Patent ID: 8049632

Claim:
An alarm system notification device comprising: a single strobe, the single strobe configured to operate at a first wavelength band in a first configuration and at a second wavelength band in a second configuration, the first wavelength band being different from the second wavelength band; an input selector for inputting a command, the command comprising data indicative of one of the first wavelength band or the second wavelength band to operate the single strobe, wherein the input selector comprises a communication port through which the command is received from a fire alarm control panel; and a controller in communication with the input selector and in communication with the single strobe, the controller receiving the command to select which of the first wavelength band or second wavelength band to operate the single strobe, the controller, in response to receiving the command, controlling the single strobe so that the single strobe is configured to operate at one of the first wavelength band in the first configuration or the second wavelength band in the second configuration as indicated in the command.