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Panic Alarm Circuit

 November 8, 2018
 By Administrator

In this project, I will show how to design and build a simple Panic Alarm Circuit using 555
Timer IC and a few other easily available components. This circuit can be used to activate an
alarm in case of any emergencies.

Outline
  Introduction
 Panic Alarm Circuit Diagram
 Components Required
 Design
 Working

Introduction

There can be any sudden situation of panic. It could be because of an intruder entering our house
or bad health status. Situations can be many for panicking and may vary from person to person.

During such emergencies, we might be unable to intimate to the people around us. In this article
we shall see how to make a simple panic alarm, which can help us to intimate others regarding
our bad situation without any delay.

Panic Alarm Circuit Diagram

Components Required

 555 IC
 Resistor – 1KΩ
 Resistor – 22KΩ
 Resistor – 100KΩ
  Capacitor – 10µF
 9V Battery
 Push Button
 Mini Buzzer
 Breadboard
 Connecting Wires

Design

This circuit is made with a low cost hardware using IC 555 timer, buzzer, a few resistors and
capacitors. It is made to be working reliably as it has simple to use and not so sensitive hardware
like 555 timer, ceramic buzzer, capacitors, etc.

Although no exclusive arrangement is used to make any compensation for the variable
parameters, the circuit by default is made to be robust and easy to use. It is very user friendly
with a single button to be pressed to handle the panicking situation without any trouble.

Also get an idea about Working of Burglar Alarm Circuit

Working

The IC 555 is used in the Astable mode with the frequency depending on the values of resistors
R2, R3 and C2. The values of R2 = 100KΩ, R3 = 22KΩ and C2 = 10µF.

By substituting the given parameters in the respective formulas for IC 555 in astable mode, we
get the following values. The frequency of operation of the circuit is calculated to be 1 Hz. By
finding the time period of the circuit by using the frequency information, we get the time period
of the circuit as 1 second. This means the circuit has a on -off repeating time period of about 1
second.
After analyzing the ON and OFF time period of the panic alarm circuit given above, we find that
the circuit will remain on for about 0.845 seconds and off for about 0.152 seconds.

The circuit is in the disabled mode when the button is not pressed and hence the alarm will not
function when the button is not pressed. Although the power supply will be supplied to the IC
555 all the time, the circuit will operate in the astable mode only when the IC is enabled. The IC
is in the enable mode only when pin 4 of the 555 IC is given a high voltage.

This happens only when the button is pressed. The button can be made to have a plastic
enclosure to have a better visibility and ease of access to it. For the purpose of demonstration, I
have connected a simple Buzzer to the output of the 555 IC. 

Also Read the Post: Thermistor Temperature Sensing Alarm

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32 Responses

1. ralph lauren says:

May 26, 2013 at 6:17 pm

Your web site is really useful. Many thanks for sharing.

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2. Akshara Kadam says:

October 6, 2013 at 5:43 am

can i also have the full project report on panic alarm..???

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3. Tulasi says:

December 11, 2015 at 12:58 pm

its good project

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4. Reyaz says:

February 15, 2016 at 6:12 am

Can you send me that full video circuit preparing that project.

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5. mohitha says:

February 28, 2016 at 1:16 pm

It’s a good project but we want component details.

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1. Andmin says:

February 29, 2016 at 2:01 am

Which detail do you need?

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1. Reyaz Hussain says:

April 14, 2016 at 10:54 am

I need that full step by step preparation project in baseboard .Can you plz.
Upload that video

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6. pravals says:

June 28, 2016 at 6:01 am

Its very useful to us

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7. vinayaknayak says:

June 28, 2016 at 6:02 am

it is have so much of information

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8. vinayaknayak says:

June 28, 2016 at 6:05 am

 gave components details

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9. vinayaknayak says:

June 28, 2016 at 6:06 am

it is good

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10. jk says:

August 18, 2016 at 8:51 pm

on what basis did you decide the values of resistors and capicitors

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11. koteswari says:

December 2, 2016 at 1:40 am

it is very useful project.could you please send me the step by step process and
components details?

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12. salman mujawar says:

March 12, 2017 at 2:10 am

its verry good project but plz send component details and ic 555 data base sheet

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13. asad virk says:

 June 20, 2017 at 11:14 am

it is good projects thanksSs to admin….. for sharing thisSs

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14. ramya says:

July 7, 2017 at 4:53 am

i need the comments of the panic alarm circuit and complete details of it

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15. Heerveen Lallman says:

July 16, 2017 at 1:51 pm

Can you please send me the details of the components used and the complete video
mounting the circuit plz

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16. pierre says:

September 6, 2017 at 5:23 am

it good project

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17. RAdhi says:

November 9, 2017 at 8:04 am

may i get more info about Panic Alarm please?

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18. Ravi Teja says:

December 17, 2017 at 6:56 am

can I please send me step by step procedure in making this project or video….I need to
do this for my mini project this semester

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19. Apoorva says:

April 23, 2018 at 9:18 am

What is the formula used to calculate frequency

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20. harathi says:

January 12, 2019 at 2:47 am

good

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21. jayasri says:

February 18, 2019 at 11:45 pm

it’s good.please provide some more information

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22. ondabu ben says:

March 9, 2019 at 5:05 am

good project will you send for me the video if it is the r?

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1. Bhavyesh says:

May 12, 2020 at 3:27 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XqlR98fL8

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23. Arun Vijay says:

March 24, 2019 at 6:54 am

please provide more details

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24. Ujwala says:

July 15, 2019 at 11:06 am

How one can press on button if some one is too sick.Is there any possible to attach the
sensing instrument like that if any person is sick immediately the buzzer will be ring
without any touch?

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1. Bhavyesh says:

May 12, 2020 at 3:27 am

yes you can do that.

for e.g,
– temperature sensor module with an op-amp. (can be used for the person with
fever)
– Pulse sensor module for measuring heart rate (requires microcontroller for ease
of use)
– Galvanic skin response grove module. ( it used to measure the electrical
conductance of the skin ) because sweat glands are controlled by the sympathetic
 nervous system that can be
aroused by strong emotions. So, strong emotions will result in more sweating on
the skin.
– Myoware muscle sensor ( this sensor measures the electrical activity of a
muscle, giving an output voltage between 0 and 5V (in case you’re powering up
the sensor with 5V) depending
on the amount of activity in a muscle ).

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25. Nuraz Mohd says:

October 23, 2019 at 10:27 am

can you please send me the full video for this project?

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1. Bhavyesh says:

May 12, 2020 at 3:11 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XqlR98fL8

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26. rugved says:

April 9, 2020 at 1:17 pm

good but need to know how to join it please upload a video of it

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1. Bhavyesh says:

May 12, 2020 at 3:10 am

I hope this link will help you – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XqlR98fL8

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