System and method for detecting a property of a strobe cover

摘要

A method and system for determining at least one property of a strobe cover are disclosed. The determined property of the strobe cover may then be analyzed to determine whether it is the proper property for the strobe device. The property of the strobe cover may include the color of the strobe cover (such as clear, blue, amber, etc.), the shape of the strobe cover (such as a strobe cover with a lens or a strobe cover without a lens), the material of the strobe cover, etc. The method and system may include determining the property of the strobe cover and checking whether the determined property is the expected property of the strobe cover (such as the expected color of the strobe cover). The strobe cover may include one or more property indicators. The one or more property indicators may interface with a circuit, such as mechanically interface with the circuit, in order for the circuit to determine the property of the strobe cover.

主权项

1. A strobe device comprising:
a strobe; a communication interface; a circuit configured to generate an output to send to the controller, the output indicative of a property of a strobe cover; a strobe cover; and a controller in communication with the strobe, the circuit and the communication interface, the controller configured to:
receive, via the communication interface, a strobe property request from an external device; andresponsive to receipt of the strobe property request, send, via the communication interface, data indicative of the property of the strobe cover to the external device.