The document compares four fire alarm panel manufacturers - Notifier, Morlay, Edwards, and Cooper Safety. It provides a technical comparison of each panel across various categories such as approvals/listings, loop capacity, programming options, display features, sounder control, and networking capabilities. Overall, the Cooper Safety CF 3000 panel offers the most advanced features including touch screen display, soft addressed detectors, integrated site monitoring software, and the ability to set sounder volumes and tones from the panel.
The document compares four fire alarm panel manufacturers - Notifier, Morlay, Edwards, and Cooper Safety. It provides a technical comparison of each panel across various categories such as approvals/listings, loop capacity, programming options, display features, sounder control, and networking capabilities. Overall, the Cooper Safety CF 3000 panel offers the most advanced features including touch screen display, soft addressed detectors, integrated site monitoring software, and the ability to set sounder volumes and tones from the panel.
The document compares four fire alarm panel manufacturers - Notifier, Morlay, Edwards, and Cooper Safety. It provides a technical comparison of each panel across various categories such as approvals/listings, loop capacity, programming options, display features, sounder control, and networking capabilities. Overall, the Cooper Safety CF 3000 panel offers the most advanced features including touch screen display, soft addressed detectors, integrated site monitoring software, and the ability to set sounder volumes and tones from the panel.
Manufacture USA Europe USA UK Parent Group Honeywell Honeywell UTC Cooper Industries Product brand name Notifier Morlay Edwards Cooper safety Panel Model Onyx EST CF 3000 UL listed 9th Approvals/ Listing FM/UL FM, CSFM/UL edition/LPCB/BOSEC/VDS Standards UL864 UL864 EN54 & UL Listed Panel Model Onyx EST CF 3000 200 addresses per loop, total 159 detectors & 159 99 detectors & 99 125 detectors & 125 devices per Loop Capacity 800 addresses on a four loop devices per loop devices per loop loop panel. Loop Card redandency NO NO NO YES ( Multiple loop cards) YES (If Display Micro fails, CPU Redandency NO NO NO panel still detects fires) Panel and PC Panel and PC Field Programming Requires Dongle and a Laptop Panel and PC programming programming programming Inbuilt Isolator at every detector / NO NO NO YES Modules Soft Addressed ( but need bar code Detector Programming Rotary Switch / Decade Rotary Switch / Decade Soft Addressed for every detector) UL listed Loop Powered sounders Sounder Circuit Panel powered Panel powered Panel Powered available Protocol Open Open EST managed Partial Short detection NO NO NO YES 360 degree detector view NO - Only LEDs present NO - Only LEDs present Small LED in middle YES, it has a light pipe Go / No Go Test ( Magnet) Yes Yes Not Available Can be tested from panel Networking Available Available Available (Optional) Networking 126 Panels Site Monitor Software NO NO NO YES Inbuilt Printer NO NO Available( Optional ) YES Touch Screen technology NO NO NO YES LCD Display Characters YES YES YES TOUCH SCREEN Loop powered sounder NO NO NO YES Set Loop sounder volumes from Panel NO NO NO YES Set Loop sounder tones from Panel NO NO NO YES Spur Isolation Module NO NO NO YES Sits on the same loop/Networkable Repeater Panel connectivity Thru RS 485 Thru RS 485 Thru RS 485 too Repeater Display LCD LCD LCD LCD/Touch Screen Walk Test Available Available Available Available Day/Night Sensitivity adjust Available Available Available Available Maintenance Required Trained Engineer Required Trained Engineer Required Trained Engineer Easy to do by in-house team Programming Devices from panel No No NO Yes Security Level 2 Level 2 Level 3 level 4 Level Number of Loop sounders per loop NONE NONE NONE 60 Volume Control /Tone of sounders by the No No NO YES Panel Upload/download software At extra cost At extra cost At extra cost YES Approved batteries No - Local batteries No - Local batteries No - Local batteries All batteries approved by EN 54 Customer logo download NO NO NO YES Auxiliary Relay, Fault, alarm Relay outputs Fire & Fault Relay Fire & Fault Relay Fire output(24v) Devices Compatible Addressable Addressable Addressable & Conventional Addressable & Conventional Software definable conventional input circuits No No YES YES Addressable Input Circuits Class A & Class B Class A & Class B Class A & Class B Class A & Class B