An actuator for use in actuating a valve to control the flow of fluids through the valve, the valve having a valve member movable between positions opening and closing the valve. The processing module results configured to transmit information representative of a shot fired from the firearm by means of the transmitreceive module. For establishment of a communication path, a device controller specifies all portals that lie in the communication path to request each of them to increment a value of the connection counter by \u20181\u2019. A pullup circuit is included for controlling the reset circuit through a signal on the column line. The compact service node sends a replace battery notification to the subscriber unit when a replace battery message is received from the operational support system. These features make the device ideal for SOI and thin film technologies.