Notifyre
A prototype smart fire alarm, developed using Python and a Raspberry Pi. Server integration using Symfony.
Old-school fire alarms rely entirely on a siren to notify you of danger
This can be inaccessible to some users. Similarly, you need to be within hearing range of your alarm - if you're not at home, you won't know of an emergency
A prototype smart smoke alarm
Connected to the internet, this alarm can contact you on your phone via a PWA if there's an emergency (or if you just need to change the batteries!)
- 32
bright animated LEDs
- 90 dB
loud speaker
So many ways to get your attention
The coloured LEDs change depending on the status of the alarm. Instead of a basic siren, Notifyre uses a real loud speaker to broadcast alarms and also spoken warnings letting you know what's going on. Connected to your phone, the alarm can send you push notifications.
The tech stack
- Raspberry Pi
The heart of the project is a Raspberry Pi. This runs the local server and interfaces with the electrical components
- Python
The main code for Notifyre is developed in Python. This is used for reading sensors, outputting the signals for the lights and communicating with servers
- SQLite
The SQLite database was used to locally log sensor data and analyse it