User's Manual

Table Of Contents
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Table of Contents
Introduction ____________________________________________________7
About the A440 ______________________________________________________________ 7
Hardware _______________________________________________________9
Overview_____________________________________________________________________ 9
The Modem Interfaces ________________________________________________________________ 10
The Microcontroller and the Power Conditioning Sections _________________________________ 10
The Power Supply and Serial Interface___________________________________________________ 13
External Power Supply_________________________________________________________________ 13
Specifications________________________________________________________________13
PCB Parts Placement (A440) __________________________________________________15
Bills of Materials _____________________________________________________________15
A440MB _____________________________________________________________________________ 16
A440 Device’s Photographs___________________________________________________21
The A431 Radio Module _______________________________________ 27
About the A431 Radio Module________________________________________________27
Functional description________________________________________________________27
Receiver Section ______________________________________________________________________ 27
Transmitter Section____________________________________________________________________ 28
Manufacturing Issues _________________________________________________________30
Marking and labeling issues ____________________________________________________________ 30