System and method for detecting a property of a strobe cover

A strobe cover assembly for an alarm system notification device, the strobe cover assembly comprising:

• a strobe cover including a color indicator;
• and
• a circuit including at least one element configured to interface with the color indicator in order to indicate a color of the strobe cover;
• wherein the at least one element comprises a first element and a second element;
• wherein the color indicator interfacing with the first element is indicative of a first color of the strobe cover;
• and
• wherein the color indicator interfacing with the second element is indicative of a second color of the strobe cover.

A strobe device comprising:

• a strobe;
• a communication interface;
• a controller in communication with the strobe and the communication interface;
• a strobe cover including a property indicator;
• and
• a circuit for generating an output to send to the controller, the circuit including at least one element configured to interface with the property indicator in order to generate the output indicative of a property of the strobe cover,
• wherein the controller is configured to send data, via the communication interface, to a fire alarm control panel, the data indicative of the property of the strobe cover.

A fire alarm control panel comprising:

• a memory configured to store strobe cover property information;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to:
• formulate a request to at least one strobe device, the request indicative of requesting the at least one strobe device for a response that includes at least one property of a strobe cover of the at least one strobe device;
• receive the response from the at least one strobe device, the response including data indicative of the at least one property of the strobe cover;
• compare the data indicative of at least one property of the strobe cover with the strobe cover property information stored in the memory;
• and
• determining whether to issue an alert based on the comparison.

A strobe device comprising:

• a strobe;
• a communication interface configured to receive a request from a fire alarm control panel;
• a controller in communication with the strobe and the communication interface;
• a strobe cover;
• and
• a circuit configured to interface with the strobe cover in order to generate an output indicative of a property of the strobe cover,
• wherein, in response to receiving the request, the controller is configured to command the circuit to generate the output to send to the controller.

A strobe device comprising:

• a strobe;
• a communication interface;
• a controller in communication with the strobe and the communication interface;
• a strobe cover;
• and
• a circuit configured to generate an output to send to the controller, the output indicative of a property of the strobe cover,
• wherein the controller is configured to send data, via the communication interface, to a fire alarm control panel, the data indicative of the property of the strobe cover.