to user
Not applicable, does
not contain user data
or settings. Sanitizing
would disable instrument
functionality.
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