Prometheus Fire Alarm System v2.0

Prometheus Fire Alarm System v2.0

Context

One of the key requirements for a smart home is the safety and well-being of the inhabitants. This is why it's important to have devices to actively monitor and rectify any threats that occur within the house. One such threat is the hazard of fire. According to the WHO, more than 300, 000 deaths occur every year due to fire-related hazards [1].

Thus we see the importance of incorporating a fire monitoring and extinguishing system into the modern smart home. This should actively monitor the environment for critical changes in the levels of humidity, temperature and carbon dioxide and take necessary precautions to rectify any fires that get detected. The residents should also get the convenience of actively monitoring the state of the alarm and extinguishing system whenever they require it. This is the premise of the Prometheus Fire Alarm System v2.0.

Introduction

Prometheus Fire Alarm System is a fire alarm system and an extinguishing system that allows real-time monitoring via software. It can perform smart extinguishing on-site while simultaneously providing connectivity to multiple devices via the control panel. Prometheus is designed to be as simple and resilient as possible while making it safe to use and operate within a household.

Prometheus 2.0 is the next generation of Prometheus Fire Alarm System; the future of household safety and monitoring. Developed on the nRF7002 platform, it brings all the features of v1.0 to the nRF platform along with additional features made possible by the nRF platform.

Project Overview

The project spanned from October 5, 2023, to January 14, 2024. Since, enrolling on the project, I have been tirelessly working on the development of the Prometheus Fire Alarm System. Since its inspection, it has been one of my pet projects that I did in my free time after completing it as a project for the university. It brought me a lot of knowledge, experience and fun. The Make it Matter contest had been a great opportunity for me to share my pet project with the world, and to integrate it with a well-renowned platform such as the nRF platform.

Juggling between academic work, full-time employment and personal life, I am proud of my achievements. However that I have come up with. However, I still feel like there's a long way for Prometheus to go.

Detailed Documentation

Details about this project are available in the main repository of the project: Project Prometheus v2.0. It also features detailed information about the development, cost breakdowns, figures, designs, future work and everything related. Referring to the below chapters in the repository will give more details about the project.

• 1. Preface
• 2. Introduction
• 3. Technical Specification
• 4. Hardware Specification
• 5. Software Specification
• 6. Operational Details
• 7. Project Management
• 8. Bill of Material
• 9. References
• 10. Conclusion

Other noteworthy references are as follows.

• Project Proposal for Project Prometheus v2.0
• Project Prometheus v1.0 Repository
• Prometheus Command Panel Repository
• My Blog with a dedicated Devlog for the project and tutorials on the nRF platform
• My LinkedIn profile
• My X (Formerly Twitter) Profile

The Journey and the Future

The journey started without any idea about Nordic, nRF or Matter. With limited access to resources and a limited budget, the project continued with days of researching online to discussing in online forums. However, with this limited budget and time, I am proud of what I've achieved. It had been a great opportunity to work with the nRF platform.

This will not be the end of my journey with Nordic or the nRF platform as I have planned to continue the devlog of the Prometheus Project. I also have tutorials planned on the issues I faced while working on this platform. One of the biggest hurdles I faced was the limited availability of resources online and outdated information. nRF and Matter are evolving rapidly but the internet has not yet been able to keep up with this growth and expansion. I'd like to pay my part and share my knowledge with others in hopes that they might not run into the same issues that I had to face.

In terms of Project Prometheus, there is a lot of work planned, even after the end of the Make it Matter contest. And I welcome everyone to continue the journey on my Blog.

Thanks

This four-month journey was a journey filled with a lot of ups and downs. I would not be able to achieve this level of improvement without the help of countless people. The biggest support came from the people at my former workplace who encouraged, advised, continuously asked about the progress and even offered technical guidance and help.

This goes without mentioning the awesome people who helped me whenever I posted dumb questions on the Nordic DevZone forum and Discord server. Thank you for tolerating my newbie questions and annoying mistakes.

Thanks to the people who had been posting content on Youtube and other platforms guiding people through Matter, the nRF platform, Zephyr and related fields. Without you, this project would not be able to flourish.

Finally to the awesome people at Nordic Semiconductors and Hackster.io for organizing such a valuable opportunity. I would never have been able to afford to own something like nRF7002 DK if not for this project. Thank you for allowing me to enter into this world of innovative technology.

Conclusion

Project Prometheus v2.0 turned into such an exciting and inspiring pet project for me. It encouraged me to learn so many new things and to experiment with things that I never would've had access to before. On this submission day, I'm confident about what I managed to achieve with this project. Prometheus came so far; yet there's more to look forward to. I'm excited and looking forward to seeing where Project Prometheus will go in the future. After a small break, I will be back with its development.