Patent ID: 7335856

Claim:
A method of determining a type of igniter for igniting gas issued by a burner of a gas-fired appliance, the gas-fired appliance adapted to comprise at least one of a first-type of igniter and a second-type of igniter different than the first-type of igniter, the method comprising: applying a first control parameter to the first-type of igniter and to a control module; transmitting a second control parameter to the second-type of igniter a predetermined period of time after transmitting the first control parameter to the first-type of igniter and the control module; monitoring current through the first-type of igniter and transmitting a feedback signal to the gas-fired appliance indicative that the first-type of igniter is present if the current exceeds a threshold value; and monitoring the second-type of igniter for ignition and transmitting an ignition signal to the gas-fired appliance indicative that the second-type of igniter is present.