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Alarm Circuits, page 1

  • 3V Sweeping Siren Alarm
    The circuit uses a LTC1799 precision frequency generator from Linear Technology.  A 74HC14 hex Schmitt trigger from Texas Instruments is also used to perform several other functions.  One section is wired as a simple 7Hz square wave oscillator.…
  • AC Line Under/Over Voltage Alarm -  Power lines, which deviate much beyond normal voltages can damage expensive electronic equipment.  The circuit below sounds an alarm whenever the line voltage is higher or lower than normal.  I set the alarm limits at about +-15% from standard levels.  The circuit rectifies and filters the power line signal.  I set the resistor values, so the DC voltage produced is close to 1% of the RMS value of the line.  Thus, a 120vac line would yield about 1.2v DC.  That voltage is fed to a pair of voltage comparators.  The outputs of the comparators decide if the sampled voltage is above, below or acceptable....

  • Chain Link Fence Alarm -  Long stretches of steel fence can be monitored using the simple circuit below. An insulated wire is woven through the links in the fence.  Where the fence begins, the circuit is connected to an earth ground and the security wire.  At the end of the fence, the wire is connected to one of the steel posts, held in the ground.  The typical earth ground resistance will be in the 1000s of ohms range, which is low enough to keep the n-channel FET turned off in the circuit below.  If the wire is cut or broken,....
  • Cut Phone Line Alarm -  Burglars, rapists and other criminals will often cut a phone line before they break into a home.  The cut phone line will prevent many alarm systems from alerting the police.  The battery powered circuit below will sound an alarm when the unit no longer....
  • Door Knock Beeper -  In some apartment buildings and homes, not equipped with a door bell, it may be hard to hear someone knocking on the front door.  The circuit below provides a means to activate a loud beeping sound inside, whenever someone knocks on the door from the outside.  The circuit is powered by a 9v battery, which should provide years of service.  An on/off switch allows the device to be turned off if desired....
  • DOORKNOB ALARM
    Many companies offer simple alarm devices for personal use in bedrooms or hotel rooms. A metal chain attached to a box holding the electronics is placed around the inside doorknob of a wood door. Anyone grabbing the knob from the outside is detected by the electrical capacitance change that occurs from the human hand contact between the knob and the box. Almost all of the commercial devices sold use a more expensive and power consuming radio frequency circuit approach to detect the capacitance change. But, a very inexpensive and micro power technique can also work. This circuit schematic should dramatically reduce the cost of the device and allows it to operate for many years from one set of batteries.

    Also see Completed Project 
    by Matthew C. Ruschmann
  • Earthquake Alarm Circuit
    Geophones are dandy motion sensors.  They are metal cans containing a powerful magnet, suspended with springs inside a coil of wire.  The magnet functions as a floating mass.  The slightest vertical motion of the device causes the coil to move relative to the magnet.  This induces a small voltage in the wire coil...
  • Fake Car Alarm Light
    Whenever the car’s ignition is turned off, this circuit activates a flashing LED, which can be positioned to appear as an active alarm system. (added 7/06)
  • Freezer Over-Temperature Alarm
    This electronic hobby circuit below is designed to activate a beeper alarm, whenever the outside air temperature is below 0 degrees C (32F).  A 9v battery powers the hobby circuit.  The average 9ua current is so low that the battery should last for many years....
  • Freezing Temperature Alarm
    This circuit turns on a beeper whenever the outside air temperature is less than zero degrees Centigrade.  The circuit draws only a few microamps from a 9 volt battery.  It uses a glass bead thermistor accurate to 1 degree C.
  • Human Traffic Footstep Alarm
    This circuit processes the amplified signals from the footstep detector circuit and activates a microprocessor when the circuit detects footsteps.  At has an adjustable sensitivity.

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