Design a compact, low-cost carbon monoxide (CO) alarm. The original harmful output concept is replaced with safe feedback only: buzzer, vibration motor, and red LED. The design must not apply electrical current to a person.
Functional Requirements
Detect carbon monoxide concentration.
Trigger alarm when CO concentration is greater than 10 ppm for a short debounce interval.
Alarm outputs: audible buzzer, vibration motor, red LED.
Power source: coin cell preferred; CR2032 assumed for compactness.
Small, low-cost PCB suitable for portable use.
Assumptions
Use an electrochemical CO sensor because heated MOS CO sensors are unsuitable for coin-cell operation.
Use a low-power MCU with ADC to sample the sensor front-end.
Alarm outputs are pulsed/duty-cycled to reduce peak load on the coin cell.
This is a prototype design; final life-safety certification requires calibrated gas testing and applicable standards review.
Architecture
CR2032 battery and power switch.
Low-power electrochemical CO sensor and analog measurement interface.
Low-power MCU with ADC and firmware threshold logic.
Safe alert outputs: LED, buzzer, vibration motor driver.
Programming/debug pads for firmware bring-up.
Safety Notes
No user-contact shock/electrical stimulation output is included.
Alarm notification is non-contact and low-voltage only.
CO alarm products intended for life-safety use require validation, calibration, enclosure airflow testing, and certification.