Fire-Lite MS series panels

Fire-Lite MS series panels

Communication protocol	CLIP LiteSpeed {"label": "Communication protocol", "field": "CLIP LiteSpeed"}
Preceded by	Fire-Lite Miniscan series panels Fire-Lite Sensiscan series {"label": "Preceded by", "field": "Fire-Lite Miniscan series panels Fire-Lite Sensiscan series"}
Succeeded by	Fire-Lite ES series panels {"label": "Succeeded by", "field": "Fire-Lite ES series panels"}

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The Fire-Lite MS series is a series of fire alarm control panels manufactured and produced by Fire-Lite Alarms, a subsidiary of Honeywell. The Fire-Lite MS series comes in conventional and addressable models. "MS" stands for "Micro-Scan", implying the MS series panels are based on micro processors. The MS series panels were some of the first readily available micro processor based panels, as well the MS-9200 was one of the first cost effective and affordable micro processor based addressable fire alarm control panels on the market.

All panels except MS-2/4 and MS-5/10UD have been replaced by the ES series of panels.

History

The MS-9200 was introduced in 1994 to replace the MS4812 and MS4824, which used the Ademco SLC protocol. The 300 series addressable devices were also introduced at this time.

In 2001, Fire-Lite introduced the MS-9600 together with the 350 series. Although the MS-9600 did not support LiteSpeed, it was capable of polling 318 devices on each SLC.

Later in 2001, the MS-2 and MS-4 were introduced together with the System Sensor i³ series. The MS-2 and MS-4 had integrated i³ protocol support on their 2-wire IDCs, eliminating the need for a separate 2W-MOD.

Between March and April 2010, Fire-Lite introduced the MS-25, which was Fire-Lite's version of the Honeywell HFS panel.

Models

Model suffix "UD" indicates Upload/Download support (For programming via PS-Tools on a Windows™ computer)

Model suffix "LS" indicates LiteSpeed Protocol support

Addressable models with suffix "UD" and/or "LS" came out later after the initial release of the MS series and have different door designs, firmware, and PCBs.

The MS-5/10/9050UD models all came out later after the initial release of the Fire-Lite MS series.

Conventional Models

Model Number	Zones	NAC(s)	Usable current	Output Current Type	Released	Replaced
MS-2	2 Zones	1	3.0A	FWR	2001	MP-12/24
MS-4	4 Zones	2	3.0A or 6.0A	FWR	2001	MP-12/24
MS-5012	5 Zones	1	1.0A	FWR	1993
MS-5024	5 Zones	2	3.0A	FWR	1994
MS-5024UD	5 Zones	2	3.0A or 5.0A	FWR	1994
MS-5210UD	10 Zones	2 (up to 4)	3.0A or 6.0A	FWR	1996
MS-5UD	5 Zones	4	3.0A or 7.0A	FWR (3A) / DC (7A)	2007	MS-5012/24
MS-10UD	10 Zones‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎	4	3.0A or 7.0A	FWR (3A) / DC (7A)	2007	MS-5210UD/2410B

Addressable Models

Model Number	Points	NAC(s)	Usable current	Output Current Type	Released	Replaced	Replaced by
MS-25	25 Points	2	2.0A	Filtered DC	2010	None	MS-9050UD
MS-9050UD	50 Points	2	3.0A	Filtered DC	2006	MS-25	ES-50X
MS-9200	198 Points	4	3.0A or 6.0A	FWR	1994	MS4812 MS4824	MS-9200UDLS
MS-9200UD	198 Points	4	3.0A or 6.0A	FWR	2003	Sensiscan 2000	MS-9200UDLS
MS-9200UDLS	198 Points	4	3.0A or 6.0A	FWR	2006	MS-9200 MS-9200UD	ES-200X
MS-9600	318 Points (636 with SLC-2LS)	4	7.0A	Filtered DC	2001		MS-9600LS
MS-9600LS	318 Points (636 with SLC-2LS)	4	7.0A	Filtered DC	2007	MS-9600	ES-1000XI
MS-9600UDLS	318 Points (636 with SLC-2LS)	4	7.0A	Filtered DC	2008		ES-1000X

Features

• i³™ Technology (Drift Compensation, Maintenance Alerts, Freezing Temperature Supervisory Warning) [Conventional panels only]
• NAC synchronization (System Sensor, Wheelock, and Gentex Sync) [Amseco and Faraday on the MS-5/10UD]
• Front Panel Programming
• Walk Test
• Form C contact relays (Fully programmable on the MS-5UD and greater)
• Addressable panels support CLIP and LS models support LiteSpeed protocol for detector and module communication

Peripherals

Annunciator Compatibility Matrix

X	RZA-4XF	RZA-5F	LED-10	LCD-40	LCD-80F	ANN-80	ANN-LED
MS-2
MS-4	X
MS-5012/24/24UD		X
MS-5UD						X	X
MS-5210UD			X
MS-10UD						X	X
MS-25						X
MS-9050UD						X	X
MS-9200				X
MS-9200UD					X
MS-9200UDLS					X	Rev B+	Rev B+
MS-9600					X
MS-9600LS					X	X	X
MS-9600UDLS					X	X	X

Rebrands

ADT & Tyco

ADT model	Fire-Lite model	Replaced	Replaced by
Unimode 5	MS-5024UD
Unimode 10	MS-5210UD
Unimode 5UD	MS-5UD
Unimode 10UD	MS-10UD
Unimode 9050UD	MS-9050UD
Unimode 200	MS-9200
Unimode 200UD	MS-9200UD
Unimode 200UDLS	MS-9200UDLS

Gamewell-FCI

Gamewell-FCI rebranded the conventional panels until 2022, when consumers were instructed to switch to the original Fire-Lite models.

Gamewell-FCI model	Fire-Lite model	Replaced	Replaced by
Flex 402	MS-2	FC-2224	MS-2-L8
Flex 404	MS-4	Flex 4 FC-4224	MS-4
Flex 405	MS-5024UD		GF-505
FC-5C	MS-5024UD	FC-6324	GF-505
FC-10C	MS-5210UD	FC-6324	GF-510
GF-505	MS-5UD	Flex 405 FC-5C	MS-5UD-3
GF-510	MS-10UD	FC-10C	MS-10UD-7

Notifier

Notifier model	Fire-Lite model	Replaced	Replaced by
SFP-2402	MS-2		MS-2-L8
SFP-2404	MS-4		MS-4
SFP-1024	MS-5210UD
SFP-5UD	MS-5UD		MS-5UD-3
SFP-10UD	MS-10UD		MS-10UD-7
NFW-50	MS-9050UD	NSP-25	NFW-50X
AFP-100	MS-9200		NFW2-100
NFW-100	MS-9200UD	None	NFW2-100
NFW2-100	MS-9200UDLS	AFP-100 NFW-100	NFW-100X

Silent Knight

Silent Knight rebranded the conventional Micro-scan panels until 2022, when consumers were instructed to switch to the original Fire-Lite versions.

Silent Knight model	Fire-Lite model	Replaced	Replaced by
SK-2	MS-2	SK2224	MS-2-L8
SK-4	MS-4	SK4224	MS-4

Gallery

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  Fire-Lite MS-4

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  Silent Knight SK-4

Sources

1. Fire-Lite MS-2 Datasheet https://prod-edam.honeywell.com/content/dam/honeywell-edam/hbt/en-us/documents/literature-and-specs/datasheets/df-52211.pdf
2. Fire-Lite MS-4 Datasheet https://usalarmdetection.com/products/firelite/MS-4.pdf
3. Fire-Lite Website (December 2001)https://web.archive.org/web/20011213235633/http://www.firelite.com/ourProducts.htm
4. Silent Knight Website (September 2006) https://web.archive.org/web/20060924033601/http://silentknight.com/htmfiles/fire/conventionalfacp.htm