Nrio Driver installation

To use the nrio driver, you must have a target JACE host that provides either onboard I/O hardware points using Nrio, such as an M2M JACE, or that supports external I/O module(s) connected to onboard RS-485, such as the JACE-7 series, or a JACE-8000 (in Niagara 4.3 and later).

In addition, the nrio feature must be in the JACE’s license.

Apart from installing the Niagara version distribution in the controller, make sure to install the nrio and kitIo modules, plus any required dependency files.

 
NOTE: The kitIo module provides a Generic Tabular conversion selection for non-linear sensor support, plus has several types of thermistor curve files in its xml folder.
 

Upgrade any modules shown as “out of date”. For instructions about updating your modules, see “Software Manager” in the Niagara 4 Platform Guide.

The remote JACE is now ready for Nrio software configuration in its running station, as described in the next section.

 
NOTE: Basic procedures for using the Nrio driver, including online discovery of I/O points (and their addition to your station), is in the next section.