While wiring may have some similarities with access control technology, fire code compliance demands a different approach ...

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems, including circuits controlled and powered by the fire alarm system. These include fire detection and alarm ...

Fire alarm systems serve a vital purpose. But if installed incorrectly, they can fail to protect building occupants. Worse, some errors can increase the danger to building occupants. Thus, Art. 760 ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 1 -- Joseph Reghetti of Las Vegas, and Barry Kenneth Anspach of Centennial, Colo., have developed methods and apparatus for generating a data structure indicative of an alarm ...

This burglar alarm system circuit is using a infrared proximity detector that triggers an alarm when the rays falling on its sensor are interrupted. It is different from others burglar alarm systems ...

This circuit is a type of alarm system in which different values of resistors are used to adjust the triggering time of its buzzer. The design has fewer components than a conventional timing circuit.

Anyone with with an old, dead home security system can give their wired sensors new life—but prepare to get into the weeds to set up a Konnected system. Homeowners with old, wired alarm systems often ...

Ring's $199 Z-Wave-enabled Alarm Security Kit is so simple you might overlook it at first. The system includes a base station, a keypad, a door/window sensor, a motion sensor and a Z-Wave range ...

Given how fast technology is progressing, some consumer gadgets lend themselves to being replaced every few years. Mobile phones are a particularly good example of a device that you probably won’t ...

[Don] wanted to bring his alarm system into the modern age. He figured that making it more connected would do the trick. Specifically, he wanted his alarm system to send him an SMS message whenever ...