Shock sensor

A shock sensor for detecting an attack on a facility equipped with the shock sensor, the shock sensor comprising:

• a microprocessor;
• a mode setting input device connected with the microprocessor and configured to receive first inputs to selectively set the shock sensor to a sensitivity determining mode, the mode setting input device having a first toggle switch that is operable by a user to provide the first inputs;
• a sensitivity adjusting input device connected with the microprocessor and configured to receive second inputs, the sensitivity adjusting input device having (i) a second toggle switch that is operable by the user to provide the second inputs and (ii) a potentiometer that is operable by the user to provide the second inputs;
• an output device in communication with the microprocessor;
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• a micro electromechanical system in communication with the microprocessor, the micro electromechanical system comprising:
• a shock sensing device configured to sense a shock signal generated by an attack in any direction;
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• a microchip operably integrated with the shock sensing device and configured to (i) receive and store a first threshold parameter from the microprocessor, (ii) compare the shock signal sensed by the shock sensing device with the first threshold parameter, and (iii) send an interrupt instruction to the microprocessor based on a result of the comparison,
• wherein the microprocessor is configured to (i) transmit the first threshold parameter to the microchip, (ii) receive the interrupt instruction from the microchip, and (iii) operate the output device to output information in response to receiving the interrupt instruction,
• wherein, while in the sensitivity determining mode, (i) the micro electromechanical system is configured to record an amplitude of the shock signal generated by a desired attack that is simulated in a predetermined time period, and (ii) the microprocessor is configured to determine the first threshold parameter based on the amplitude of the shock signal,
• wherein, when the first threshold parameter is determined in the sensitivity determining mode, the shock sensor is switched from the sensitivity determining mode to a mode other than the sensitivity determining mode, and
• wherein, while in the mode other than the sensitivity determining mode, the microprocessor is configured to determine the first threshold parameter based on the second inputs received at the sensitivity adjusting input device, the second toggle switch of the sensitivity adjusting input device selecting a sensitivity range for the shock sensor, the potentiometer of the sensitivity adjusting input device setting the first threshold parameter within the selected sensitivity range.