Smoke-Detector IC from Microchip offers low-voltage operation with programmable operating modes and calibration

Programmable calibration and selection of smoke-detector operating modes provides designers with an easy way to control smoke-detector operation, and enables a single IC to be used to design smoke detectors for different markets and regulatory requirements. Electronic programmability also eliminates the need for a number of external components, which in turn reduces the costs associated with manufacturing and inventory.

The addition of the new low-voltage smoke-detector IC expands Microchip's broad line of PIC® microcontrollers, horn drivers, smoke-detector ICs, and signal-chain and power-management devices which support a range of smoke-detector applications, from simple residential detectors to programmable commercial systems.