ADS Environmental Services RainAlert II QR 775008 A2 - Manual (Page 16)

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Printed Circuit Board
The circuit board, secured inside the monitor enclosure, supports
the following:
 Digital Signal Processing
 Digital Counter
 Communications (GPRS wireless or land-line modem)
 Voltage Regulation
Printed circuit board (PCB)
Digital Signal Processor
The Digital Signal Processor (DSP) contains the central processing
unit (CPU). As the source of all monitor activity, the processor is
responsible for all of the monitor's high-level functions, including
the following:
 Scanning the tipping bucket counter to retrieve and store data
 Maintaining the monitor time and date
 Measuring the wireless signal strength (applicable only to
wireless monitors)
 Performing power management