The World's Smallest PIRs
Passive InfraRed (PIR) motion detectors are critical in many security systems, yet they are often considered ugly or intrusive.
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Weaknesses ** *********** ****
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Visonic *** ******
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Sensor *******
*** **** ******** **** ******** ***** of *******, **** ******** ** ****** movement ** * ********* ******* ** range:
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Detection ******* *** **********
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Not *** ****** - **********/********** ****
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Price **********
*** ******* *** ****** ****** ******* $40 - $** ******, ********* ** the ********** ****. **** ** **** expensive **** **** '*** ******' ********* alarm ***** **** (**: ~$**), *** are **** ********* ** ******* ***** to ********* ******* **** *** ** curtain *****.
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Application **********
*** ******* ** ***** *******, ******** sensors ** ******* ** **** **********. Take *** ******* *****, ***** ****** up *** ****** ***** ** ** detected, *** ****** ******* ** *** stairwell ** *** ** ***** *********:
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Biggest ********
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