Ching Gu — Putting Fire Safety onto Cloud

Reflecting upon fire safety's principle of “early detection before suppression,” Ching Gu Electronics wants prevention and detection to be not constrained by time, space, and scalability — so they resorted to cloud.

By putting a server on a cloud, early warning signals before a fire develops are transmitted from wired between the control panel and detectors, to wireless through VPN/network connection to cloud and for further actions such as sending SMS notifications — smart phones with APPs downloaded are auxiliary display panels.

Ran Huang, Lee, Boss, Ching Gu Electronics specified that “signals are transmitted digitally while the display shown on clients' end could include analog applications such as graphs, or digital information as numbers in case of any emergency before a fire develops.”

A fire safety system is independent and cannot be interfered with by other subsystems. But through an open-standard platform on the cloud, it can be integrated under smart building management, and enhance safety with video surveillance, energy-sufficient controller, and many more. Command signals will be linked up for simultaneous update on video verification, escape route, and alarms.

“Time is critical in fire emergencies, and delays could happen despite the presence of security guards. Firecloud system can notify occupants at soonest for them to react on their own, or joint force with the guards during the golden period; damages from fire can therefore be minimized,” said Lee.

With a user-friendly interface showing intensive information, even users without professional fire safety trainings can determine the location and the nature of the alarm without confusion, and take action with best use of resource or evacuate safely.