Before you can even start the planning phase of your burglar alarm system, you need to know what components you may need to use. Alarm components can be split up into several categories:
Input Devices : These are the sensors that will activate the alarm when someone breaks into your home. Examples include door and window sensors, motion detectors, and glass break sensors.Etc.
Output Devices : Output devices include horns/sirens.These tell you and your neighbors that the alarm has been activated and scare off intruders.
Alarm Panel : The alarm panel is the brain of the alarm system. This consists of the circuit board, power supply and battery to provide power, your phone line connection or slot to insert SIM, and a metal box to secure it all.
Keypads : These are used to activate/deactivate the alarm, determine what zone has tripped the alarm, perform programming and diagnostics activities.