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Passive infrared sensor self test with known heat source

  • US 10,012,548 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2015
  • Issued: 07/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a signal from a sensor indicating that a device is not mounted properly;

    emitting radiation from an emission component arranged in a single housing of the device in response to the signal;

    capturing infrared radiation at a capture component arranged in the single housing of the device;

    comparing a characteristic of the captured infrared radiation to a test characteristic; and

    determining the capture component is not operating properly when the characteristic of the captured infrared radiation differs from the test characteristic by greater than a threshold quantity.

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