Theory of Operation
Measurement Group
A6 SOM Board
The A6 SOM (System on Module) board plugs directly into the A5 system board
as a daughter board and contains:
— the CPU,
— 64 MB of flash ROM,
— 128 MB of RAM, and
— I/O interface.
The interfaces on the SOM are:
— UART to the System Monitor on the A5 system board
— LCD interface
— Left and right audio outputs
— SD card bus
— USB host interface
— Interface to USB hub
— LAN interface 10/100 base T
— General purpose interface lines
The A6 SOM board is powered by the 3.3 volt digital supply.
Licenses which enable instrument options are stored in the A6 SOM flash ROM.
Main Battery
The battery is a rechargeable 10.8 V lithium-ion type. Refer to
Disposal" on page 1-8
disposing of this battery.
Refer to
battery.
Keysight N9912A Service Guide
for important information about replacing and
"Battery Related Information" on page 5-18
"Battery
for details on the main
5-15