The presented schematic shows how to build a simple PIR motion sensor. PIR sensors allow motion sensing, it is almost always used to detect whether someone has moved in or out of the sensors range.

Unlike infrared optical sensors that use an LED transmitter and IR receiver, the PIR emits nothing. As its “passive” name suggests, it responds only to infrared energy radiated by the object being ...

GlacialLight has added the GL-PIR10C, a versatile infrared motion sensing switch, to its popular range of lighting products. GlacialLight has added the GL-PIR10C, a versatile infrared motion sensing ...

IR sensors rely on an emitter (IR LED) and a detector (photodiode or photoresistor) to measure infrared light and convert it ...

Motion detectors are widely known for their role in home security systems, but their usefulness extends far beyond guarding ...

A smart home is more than a smart house.

Passive InfraRed sensors (PIRs) are electronic devices which are used in some security alarm systems to detect motion of an infrared emitting source, usually a human body. All objects, living or not, ...

Smart lights are a great way to enhance home security. Being able to flip on the lights remotely or automatically, you can give the impression that someone is home and expose potential intruders. It’s ...

For many years, one of the most common solutions for saving energy has been to “turn out the lights and dial down the thermostat.” It’s a given that unoccupied space is one of the biggest energy ...