EDWARDS EST4 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems

With over 30 years of Edwards distributorship and our experienced teams, we continue to provide innovative and reliable solutions for your facilities.

The Edwards EST4 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems build on the proven EST3 platform and bring future fire detection and control technologies into today’s systems. With its modular structure, cyber security features, and future-ready flexible network infrastructure, EST4 enables you to manage all safety needs of your facility from a single center, regardless of size or type.

Why Edwards EST4 Platform?

Edwards continues to innovate in fire safety with advanced control and communication technologies, intelligent detection features, and strong system durability. With the Edwards EST4 Platform, we offer the speed, simplicity, and reliability that facility managers and first response teams need in emergency situations.

The large, full-color touchscreen of EST4 control panels provides operators with critical information within seconds in a clear and easy-to-manage way at the time of an incident. Data security, which is highly important in today’s digital environment, is ensured by integrated Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and a strong Firewall. In this way, your facility is protected not only against fire risks but also against cyber threats.

Benefits of the Edwards EST4 Platform

Not every facility has the same structure, and system requirements may also vary. With EST4 that adapts to any type of architecture from large-scale industrial plants to hospitals, as well as from university campuses to multi-storey commercial buildings, we offer unique benefits for operational processes.

• Backward Compatibility Protecting Initial Investment: One of the greatest benefits of EST4 is that it is designed with existing Edwards users in mind. You can upgrade your current EST3 system to EST4 without replacing your existing field cabling, detectors and modules. This helps you protect your initial investment, prevent operational disruptions and keep installation costs at minimum.
• Advanced Network and Flexible Cabling Infrastructure: With its new generation IPv6 architecture, EST4 transmits fire detection data, emergency voice channels, and firefighter telephone lines seamlessly over a single network. Its flexible structure, which supports different cabling types such as standard copper, fiber optic, and CAT5, enables you to achieve significant savings in infrastructure costs.
• High-Quality Emergency Voice Evacuation System: EST4 has the capacity to deliver high-quality and simultaneous multi-channel digital audio broadcasting. With voice transmission, zone-based and phased evacuation scenarios can be managed effectively during emergencies.
• Intuitive and User-Friendly Interface: The full-color LCD touchscreen of the control panels allows detailed monitoring of all events on the network. Customizable screen design based on user profiles and quick access buttons help reduce operator training time, prevent panic, and ensure that the correct response is carried out more quickly.
• Smart Diagnostics and Easy Maintenance:  The system continuously monitors the status of all devices on the network. By instantly reporting anomalies such as faults, contamination, or communication failures, the system allows technical teams to respond precisely. This ensures the system operates at full capacity at all times.

Internationally Certified Smoke Extraction and Control Management

EST4 also functions as an advanced Smoke Extraction Management Center compliant with UL and EN54 standards.

• Intuitive Control: Complex smoke extraction scenarios, as well as the status of dampers and fans, are displayed graphically on the control panel’s touchscreen. Evacuation processes can be managed interactively via the building layout instead of manual buttons.
• Dynamic Scenarios: Smoke extraction scenarios can be modified through the software depending on the facility’s function or real-time occupancy levels.

"Cyber-Secure" Integration with Building Automation

EST4 takes integration with building management systems (BMS) to the next level.

• BACnet and Modbus Support: With the FSB-PC5 IP-based bridge solution, EST4 provides secure and flexible integration with BMS systems via BACnet and Modbus protocols. It also enables direct communication with automation systems through IP-based BACnet and Modbus protocols.
• Cyber Security Protection: With UL 2900-2-1 cyber security certification, EST4 creates a strong defense against external cyber threats while exchanging data with heating, cooling, and ventilation (HVAC) systems.

A Common Language for Smart Buildings

EST4 works in full integration with CCTV, Access Control, Security, and Elevator systems within the facility, simplifying event management. In the event of a fire alarm, emergency scenarios such as the release of turnstiles, the return of elevators to the ground floor, and cameras focusing on the incident area are activated within milliseconds.

Expert Engineering and Continuous Support

We support you with our certified and experienced engineering team at every stage of Edwards systems from system design to commissioning, as well as from periodic maintenance to system updates.

We carry out risk analysis for your facility and provide the most suitable solution, whether you want to benefit from EST4 or upgrade your existing EST3 system to the latest technology.