A Multisensory Arduino-Based Fire Detection and Alarm System using GSM Communications and RF Module with an Android Application for Fire Monitoring

Presented in this paper is the design and development of a multisensory Arduino-based fire detection and alarm system using GSM communications and RF module with an Android application for fire monitoring. The device and its system were made to aid the response of the fire departments to reduce damages caused by fire. The device used four sensors to detect irregularities that may cause massive fire such as flame, smoke, butane, and temperature. Once one of the sensors was triggered, data is sent from the monitoring functions of an embedded Arduino Uno microcontroller to the users’ mobile phone via SMS and the ‘Voltech’ mobile application. Data is also stored in an inventory of daily and monthly logs in the local host database through a JZ873 Radio Frequency transceiver. A mobile application was developed to ensure to users that they can easily update the status of the device and the room they are monitoring. The detection was calibrated into three levels: a) Level 0 – No detection, b) Level 1 – Warning. The device was tested and the results were remarkable as to how fast the information dissemination and accurate the reading was. This device was made to help fire response and it has performed well when tested.