An instance of the framework running on a platform is called a station. A station runs the components of the framework and provides access for client browsers to view and control the components. The primary parts of a station include components and services. The station can run on a PC or the JACE controller.
The daemon is a native process used to boot stations and to manage platform configuration, such as IP settings. On Windows
platforms, the daemon runs in the background as a Window's service. On QNX platforms it runs as a daemon process on startup.
The most common way to access daemon functionality is through