RGB LEDs tied into home sercurity system?

[recycledelectrons]

I'm planning a new project, but want to know if anyone has ever tried this before:

There are plenty of RGB LEDs out there, and they could be used in home lighting.

These lights could be coupled to a home alarm system, so that:
* If a fire alarm goes off, the lights could turn red. (red could mean evacuate) Maybe one day, this would be cheaper than having seperate fire alarm lights.
* If a bad guy breaks in, the lights could refuse to turn on, or could flash at an irritating rate, or could work as puke lights to deter the intrusion.

If we give the security system knowledge of where the occupants are, and where the bad guy is, this could get interesting.

So, has anyone tried this?

 

[AnAppleSnail]

Puke lights?
Wired.com: "I don’t think we’ve had anyone actually be sick", says Bob Lieberman, CEO of Intelligent Optics, which makes the LED Incapacitator. In fact, nausea is not one of the immediate effects, but is more likely to occur afterwards – it doesn’t really contribute to the weapon’s effectiveness. Lieberman is philosophical about the ‘puke saber’ stories which are passed around the media, judging that the exposure is worth it. "We’re grateful that people have taken such an interest," he says. None of these work well on a target without affecting everyone. Why not inject bear mace into the home ventilation system to guarantee 100% takedowns? All an intruder would need to do is shade his eyes from the flickering lights to resist any lingering nausea. Output to dominate any lights available (Sunlight, room lights) would require very large RGB modules.

I agree with making a signal for a 'what is going on' alert, especially with how smart home systems can be. If you're determined to build optical defenses, you might just have motion-sensing strobes that blind anyone coming in the window. To simulate this, try climbing in a window in the dark while someone takes a flash photo of you (With a real camera).

 

[Illum]

Not a bad idea, but it will be far easier to install a multi-room system during the construction of your house

 

[recycledelectrons]

Wired.com: "I don’t think we’ve had anyone actually be sick"

In a home invasion, you don't have to completely disable an intruder to gain a tactical advantage.

Since family members would accidentally trigger it on occasion (like they trigger any home security system) the power would have been limited anyway.

Not a bad idea, but it will be far easier to install a multi-room system during the construction of your house

I was thinking about lamps as a first prototype.

 

[Ken_McE]

These lights could be coupled to a home alarm system, so that: * If a fire alarm goes off, the lights could turn red. (red could mean evacuate)

As a technical question, it would be pretty easy to have an alarm system turn on an LED light.

Problem is that red lights seen through smoke can be confused with the fire itself, make people go the wrong way (fleeing the lights rather than the fire)

Maybe one day, this would be cheaper than having seperate fire alarm lights.

Life safety equipment is normally put off by itself and not connected to anything else. People fool around with the everyday lights. You don't want them screwing around with the safety systems.