CHAMP-AV8 (VPX6-462) H
ARDWARE
U
SER
’
S
M
ANUAL
C
URTISS
-W
RIGHT
B-2
P
ROPRIETARY
826448 V
ERSION
5 M
ARCH
2015
CHAMP-AV8 S
TATEMENT
OF
V
OLATILITY
The CHAMP-AV8 product contains different types of memory devices. This includes the volatile
DDR3 (main memory) and several types of non-volatile memory devices. All CPU-accessible
non-volatile memory devices may be write-protected by the installation of jumpers (or
wire-wrapping of jumper posts), which are provided for this purpose.
The following Table B.1 describes all of the memory devices on the CHAMP-AV8 board and
their associated procedures for write-protection and scrubbing. "RTM" refers to the
CHAMP-AV8 Rear Transition Module, Curtiss-Wright part number RTM6-462-000.
Note
There are no battery-backed memories on the CHAMP-AV8.
Note
There are a number of ICs that contain non-volatile memory and are not accessible to either
of the CPUs. These are typically treated as hardware configuration items (i.e., on-board
power supply settings). These settings are included in the table for the sake of
completeness. However, in normal use a user cannot write data to these devices.
Table B.1:
Memory Devices Available On The CHAMP-AV8
Memory Type Size
Volatility
Function
Accessible
from CPU
Write-protection
(Note 1)
Process to
Clear
SDRAM DDR3
4GB/CPU
Volatile
Main SDRAM for the
processors.
Yes
None
Remove Power
NVRAM
256KB
Non-volatile
NVRAM is for user
application storage. It
behaves as an SRAM,
but retains its contents
after power is removed
Yes
The memory is pro-
tected if jumper (or
wire-wrap) JB6 is
installed.
(Note 2)
RTM SW12 must be
Off
See procedure
in BIOS User’s
Manual, Curtiss
Wright document
826450;
Chapter 3, sec-
tion “Scrub” on
p. 4-8
BIOS SPI Flash 8MB/CPU on
boards with
i7-2715QE
16MB/CPU on
boards with
i7-3612QE
Non-volatile
Contains 1st level boot
loading code and BIOS
code.
Yes
The memory is pro-
tected if jumper (or
wire-wrap) JB7 is
installed.
RTM SW12 must be
Off
See procedure
in BIOS User’s
Manual, Curtiss
Wright document
826450;
Chapter 3, sec-
tion “Scrub” on
p. 4-8
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