Hearing device comprising a sensor configuration detector

A hearing system comprising a hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, and a programming device for configuring the hearing device,

• the hearing device comprising
• first and second electrically connectable hearing device parts having separate first and second housings, at least the second hearing device part being available in a multitude of variants, each variant providing different functionality to the hearing device,
• a connecting element configured to electrically connect the first hearing device part and the second hearing device part, the connecting element comprising
• an electric cable comprising a multitude of electric conductors,
• a first electric connector comprising a multitude of first electric termination elements electrically connected to said multitude of electric conductors, the first electric connector being configured to be mechanically and electrically joined with a matching second electric connector;
• the first or second hearing device part comprising
• said second electric connector, said second electric connector comprising a multitude of second electric termination elements electrically connected to electric components of the first or second hearing device part, respectively, and configured to electrically connect conductors of the cable with said electric components of the first and second hearing device parts when the first and second electric connectors are joined,
• the second hearing device part comprising
• a loudspeaker, and/or
• a number of sensors for sensing
• a current property of the environment of the hearing device;
• and/or
• a current state of the user wearing the hearing device,
• each of said number of sensors providing an electric sensor signal representative of a property of the environment or a state of the user, wherein said loudspeaker and/or said number of sensors are electrically connected to said first hearing device part via said connecting element,
• the first hearing device part comprising a programming interface to the programming device,
• the programming device comprising a configuration extractor electrically connected to said second hearing device part via said programming interface and said connecting element and adapted to identify a current configuration of sensors in said second hearing device part.