7.8. Summary of Internal Memory Devices

This section outlines the internal memory devices used inside the Model 346 and provides an explanation of the types of data they contain.

Table 7.1 Internal memory devices

Part

Location

Function

Volatility

Field-modifiable

Microchip ATSAME70Q21A Microprocessor

Main U12

Microprocessor code

Non-volatile

No

Microchip ATSAME70Q21A Microprocessor

Main U67

Microprocessor code

Non-volatile

No

Cypress FM24V10 1 Mbit serial F-RAM

Main U12

Calibration, settings

Non-volatile

Yes

Cypress FM24V10 1 Mbit serial F-RAM

Main U16

Calibration, settings

Non-volatile

Yes

Cypress FM24V10 1 Mbit serial F-RAM

Scanner U18

Calibration, settings

Non-volatile

Yes

Cypress FM24V10 1 Mbit serial F-RAM

Thermocouple U18

Calibration, settings

Non-volatile

Yes

Kingston EMMC16G-TB29-PZ90 16 GB eMMC Flash

Digital U6

Operating system, firmware repository, app service, and instrument settings

Non-volatile

Yes

Micron 557-MT53E1G32D2FW 4 GB DDR4 SRAM

Digital U2

Run-time data storage

Volatile

No

  1. The Atmel/Microchip ATSAME70Q21A is a microprocessor with 2048 KB of onboard programmable flash memory. The code is loaded by initiating a firmware update over the remote interface.

  2. The Cypress FM24V10 is a 128 KB I2C FRAM. It is used to store calibration constants, instrumentation settings. The memory is programmed at Lake Shore and is modified when changing user settings.

  3. The Kingston EMMC16G-TB29-PZ90 is a 16 GB eMMC flash memory used to store the instrument operating system. It also contains the local firmware repository and app service, and system level settings like network configuration and date, time, volume and brightness.

  4. The Micron 557-MT53E1G32D2FW is a 4 GB DDR4 SRAM. This memory is used by the operating system and applications during runtime as temporary data storage. Data is lost on a power cycle.