diff --git a/rosys/vision/detector.py b/rosys/vision/detector.py
index 6efac13d..e2eae157 100644
--- a/rosys/vision/detector.py
+++ b/rosys/vision/detector.py
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-from .detections import Category
-from dataclasses import field
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 import abc
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 from enum import Enum
 from uuid import uuid4
+from typing import Literal
 
 from ..event import Event
-from .detections import Detections
+from .detections import Detections, Category
 from .image import Image
 from .uploads import Uploads
 
-from dataclasses import dataclass
-
 
 class Autoupload(Enum):
     """Configures the auto-submitting of images to the Learning Loop"""
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ async def upload(self,
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def fetch_detector_information(self) -> DetectorInfo:
-        """Get information about the detector.
+    async def fetch_detector_info(self) -> DetectorInfo:
+        """Retrieve information about the detector.
 
         Returns:
             DetectorInfo: information about the detector.
@@ -130,3 +129,24 @@ async def fetch_detector_information(self) -> DetectorInfo:
         Raises:
             DetectorException: if the about information cannot be retrieved.
         """
+
+    async def fetch_model_version_info(self) -> ModelVersioningInfo:
+        """Retrieve information about the model version and versioning mode.
+
+        Returns:
+            ModelVersioningInfo: the information about the model versioning as data class.
+
+        Raises:
+            DetectorException: if the detector is not connected or the information cannot be retrieved.
+        """
+
+    async def set_model_version(self, version: Literal['follow_loop', 'pause'] | str) -> None:
+        """Set the model version or versioning mode.
+
+        Set to 'follow_loop' to automatically update the model version to the latest version in the learning loop.
+        Set to 'pause' to stop automatic updates and keep the current model version.
+        Set to a version number (e.g. '1.2') to use a specific version.
+
+        Raises:
+            DetectorException: if the version control mode is not valid or the version could not be set.
+        """
diff --git a/rosys/vision/detector_hardware.py b/rosys/vision/detector_hardware.py
index 3ac71c35..3321d35a 100644
--- a/rosys/vision/detector_hardware.py
+++ b/rosys/vision/detector_hardware.py
@@ -141,22 +141,6 @@ async def detect(self,
                      source: str | None = None,
                      creation_date: datetime | str | None = None,
                      ) -> Detections | None:
-        '''Run inference on the image.
-
-        If the detector is busy, the task is put in a lifo queue with a size of 1.
-        This means that if the detector is busy and `detect` is called again,
-        the current image is not processed and None is returned.
-
-        Emits:
-            NEW_DETECTIONS: when the inference was successful.
-
-        Returns:
-            Detections: the detections found in the image or None if the detector is too busy.
-
-        Raises:
-            DetectorException: if the detection fails.
-        '''
-
         if not self.is_connected:
             self.log.error('Detection failed: detector is not connected')
             raise DetectorException('detector is not connected')
@@ -176,7 +160,6 @@ async def _detect(self,
                       source: str | None = None,
                       creation_date: datetime | str | None = None,
                       ) -> Detections:
-
         try:
             response = await self.sio.call('detect', {
                 'image': image.data,
@@ -186,12 +169,12 @@ async def _detect(self,
                 'source': source,
                 'creation_date': _creation_date_to_isoformat(creation_date),
             }, timeout=3)
-        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError as e:
+        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
             self.timeout_count += 1
             if self.timeout_count > 5 and self.auto_disconnect:
                 self.log.error('Detection timed out 5 times in a row. Disconnecting from detector %s', self.name)
                 await self.disconnect()
-            raise DetectorException('Detection timed out') from e
+            raise DetectorException('Detection timeout')  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
         except Exception as e:
             raise DetectorException('Detection failed') from e
 
@@ -217,26 +200,17 @@ async def _detect(self,
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f'{type(self).__name__} ({"connected" if self.is_connected else "disconnected"})'
 
-    async def fetch_detector_information(self) -> DetectorInfo:
-        '''Retrieve information about the detector.
-
-        Returns:
-            DetectorInfo: the information about the detector as data class.
-
-        Raises:
-            DetectorException: if the detector is not connected or the information cannot be retrieved.
-        '''
-
+    async def fetch_detector_info(self) -> DetectorInfo:
         if not self.is_connected:
             raise DetectorException('detector is not connected')
 
         try:
             response = await self.sio.call('about', timeout=5)
-        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError as e:
-            self.log.error('could not get info for detector %s', self.name)
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info due to timeout') from e
+        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
+            self.log.error('Communication timeout for detector %s', self.name)
+            raise DetectorException('Communication timeut')  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
         except Exception as e:
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info') from e
+            raise DetectorException('Communication failed') from e
 
         if not isinstance(response, dict):
             raise DetectorException('Invalid response from detector')
@@ -256,27 +230,20 @@ async def fetch_detector_information(self) -> DetectorInfo:
                                   categories=categories,
                                   resolution=model_info_dict.get('resolution'),
                                   target_version=response.get('target_model'),
-                                  version_control=response.get('version_control'))
+                                  version_control=response['version_control'])
         except Exception as e:
             raise DetectorException('Failed to parse detector info') from e
 
         return result
 
-    async def fetch_model_versioning_information(self) -> ModelVersioningInfo:
-        '''Retrieve information about the model versioning.
-
-        Returns:
-            ModelVersioningInfo: the information about the model versioning as data class.
-
-        Raises:
-            DetectorException: if the detector is not connected or the information cannot be retrieved.
-        '''
+    async def fetch_model_version_info(self) -> ModelVersioningInfo:
         try:
             response = await self.sio.call('get_model_version', timeout=5)
-        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError as e:
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info due to timeout') from e
+        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
+            self.log.error('Communication timeout for detector %s', self.name)
+            raise DetectorException('Communication timed out')  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
         except Exception as e:
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info') from e
+            raise DetectorException('Communication failed') from e
 
         if not isinstance(response, dict):
             raise DetectorException('Invalid response from detector')
@@ -293,38 +260,42 @@ async def fetch_model_versioning_information(self) -> ModelVersioningInfo:
 
         return result
 
-    async def set_model_version_mode(self, version_control_mode: Literal['follow_loop', 'pause'] | str) -> None:
-        '''Set the model version mode.
-
-        Raises:
-            DetectorException: if the version control mode is not valid or the version could not be set.
-        '''
-        if version_control_mode not in ['follow_loop', 'pause']:
-            if not version_control_mode.replace('.', '').isdigit():
+    async def set_model_version(self, version: Literal['follow_loop', 'pause'] | str) -> None:
+        if version not in ['follow_loop', 'pause']:
+            if not version.replace('.', '').isdigit():
                 raise DetectorException(
-                    f'invalid version control mode: {version_control_mode} (allowed: follow_loop, pause or a version number like 1.2)')
+                    f'invalid version control mode: {version} (allowed: follow_loop, pause or a version number like 1.2)')
 
         try:
-            response = await self.sio.call('set_model_version_mode', version_control_mode, timeout=5)
-        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError as e:
-            self.log.error('could not get info for detector %s', self.name)
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info due to timeout') from e
+            response = await self.sio.call('set_model_version_mode', version, timeout=5)
+        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
+            self.log.error('Communication timeout for detector %s', self.name)
+            raise DetectorException('Communication timeout')  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
         except Exception as e:
-            self.log.error('could not get info for detector %s: %s', self.name, e)
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info') from e
+            self.log.error('Communication failed for detector %s: %s', self.name, e)
+            raise DetectorException('Communication failed') from e
 
-        if not isinstance(response, dict) or response.get('status') != 'OK':
+        if not isinstance(response, dict):
             raise DetectorException('Failed to set model version mode')
 
-    async def trigger_soft_reload(self) -> None:
+        if response.get('status') != 'OK':
+            error_message = response.get('error', 'unknown error')
+            raise DetectorException(f'Failed to set model version mode: {error_message}')
+
+    async def soft_reload(self) -> None:
+        """Trigger a soft reload of the detector.
+
+        Raises:
+            DetectorException: if the communication fails.
+        """
         try:
             await self.sio.call('soft_reload', timeout=5)
-        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError as e:
-            self.log.error('could not get info for detector %s', self.name)
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info due to timeout') from e
+        except socketio.exceptions.TimeoutError:
+            self.log.error('Communication timeout for detector %s', self.name)
+            raise DetectorException('Communication timeout')  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
         except Exception as e:
-            self.log.error('could not get info for detector %s: %s', self.name, e)
-            raise DetectorException('could not get info') from e
+            self.log.error('Communication failed for detector %s: %s', self.name, e)
+            raise DetectorException('Communication failed') from e
 
 
 def _box_detections_to_int(detections: list[dict]) -> list[dict]:
diff --git a/rosys/vision/detector_simulation.py b/rosys/vision/detector_simulation.py
index 82adf7c6..d94ad97c 100644
--- a/rosys/vision/detector_simulation.py
+++ b/rosys/vision/detector_simulation.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
 from uuid import uuid4
-
+from typing import Literal
 import numpy as np
 
 from .. import rosys
 from ..geometry import Point3d
 from .calibratable_camera_provider import CalibratableCameraProvider
 from .camera import CalibratableCamera
-from .detections import BoxDetection, Detections, PointDetection, Category
-from .detector import Autoupload, Detector, DetectorInfo
+from .detections import BoxDetection, Detections, PointDetection
+from .detector import Autoupload, Detector, DetectorInfo, ModelVersioningInfo
 from .image import Image
 
 
@@ -82,12 +82,22 @@ async def upload(self,
                      ) -> None:
         self.log.info('Uploading %s', image.id)
 
-    async def fetch_detector_information(self) -> DetectorInfo:
+    async def fetch_detector_info(self) -> DetectorInfo:
         return DetectorInfo(operation_mode='simulation',
                             version_control='pause',
                             state=None,
                             categories=[])
 
+    async def fetch_model_version_info(self) -> ModelVersioningInfo:
+        return ModelVersioningInfo(current_version='None',
+                                   target_version='None',
+                                   loop_version='None',
+                                   local_versions=[],
+                                   version_control='pause')
+
+    async def set_model_version(self, version: Literal['follow_loop', 'pause'] | str) -> None:
+        self.log.info('Setting model version to %s', version)
+
     def update_simulated_objects(self, image: Image) -> None:
         pass