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DIY Fire Detection and Suppression with Raspberry Pi Pico

DIY Fire Detection and Suppression with Raspberry Pi Pico

Learn how to build a fire detection and suppression system using a Raspberry Pi Pico, a flame sensor, and a water pump in this quick and easy video tutorial. Keep your surroundings safe from fire hazards with this DIY project! 

 

Video Tutorial


 

Components Required

Hardware Components

Flame Sensor Module -28%
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Flame Sensor Module

RM3.60 RM5.00

x 1 unit(s)
Micro Submersible Water Pump DC 3V-5V Best Seller
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Micro Submersible Water Pump DC 3V-5V

RM3.90

x 1 unit(s)
Robo Pico wtih Raspberry Pi Pico with Pre-soldered Headers -3%
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Robo Pico wtih Raspberry Pi Pico with Pre-solde...

RM88.60 RM90.50

x 1 unit(s)

Connection

  • Connect the flame sensor GP3
  • Connect water pump to motor terminal 1

 

Get Familiar with Thonny and CircuitPython

In this tutorial, we'll use Thonny editor & CircuitPython to build the code for this project. If you're not familiar with Thonny, check out the video below to learn how to get started with it.

 

 

Code

Project complete

The code runs an infinite loop, checking the flame sensor for fire detection. If a fire is detected, it activates the water pump for 5 seconds and then turns it off.