HOME FADS: A dedicated fire alert detection system using ZigBee wireless network

Abstract

This paper describes the development of innovative low-cost home dedicated fire alert detection system (FADS) using ZigBee wireless network. Our home FADS system are consists of an Arduino Uno Microcontroller, Xbee wireless module (Zigbee wireless), Arduino digital temperature sensor, buzzer alarm and X-CTU software. Arduino and wireless ZigBee has advantages in terms of its long battery life and much cheaper compared to the others wireless sensor network. There are several objectives that need to be accomplished in developing this project which are to develop fire alert detection system (FADS) for home user using ZigBee wireless network and to evaluate the effectiveness of the home FADS by testing it in different distances and the functionality of heat sensor. Based from the experiments, the results show that the home FADS could function as expected. It also could detect heat and alarm triggered when temperature is above particular value. Furthermore, this project provides a guideline for implementing and applying home FADS at home and recommendation on future studies for home FADS in monitoring the temperature on the web server.