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IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A SERIES PROTECTION RESISTOR BE BUILT INTO THE MICROPHONE PLUG AND LEADS WHEN USING AN EXTERNAL VOLTAGE SOURCE
 
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A SERIES PROTECTION RESISTOR BE BUILT INTO THE MICROPHONE PLUG AND LEADS WHEN USING AN EXTERNAL VOLTAGE SOURCE
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The pyroelectric sensor is activated when you change the IR radiation that reaches it. It is powered by 12 V and connected to the mic input of a XO1. When the sensor is activated, the program emits a 1000 Hz tone and displays a photograph of the moving hot body that triggered the alarm.
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The pyroelectric sensor or Passive Infrared Sensor (PIR) is activated when you change the IR radiation that reaches it. It is powered by 12 V and connected to the mic input of a XO1. When the sensor is activated, the program emits a 1000 Hz tone and displays a photograph of the moving hot body that triggered the alarm.
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The PIR sensor needs a supply of 9V minimum, its output is relay NC (normally closed R=0 ohms)
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The PIR sensor needs a supply of 9V minimum, its output is relay NC (normally closed R=0 ohms, open circuit when triggered)
    
[[File:PIRsensor.jpg]]  [[File:PIRsensorconnections.jpg]]
 
[[File:PIRsensor.jpg]]  [[File:PIRsensorconnections.jpg]]
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