Sponsored by Digi-Key and Analog Devices: A new optical sensor IC consisting of two LEDs is the key to photoelectric smoke detectors that can better sense different smoke sources and trigger sooner.

NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today introduced the ADPD188BI, an integrated optical module featuring two LEDs, photodiode, and analog front-end (AFE) integrated together ...

The original smoke alarm circuit electroschematics.com/smart-smoke-sensor-alarm/ has some problems and has left some hobbyists and students disappointed. Rather than ...

This home smoke detector circuit warns the user against fire accidents. It relies on the smoke that is produced in the event of a fire and passes between a bulb and an LDR, the amount of light falling ...

Your entertainment, sound, automated-home control, and security systems, and, uh, ironing board are all already wall-embedded, aren't they? So why are you still rocking that ugly smoke-detector that ...

Doug and Lynn Fick replaced the batteries in their Elgin home’s smoke detectors earlier this month, but Elgin firefighters did them one better Wednesday by replacing seven of the Ficks’ detectors with ...

SALINE, MI – Students planning to slip into the bathroom for a drag on a vape pen at Saline High School might think twice with the installation of new technology. Saline High School is piloting the ...

About 452,000 smoke detectors sold at Home Depot, Walmart and other stores nationwide are being recalled after the company discovered the device may fail to alert consumers of smoke, the company said ...

Essentially, the new SimpliSafe Smoke & CO Alarm Listener expands the monitoring coverage of your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, so you’re always in the know about any issues or hazards – rather ...

A faulty wire, a discarded burning cigarette, or a left-on curling iron can trigger sparks of fire to engulf everything nearby until all that’s left is brittle mounds of smoldering ash. Which is why ...

For years, owners of Google’s Nest Protect smoke detector have been asking when their devices would make the leap from the older Nest app to Google Home, and the answer was always the same: one day, ...