Indicator device and method of using the same

A device to indicate the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of a valve within a powered host system, the device comprising:

• a housing unit;
• an electronics module removably positioned within the housing unit, wherein the electronics module includes a power source and charging circuitry;
• and
• a beacon assembly removably securable to the housing unit, wherein the beacon assembly includes a beacon;
• wherein the charging circuitry of the electronics module is configured to scavenge power from the powered host system when available in order to power the device and charge the power source, and when power is not available from the powered host system, the power source is configured to power the device;
• wherein the electronics assembly includes a processor, at least one sensor monitoring the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve, at least one switch monitoring the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve, and a plurality of light emitting diodes;
• and
• wherein the processor is configured to monitor the at least one sensor and the at least one switch to instruct one or more of the plurality of light emitting diodes to illuminate one or more portions of the beacon to indicate the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve.

A method of illuminating an indicator device for monitoring operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of a valve, the indicator device including:

• an enclosure assembly;
• a lid assembly removably securable to the enclosure assembly;
• an electronics module removably positioned between the enclosure assembly and the lid assembly, the electronics module including a processor, at least one sensor, at least one switch, and a plurality of light emitting diodes;
• and a beacon assembly removably securable to the lid assembly and including a beacon;
• the method comprising:
• (a) monitoring, by the plurality of sensors and the plurality of switches, the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve to create status and position data;
• (b) analyzing, by the processor, of the status and position data to determine one or more working conditions of the valve;
• and
• (c) instructing, by the processor, one or more of the plurality of light emitting diodes to illuminate based on the one or more working conditions of the valve to indicate one or more of the operational, electrical, and/or functional status and position of the valve.