Overview

Legacy controllers are shipped with a minimum level of NiagaraAX software to run a platform daemon, along with a Tridium certificate, but not all items needed to run any type of station. Using Workbench, you open a platform connection to the controller to begin the commissioning process.

However, you must first convert the controller from AX to N4, using the platform Distribution File Installer view.

Following the controller reboot from this, you re-establish a platform connection to the new controller and commission it to install the necessary Niagara 4 core software, selected modules, license(s), and do other platform configuration. Some important related tasks include setting the controller’s:

  • IP network address, and related IP networking parameters
  • Platform daemon user(s), for platform logon
  • Time and date (or simply sync with your PC’s time).

This document provides step-by-step instructions for these and other tasks. As described ahead, to do this you use the platform Commissioning Wizard.

This wizard is the only way to install the needed Niagara 4 core software in a controller. Most steps in the Commissioning Wizard are also available as separate platform views. For example, there is a Software Manager, License Manager, and many others. Using these views individually may be useful after commissioning a controller. For more details see the Niagara Platform Guide.

 
NOTE: Always use the Commissioning Wizard to commission a new controller for Niagara 4, as well as to upgrade any controller from one Niagara 4 point release to another—and make sure a license file is available!