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The following sections contain tables with examples of the processes. The 
full name of the process starts with "Vaisala", which is excluded from the 
examples to avoid redundancy. For example, "Vaisala Remote Object 
Server" is presented in the table in the format "Remote Object Server. 
System Processes
The ROA system processes provide the framework for other processes. 
They manage all data objects in the system and generate alarms if there are 
problems with the system. For a list of the essential processes, see the 
following table. 
NOTE
The processes listed in the following sections are only a sample of all the 
processes. As each system is individually configured, your system can 
include processes not listed in this manual or processes with different 
names.
Table 6 Example ROA System Processes
Process Name Function
Remote Object Server  1) Provides a framework for other processes. 2) 
Keeps record of ROA object names. 3) Enables 
ROA processes to access ROA objects; delivers 
ROA objects to AviMet applications. 
Remote Object Events  This is an Event process. Based on the input 
from other processes, creates the ROAALARM 
object. The contents of the ROAALARM object 
are shown as event messages in the 
Diagnostics application.
Remote Object Monitor This process monitors the status of the local 
CDU and turns on alarms if any CDU problems 
have been detected. The process initiates 
switch-over if a local system fault is detected in a 
duplicated system.
Remote Object Persistent  Delivers system configuration data to the 
processes. Without this process, the system 
cannot be started.
Sensor IO Service  This process acts as an interface to the field 
sensors and other external equipment. Receives 
sensor data and transmits it to meteorological 
processes for calculations.
Sensor Time Service  Keeps device clocks synchronized with the 
AviMet system clock.
List Alert Service Checks the values contained in objects and 
sends an alarm request to ROAALARM process 
in case of errors.
Evaluation Service Configurable process that performs customized 
evaluations of information in the AviMet system.