IR Flame/ Fire Detector

Quick Ideas: Arduino Fire/Flame Detector Modules

A quick post for some quick ideas... I saw a video doing a "product review" of Arduino fire/flame detector modules that were purchased very cheaply.

While they are Arduino modules, an Arduino board isn't necessary. A simple circuit with a buzzer, a 3.3V battery, and a few other components will do the trick.

Now, here's the quick idea part: In the video, it was demonstrated how the buzzer was triggered by a flame. But they also pointed a remote at the IR sensor, and the buzzer buzzed in the pattern of the remote. Interesting!

This sparked some interesting use cases, including a hidden camera detector. Turn off the lights in the area you want to check. With the lights out, the idea is that if there's a hidden camera, it would switch on its IR LEDs for night vision. Your "fire detector" would also detect these IR LEDs, alerting you to the camera's presence.

This could also be good for trail camera discovery... maybe even detecting drones?

Here's the video I mentioned above https://youtu.be/1EkY9lnUsDQ?si=RMXDv9IfWR0ZG145&t=1030

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