The importance of metal switches in security products
December 26, 2022
Modern people, whether in life or work, will come into contact with a variety of equipment to protect life and property safety. For example, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, fire alarms and sprinkler systems, burglar alarms, video surveillance and access control systems are common devices in offices, schools, hospitals, factories and even homes today. With the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the concept of smart home and smart building has gradually become popular. As a result, a series of smart sensing devices consisting of simple electronics are easily connected to the Internet and cloud. Most of these smart devices can be controlled remotely from smartphones and other devices running iOS or Android apps. Technological innovation in the field of smart buildings is changing with each passing day, and many innovative emerging companies are constantly challenging the traditional industries, which brings happy troubles to consumers' choices, affecting everything from personal DIY to high-end home security systems. Products from companies such as Hive and Nest enable "plug and play" of smart home systems, while products such as Amazon's Alexa and Google's Assistant allow for human-computer interaction to enable remote control of devices.
.jpg)
In such a fast-changing market, especially in areas that touch people's lives, laws, regulations and industry standards are vital to ensure that these products work as they are required to do. In Europe, the CE mark on a product indicates that the product complies with all the relevant health, safety and environmental standards required by CE, and all products produced or sold in the European market must bear the CE mark. The process of obtaining the CE certification mark is very complicated, requiring a variety of strict design verification and testing; Therefore, when designing their products, security system companies need to carefully choose the right accessories and supplier partners, which is very important for their products to successfully pass CE certification in the future. Because certification standards not only apply to the system itself, but also apply to its accessories, such as switches in the entire security product field plays a series of important roles. For example, every smoke alarm must have a detection/reset switch that will work reliably throughout the detector's life, regardless of the environment in which the detector is used. Networked devices in smart buildings usually use dip switches to configure the device's address in the entire network. There are also many security products such as control panels, outdoor lighting and alarms, motion sensors and door and window sensors that use pushbutton switches as anti-tamper protection.
The application requirements of this switch will vary depending on the mechanical structure or environmental requirements of the equipment, but the basic types are metal switch, touch switch and waterproof button switch. These switches need to work in a variety of harsh conditions, and regulations in some countries, including throughout Europe, require switches to work in corrosive gases such as sulfur dioxide. International standards for alarm and security systems,
.jpg)
