As an alternative to typical smoke detection devices, air sampling offers an extra early warning system. It operates by continually drawing air from a protected environment via a high efficiency aspirator and sampling pipe network to a central highly sensitive detector. It can detect presence of smoke at very low concentrations.

The air sample is exposed to a highly efficient laser beam. The presence of smoke causes light scattering within the chamber that is detected by a very sensitive receiver circuit. The signal is processed and sent to a display that indicates the level of smoke in a number of ways. Specific response procedures can be initiated by varying adjustable alarm thresholds, ensuring a controlled and timely response to interface to fire alarm and building management systems.

The detector easily interfaces with fire warning and fire suppression release systems, and can be easily integrated into a building management system.