Autonomous pyrotechnic igniter simulator

A method of simulating a pyrotechnic ignition device, according to which method an electrical ignition pulse intended to activate a pyrotechnic ignition device can be received by a simulator, the method comprising:

• a detection step consisting in detecting, with aid of a detection element of the simulator, at least one firing pulse received;
• a control step consisting in determining, with the aid of a microcontroller of the simulator, one or more characteristics of the firing pulse detected in the detection step in order to drive an impedance block of the simulator as a function of this characteristic or these characteristics, said microcontroller being capable of being configured remotely;
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• a simulation step consisting in simulating said impedance block according to one of two different impedance values as a function of said characteristic or characteristics determined in the control step, one of said impedance values called high simulating an activation of the ignition device in response to the detected firing pulse and the other impedance value called low simulating an absence of activation of the ignition device in response to the detected firing pulse, the simulator comprising a charging element able to recover energy from a firing pulse received and to charge a first energy reserve intended to supply electronic components of the simulator.