Reliable Wireless Alarm Systems

How to enhance the accuracy and reliability of wireless alarm systems?
There are some technologies used for wireless alarm control panel and communication wireless alarm accessories such as detectors, key fob, keyboard, siren strobe.
1. Multiple code Wireless coding Technology
The multiple code wireless coding technology using scrolling code encryption technology and providing high security, minimum duplicability for codes transmission.
2. Two way communication
Two way communication between alarm host and detectors, alarm host and siren strobe, alarm host and keyboard, remotes.
Two way communication enables the alarm host to check status of the detectors and ensure the proper working status.
It enables the siren strobe to receive order of alarm panel or detectors wireless.
The technology enables alarm key fob or keyboard to check alarm panel status of arm, disarm, and receive real time alarm information at any place. So, two way communication technology greatly enhances the accuracy and reliability of the wireless alarm system.
3. Alarm Wireless forwarding function
If telephone line is disconnected, the host generates and alarm and forwards it to an adjacent host of the same type within 200m. After receiving the alarm information, the adjacent host dials or sends an alarm signal to alarm center. It is called neighbor replace dialing. The alarm information reported including user number, defense area number and defense area alarm situations of the forwarded alarm user etc.
4. Automatic Patrol Function
Patrol function of the front-end detector and the alarm host. The front end detectors sends a patrol code to the host regularly.
The host acceptance code confirms the status of detector to avoid its loss and remind the user of placing detector in position.

Smart Home & Secure Home

Home Security is development of commercial security. But the technical operation usage seems not easy to be accepted by home users. So, there are home security service, alarm system installers doing the technical works.
Now, IT companies want to change it.
Advanced Mobile networks and IP multimedia application will change our living and home security. That is Smart home.
Smart home may have wireless, standard wireless communication protocol, intelligent, and shared products. Of course, the products will be easy to controlled and managed anywhere by mobile phone.
But is Smart Home the Secure Home?
Seems not! With Smart Home Device, burglar may easy to disarm the alarm system and enter your home. Even, they can open your door easy by hacking your system.
Maybe that is why Security enterprises and IT enterprises are working together for smart home and secure home.
Yes, we need smart and secure home.
In upcoming years, we will have new and more advanced smart and secure device for our home security. DIY home security is more easy and more popular.

Test Method and Notes for the Solar Powered Wireless Beams

1. Test Method
To test the quality of wireless solar powered alarm beams, we should test 4 parts of the system. They are battery, infrared distance, wireless signal transmitting distance and solar panel charging capability at cloudy and rainy days.
A. Test of battery
The rate voltage of the battery is 4.2V. If the solar powered wireless beam works at illumination under 1600Lx for continual days and the battery voltage is down to 3.8V, the product will activate battery protection system. It will protect the battery from overusing and the solar powered beams don’t work now.
After the battery is recharged to 4.1V, it restart to work. At normal working environment, the battery starts to recharge when voltage is 3.9V and without low voltage protection.
Test 1:
Working time without sunlight
The solar powered beams can work for 20 days without sunlight.
Put the beams with battery installed at place without illumination such as drawer, box, then trigger it. The day before receiver terminal indicator doesn't light on is the last working day.
Test 2:
Battery recharging time
At normal sunlight environment, the battery recharging time is 1 day. (from low voltage to full voltage)
Put the beam with battery installed at place full of sunlight, take down the battery and test its voltage after 1 day.
B. Test of infrared distance
The infrared distance of wireless solar powered beams is 100m
Install the batteries in beams, aiming and then enroll it to alarm panel. Take the transmitter and receiver beams to 100m distance, aiming again, receiver terminal indicator flash slow then flash fast and then light off. Trigger the beams, the alarm panel send out alarm signal.
C. Test of wireless transmitting distance
The distance between wireless beams and alarm panel is 100m (can reach to 1 km with high power)
Put the alarm panel at a place, enroll the wireless beams to the panel, put the beams at another place which is 100m from the panel, trigger the beams, the panel will alarm.
Repeat to trigger the beams to test the stability.
D. Test of solar panel charging capability at bad days
Amorphous silicon solar panel is used for the beams. It enables the beams to be recharged at cloudy and rainy days.
At cloudy or rainy day, put the beam outdoor without battery installed. Place the solar panel towards outside. The beam indicator red LED will keep flashing. That means the solar panel is charging.
The solar panel works via absorbing UV light and can work at illumination level is over 1700Lx. The illumination can reach to 2500-2700Lx with sun light and reach to 2000Lx without sun light.

Notes of using the solar powered wireless beams
1. Trigger way
Only all beams are blocked, the product will trigger alarm. To avoid false alarm by animals and falling down things, the product is designed with required blocking speed. A thicker object such as a book is required for test. Not too fast speed is required to test. Please make sure the receiver indicator lights on when it is triggered. When the product is triggered, the receiver terminal indicator will light on, then light off. Only after it lights off, it will be on work status again for next time trigger. If the indicator is lighting on and now trigger it again, it will not send alarm signal.
2. Aiming
If transmitter terminal and receiver terminal are not aimed, the indicator of receiver will keep lighting on. When they are aimed, the receiver terminal indicator will flash slow, then fast and lights off at last. Now, it is at work status.
3. Alarm Panel
Antenna of the alarm panel should be pulled out totally to ensure the receiving distance.
Remember to enroll the test beams to the alarm panel and arm the panel before test.
Avoid to test and use the wireless alarm products at places which is with high magnetism, high voltage equipment or metal objects.

Energy saving theft deterrent

The planting of thorny bushes and spiky plants works as primary security system in deterring unwelcome visitors.

The newest innovative theft deterrent for yard and garden defense is solar powered wireless IR deterrent.

This energy saving new technology device features in convenient installation,  maintenance and energy saving of solar powering for its whole life time (8-10 years).  It is widely used for both residential and commercial security with single pair or multiple pairs perimeter security.

The industry development brings us much convenience. But it induced pollution on the earth and consume a lot of energy.  For long time development reason, we need products which are durable use life, low energy consumption, environment friendly.


Solar power technology is used in more and more products. The wireless IR beams is developed over wired IR beams by using solar power technology. The wireless transmitting technology is developed by using multiple frequency and jump frequency emitting to avoid same frequency interference.  Without wire connection, the IR beams is with high ability of preventing lightning.

Home Alarm Security Service Development and the importance

Home Alarm Security Service includes security service training, security alarm equipment installation and security monitoring etc.

It plays important role and grows along with home security technology and the industry development.

Home security service began by establishing security monitor center with security alarm equipment. It will grow quickly along with development of security alarm industry and broad application of Video monitor and TCP/IP fast network replacing PSTN network. Technology improvement of computer, smartphone, tablet etc. will help to promote home security alarm device and the service with function of home monitor, house appliance controlling and integration with smart home systems.

Service industry is trending integration. Home security service will be able to deal with business of community management as well. It is possible to foresee that it can deal with more intelligent service business in the near future. Some companies which providing communication service are trying to enter into this area as well.

Security alarm installation service is very important for correct choosing and installation of alarm systems and teaching users to operate it properly. Even DIY home security is popular nowadays with humanize alarm products. But high rate false alarm is existing due to wrong operating and incorrect products’ choosing, sensitivity adjustment etc. It requires professional installation and correct selection of alarm products to ensure the system working reliably and accurately.

On the other hand, the development of home security alarm service helps promotion of the alarm security equipment innovation and improvement of the industry.


There are still many factors hinder the development of the security alarm service in many countries. In some countries, there is license or certificate for security alarm installers. But in many other countries, like in China, there is still no business management policy for home alarm security service. The alarm installers help installation for friends or acquaintances only. Home owners know little about Security alarm systems yet and not know how to install it even there is user’s manual. Anyway, home alarm system is somewhat technical things.

So, home security service training and government management for the industry is important. And home security service is still with large market for growth.

Additional wireless detectors to existing alarm system

Hardwired detectors' usage is with cons of complicated installation and distance limitation. So, wireless alarm system is more and more popular nowadays.

Wireless detectors is more convenient for updates of existing burglar alarm and fire alarm systems. It enables it easy for the existing alarm system to add any quantity detector and change detection area, repair detection line error etc.
Of course we need a converter which will convert the wireless alarm signal to wired output and link to existing alarm panel.

For example, wireless smoke detector, wireless smoke and heat detector, wireless gas sensor can be easy to add to existing fire alarm system.

The wireless fire detectors can be added to existing burglar and Fire home security alarm panel which has the wired zones port with N/C or N/O circuit. The wireless fire detectors can be added to conventional fire alarm panel as well.

additional wireless detection systems

Improvement of Detector installation technology

The technology of Detectors is improved. Not only sensing technology, but also installation technology is improved.

The sensor part of Motion Detector is improved from single infrared sensor to double infrared sensor, microwave technology and infrared double technology, Ultrasonic wave technology etc.

The detector installation technology is improved for easier and fast installation as well.  It used bracket separated design. And standard 86 type bottom box installation design is available for some hardwired detectors.

The improvement of detector installation design enables fast installation for project security such as building security, hotel security and residential security. The bracket can be installed in building at construction period. The detector can be installed after finishing. That will keep the detectors without damage from construction.

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DIY Alarm or Professional installed Alarm

DIY Alarm or Professional installed Alarm for your home and business security? Maybe it is the question when you start consider protecting your property and families by alarm systems.

It depends on your housing features and your security requirement.  If your housing is open with many entrances and you want to protect outside property such as vehicle etc. you need security service with professional installation.

The installation will include perimeter protection and using more complicated outdoor detectors.

Otherwise, your housing is relatively closed and indoor secure ways are enough. Then DIY alarm is OK.

DIY alarm installers always choose wireless detectors and wireless siren with LCD, Keypad alarm panel. We suggest installing alarm panel at hidden place such as niche and have wireless keypad at hand for alarm information query and emergency alarm trigger.

Security Service installers can choose hardwired or bus zones available and wireless alarm systems. They will install perimeter protection beams, double technology detectors at problem places where are with more interference.

Cheap or Quality Alarm System

Alarm System is popularly used for home and business security now. It is used as a prevention device for burglary crime and fire danger.

Alarm System is produced for industry application firstly and installed by professional security engineers, alarm installers.  With the functions addition and innovation of the device, it enables DIY of the alarm device.

Many China manufacturers are producing alarm systems and detectors, accessories. Some alarm systems are cheap with popular wireless coding technology of 2262 IC. It enables the compatibility of the control panel with any same coding method wireless detectors.  But it is with risk of being sabotaging as well. And it is with problem of interference of same type wireless detector in one place.

On the other hand, quality alarm system is with more complicated wireless coding method to avoid sabotaging and interference. It is with expansion module available for future expansion as well.

For short term usage, for example within 3 years, and for fire prevention, CO detection, and no high valuable property, cheap alarm system is good to choose.

But for long term usage and with high valuable property protection, quality alarm system is suggested to use.