An electronic switch cabinet for electric sprinkler pumps for monitoring and controlling extinguishing system components with a power part with internal components, comprising a main switch, a motor starter, that is connected to the sprinkler pump motor via a current-supply line, a motor monitoring device and a mains monitoring unit, and also with a control part, wherein • in the control part there are disposed a central control unit having a memory (21.1), an indication and operating unit having a display and indication elements and operating elements, and at least one state monitoring module and/or at least one ring bus participant module, wherein • the modules (32, 29) are connected via at least one internal bus and the indication and operating unit via a communications interface to the central control unit and • the at least one state monitoring module and/or the at least one ring bus participant module are connected to at least one internal component of the power part and/or to at least one external switch or transmitter element via signal lines (42, 39, 48), and • the state monitoring module and/or the ring bus participant module are adapted and designed for monitoring the signal lines (42, 39, 48) for wire breakage and short circuit and also for detecting the switching signals of the internal components and external switch or transmitter elements connected to the signal lines (42, 39, 48), • the state monitoring module is arranged to detect the switching signal of the opening and closing contact of a pump start pressure switch, and then to transmit this event via the internal bus to the central control unit, wherein the central control unit is adapted to control, via the internal bus, a relay contact of a relay module, that switches a control voltage to the motor starter and starts the sprinkler pump motor. • in the control part there are disposed a central control unit having a memory (21.1), an indication and operating unit having a display and indication elements and operating elements, and at least one state monitoring module and/or at least one ring bus participant module, wherein • the modules (32, 29) are connected via at least one internal bus and the indication and operating unit via a communications interface to the central control unit and • the at least one state monitoring module and/or the at least one ring bus participant module are connected to at least one internal component of the power part and/or to at least one external switch or transmitter element via signal lines (42, 39, 48), and • the state monitoring module and/or the ring bus participant module are adapted and designed for monitoring the signal lines (42, 39, 48) for wire breakage and short circuit and also for detecting the switching signals of the internal components and external switch or transmitter elements connected to the signal lines (42, 39, 48), • the state monitoring module is arranged to detect the switching signal of the opening and closing contact of a pump start pressure switch, and then to transmit this event via the internal bus to the central control unit, wherein the central control unit is adapted to control, via the internal bus, a relay contact of a relay module, that switches a control voltage to the motor starter and starts the sprinkler pump motor.