Security Features & Document of Volatility 12
Instrument Memory & Volatility
MXG (Series A) Memory
6. LCD Display
Memory
(DRAM)
160 KByte
No
No
Display buffer
Operating
system
CPU board, not
battery backed.
Turn off
instrument power.
7. Front Panel
Memory
(Flash)
32 KByte
No
Yes
Front panel keyboard
controller firmware
Operating
system
Front Panel
board
None required (no
user data)
a. Analog instruments only
Table 4-2
Vector Models with Baseband Generator (N5162A/N5182A with Options 651, 652, or
654)
Memory
Component,
Type and Size
W
rit
ab
le Du
rin
g
No
rm
al
Operation?
Da
ta Ret
ained
Whe
n
Po
wer
ed Off
?
Purpose/Contents
Data Input
Method
Location in
Instrument and
Remarks
Sanitization
Procedure
1. Waveform
Memory
(DRAM)
320 MByte
Yes
No
Waveforms (including
header and marker data)
Normal user
operation
Not battery
backed.
Turn off
instrument power.
2. Extended
Persistent
Memory
(Flash)
a
4 GByte
Yes
Yes
All user data
Normal user
operation
User data is
completely
sanitized by the
procedure
Table 4-1
Base Instrument (All models and options)
Memory
Component,
Type and Size
Wr
itab
le Dur
ing
No
rm
al
Operat
ion?
Data
Reta
ine
d When
Po
we
re
d Of
f?
Purpose/Contents
Data Input
Method
Location in
Instrument and
Remarks
Sanitization
Procedure