Security Features & Document of Volatility 14
Instrument Memory & Volatility
Non-Volatile Memory
12. COMe
EEPROM
64 Kbit EEPROM
No Yes Defines PCIe, SATA, USB,
DisplayPort, VGA, LAN,
audio link
Programmed
before installation
A4 Processor
Assy
Contains no
user data
None
13. Board
Controller
512 Bytes
EEPROM
No Yes Record board information
(boot times, WDT, etc.)
Programmed
before installation
A4 Processor
Assy
Contains no
user data
None
14. CPLD
64 Mbit SPI
PROMM
No Yes Power sequence control Programmed
before installation
A4 Processor
Assy
Contains no
user data
None
15. I2C EEPROM
2 Kbit EEPROM
No Yes Stores EAPI-related
settings for COMe
module
Programmed by
factory
A4 Processor
Assy
Contains no
user data
None
16. COMe
EEPROM
64 Mbit SPI
EEPROM
No Yes COMe BIOS SPI ROM Programmed
before installation
A4 Processor
Assy
Contains no
user data
None
17. Calibration
Backup memory
1 Gbit Flash
No
a
Yes Calibration data backup Programmed by
instrument
software
A4 Processor
Assy
Present only in
instruments
with PC6S or
PC7S
Processors.
b
Contains no
user data
None
Table 4-1 Summary of Non-Volatile instrument memory
Memory
Component,
Type and Size
Writable During Normal
Operation?
Data Retained When
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Purpose/Contents Data Input Method Location in
Instrument and
Remarks
Sanitization
Procedure