INTRODUCTION

With this high resistance, no current flows through the knife switch. Instead the current
travels through the gate of the SCR, switching the SCR on. With the SCR on, the
buzzer connected to the anode of the SCR turns on, setting off the alarm. And this is
how a door alarm can be created.

In this project, we will go over how to build a door alarm circuit.

This is a circuit where an alarm will go off if the door that the circuit is connected to is
opened.
When the door is ordinarily closed, the alarm is not triggered. When the door is opened
up, the alarm goes off, alerting us that the door has been opened.
So this alarm circuit has really good practical use when we want to be alerted to when a
door has opened.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
 WORKING

You may have to get creative on how you mount this circuit to the door. You may
use tape. Do whatever so that the knife switch is latched to the edge, so that it will
become open when the door is opened.
When the door is closed, the knife switch makes electrical connection from the
10KΩ to ground. Because the knife switch is closed and makes electrical connection to
ground, it represents a very low-resistance path for current. Remember that current
always takes the path of least resistance. Since the closed knife switch has practically
no resistance, current takes this path down to ground instead of through the gate of the
SCR. Therefore, sufficient current does not go through the gate of the SCR to turn it on
and the buzzer alarm does not go off.
When the door is opened, the knife switch goes from its closed position to an
open position. By someone opening the door, the latch of the knife switch loses its
connectivity with the circuit. The latch goes from closed to open. Now being that the
knife switch is open and no longer has electrical continuity, it offers very high, practically
infinite, resistance. With this high resistance, no current flows through the knife switch.
Instead the current travels through the gate of the SCR, switching the SCR on. With the
SCR on, the buzzer connected to the anode of the SCR turns on, setting off the alarm.
And this is how a door alarm can be created.
Different variations can be done for this circuit. If you don't want a buzzer to go
off but instead want something else to, swap out the buzzer for that component. You
can add device that you want to go off once the SCR is triggered. Customize the circuit
to suit your preferences.
ADVANTAGES

1. Constant protection
2. Deterrent to criminals
3. Lower insurance rate

DISADVANTAGES

1. Cut phone alarm

2. Expensive

APPLICATION

1. Used for home security.

2 .Used in the banks as a burglar alarm.
3. It can be used in jail to prevent prison break.
4. Used as automatic indicator.
5. It can be used in mines areas to indicate restricted place.
6. Helps to keep you tabs on kids & notifies you.
 Reference

http://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/Door-alarm-circuit.php
https://www.engineersgarage.com/contribution/simple-door-alarm-circuit
https://electronicsforu.com/electronics-projects/door-open-alarm-3
https://www.electronicshub.org/security-alarm-circuit/