Hajdu, C.F. Dabóczi, T. Zamantzas, C. JACoW Geneva, Switzerland 978-3-95450-177-9 10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2016-MOPG21 English 90-93 MOPG21 detector monitoring high-voltage operation electronics Contribution to a conference proceedings 2017 2017-02 http://dx.doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-IBIC2016-MOPG21 http://jacow.org/ibic2016/papers/mopg21.pdf It is of vital importance to provide a continuous and comprehensive overview of the functionality of beam loss monitoring (BLM) systems, with particular emphasis on the connectivity and correct operation of the detectors. At CERN, a new BLM system for the pre-accelerators of the LHC is currently at an advanced stage of development. This contribution reports on a new method which aims to automatically and continuously ensure the proper connection and performance of the detectors used in the new BLM system.