Edwards EST 4-CPU New board without metal box/cabinet.
EST4’s Central Processing Unit is a control panel card. That manages data generated by local modules and acts as a nexus for system-wide network communication. It accomplishes this by pulling data from local rail modules in real-time. Facilitating intra-module data exchange and inter-node communications with remarkable speed and efficiency.
Is the gatekeeper for events reported to modules from field devices. It is the controller of audio data; the caretaker of event logs; the guardian of security. And, the link to central monitoring facilities. The EST4 Emergency Communications Platform is built upon system nodes. And the control panel card is the controller of the nodes.
The hardware that supports control panel card operation is robust enough. To handle the complex and critical tasks it i s assigned. The control panel card’s eight gigabytes of onboard memory storage holds nearly two hours of pre-recorded audio messaging. And an expansive project database. It holds a large on-board history – large enough to handle more than 10,000 alarm events. And room to store up to 10,000 locked. Or frozen events held for investigative purposes.
Thanks to its self-configuring network, EST4 nodes easily deploy and configure without intervention by network administration personnel. They adapt to a wide range of network configurations, including rings, stars, redundant segments, and full mesh topology.
The 4-CPU even allows changes in the physical layer from copper to fiber and employs hot-swappable network connections. All this improves network reliability and saves money at installation time and throughout the equipment’s life cycle.



