I want to make a wireless electronic LPG gas leak detection solution.
I want to start with any of two sensors MQ2 (How Catalytic Combustible Gas Sensors work?, DataSheet, Another DataSheet, Tech Wiki) or MQ6 (DataSheet, Another DataSheet, SparkFun info, ).
The sensor on the sensor board will be having a uC and uC will send(/transmit only) RF signal to a remote receiving uC board. The arrangement will be done inside a house or a factory. This can be done in several ways, keeping this apart.
I have gone through all the documents I've linked for. None says anything about the RF stuffs. I have seen some products already available in the market with IR based communication. I didn't see any with RF. These docs didn't mention anything about RF at all.
The RF can be any one between 433Mhz to 2.4GHz.
My Question is whether RF will create any problem for sensitivity of the sensor or affect it in any way?
What about the Preheat time? Is it one time for forever or each time we switch it on we have to heat it up for that time? Or it is needed a continuous maintained heat?
I changed my question! Now my question is .. that
Can the RF communication cause fire or any hazardous situation with the sensor?