Platform compatibility

The PC or host controller you wish to upgrade must meet hardware and software requirements.

To qualify as a candidate for migration, any of the supported platforms listed below should be running a released version of AX-3.8, with working communications to other platforms at the job site running the same software version. Earlier versions are not supported for migration.

Host Model N4 supported / OS / notes N4 compatibility notes

Supervisor or Engineering Workstation
(“Workstation”)

Supported OS is Professional or Enterprise versions of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 (either 64-bit or 32-bit editions of any of these).

Windows Vista (all) and Windows XP (all) are unsupported. Linux OS support is unavailable. Prior editions of Windows Server, such as Windows Server 2008, are unsupported.

JACE-8000

Supported

Initially supports only N4.0. At some future point, an update release of AX-3.8 may be available that supports most features of this newest controller.

JACE-7 (JVLN)

Supported with Niagara 4.4 and earlier.

WiFi option is not supported. Some other option cards are also not supported in (see NPM below).

JACE-6E, JACE-603, JACE-645 (NPM6E)

Supported with Niagara 4.4 and earlier.

Unsupported options include: GPRS, Sedona wireless, and dialup modem. Minimum resources are required (fully loaded units in AX may not run in N4.0). For details, refer to Platform resource requirements.

JACE-6, JACE-602 Express (NPM6)

JACE-3E (NPM3E)

JACE-2, JACE-202 Express (NPM2)

Not supported

Support is available for data exchange with N4 platforms. For example, these stations can be under the NiagaraNetwork of N4 Supervisor. For related details, see .

JACE-403
JACE-545

JACE-NXT

JACE-NXS

SoftJACE

Supported

Support is available for data exchange.

If you first upgrade a system to AX-3.8 in preparation for migration to N4, be sure to verify proper operation of the system (including NiagaraNetwork communications between stations), before making station backups to use in the migration process.

Niagara 4 platform compatibility

For any supported PC or host to be migrated, be sure it has the necessary resources available. See Platform resource requirements.