AUTOMATIC OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF TYRE MONITORING DEVICES

A control device for controlling a plurality of tyre monitoring devices is disclosed. The control device comprises: a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with the plurality of tyre monitoring devices; and storage configured to store computer-readable instructions; and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions stored in the storage to: receive a communication from a tyre monitoring device, the communication comprising a current value of a counter of the tyre monitoring device, wherein the counter is configured to be activated on first use of the tyre monitoring device and to increment a count periodically throughout the service life of the tyre monitoring device; and associate a time of receipt of the communication to the current value of the counter, such that the current value maps to a time.