Wheel electronics system and method for operating a wheel electronics system

A method for operating a wheel electronics system configured to interact with a tire attached to a vehicle and, as a result of a trigger signal received thereby, to generate and wirelessly transmit a message, the message comprising information about at least one tire parameter that is measured by the wheel electronics system, the method which comprises the following method steps:

• operating the wheel electronics system in an operational mode in which the wheel electronics system is configured to receive the trigger signals periodically using a first time period;
• in response to a predetermined first operating characteristic of the vehicle, automatically switching the wheel electronics system to a test mode in which the wheel electronics system is configured to receive the trigger signals periodically using a second time period that is significantly shorter than the first time period;
• and
• operating the wheel electronics system in the test mode.

A wheel electronics system assembly, comprising:

• a sensor for measuring at least one parameter of a tire, said sensor being mounted on a vehicle and interacting with a wheel electronics system during operation of the vehicle;
• a receiver for receiving an external trigger signal;
• a processing device configured to generate a message comprising information about the measured parameter of the tire when the receiver receives the trigger signal;
• and
• a transmitter for transmitting the message with information about the measured parameter of the tire;
• wherein the wheel electronics system is configured to receive the trigger signals periodically using a first time period in an operational mode and to receive the trigger signals using a second time period that is significantly shorter than the first time period in a test mode;
• and
• wherein the wheel electronics system is configured to switch automatically from the operational mode to the test mode as a result of a predetermined first operating characteristic of the vehicle.