System and method for pulsed based receiver photo sensor

A method of operating a photoelectric sensor, comprising:

• receiving, by a photoelectric sensor comprising at least one processor, optical information including a light beam modulated with a signal comprising pulses, the pulses received at a rate of one pulse per pulse period, wherein a timing between consecutive pulses of the pulses is one of fixed or varies in accordance with a defined pattern;
• converting, by the photoelectric sensor, the optical information to an analog signal;
• identifying, by the photoelectric sensor, presence of the pulses within the analog signal;
• measuring, by the photoelectric sensor, respective durations between consecutive pulses of the pulses within the analog signal;
• calculating, by the photoelectric sensor, an average pulse period based on an average of the respective durations;
• and
• generating, by the photoelectric sensor, synchronization information identifying at least one of the respective durations or the average pulse period.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable components that, in response to execution, cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving optical information including a light beam modulated with a signal comprising pulses, the pulses received at a rate of one pulse per pulse period, wherein a timing between consecutive pulses of the pulses is one of fixed or varies in accordance with a defined pattern;
• converting the optical information to an analog signal;
• identifying presence of the pulses within the analog signal;
• measuring respective durations between consecutive pulses of the pulses within the analog signal;
• calculating an average pulse period based on an average of the respective duration;
• and
• generating synchronization information for a receiver of a photoelectric sensor, the synchronization information specifying at least one of the respective durations or the average pulse period.