Printed circuit board, Digital signal processor – ADS Environmental Services RainAlert II QR 775008 A2 User Manual

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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

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