R2 Software Manager

The left-most tab in the R2 Platform Tool view is the R2 Software Manager.

Figure 20. R2 Software Manager tab in R2 Platform Tool view

Here you can review those R2 software modules installed in the JACE, and if needed install (transfer) one or more modules from your local R2 Installation (PC). Or, you can delete modules in the JACE.

Before you can use this tool to transfer modules to (or from) the target JACE, or to delete modules in it, you must stop its running station from another platform view. See To safely stop the R2 station.

To use the R2 Software Manager to transfer or delete modules, you click on named modules to select. To select multiple modules, press and hold Ctrl and click.

Selecting one or more module activates the middle buttons: (to JACEj or (to PC), and (delete).

The left side lists the R2 modules in your PC’s Niagara R2 installation (“emb” subfolder).

Typically, you click in the left side to select modules to transfer to the JACE.
The right side lists the R2 modules currently installed in the remote JACE platform.

Typically, you click in the right side to select modules to delete, but possibly also to transfer to the your local PC’s Niagara R2 installation (from the JACE).

The R2 Software Manager tool works in both directions. That is, you can transfer modules from the remote JACE (right side) to your PC’s local Niagara R2 installation. Currently, this also applies when deleting modules. Be especially careful before deleting any modules selected on the left (local PC) side!

For further usage details, see R2 Software Manager usage notes.

To safely stop the R2 station

Before using the R2 Software Manager to transfer or delete modules on the JACE, follow this procedure:

From the main platform view, double-click the Application Director.

The Application Director view displays.
In the right side, click to clear (uncheck) the Auto-Start checkbox.

Normally you keep auto-start checked; however, you need to clear it to have the station stopped after a reboot (for an R2 unit, there is no available “Stop” command that also automatically saves the runtime database).
Click Reboot. A popup System Reboot confirmation dialog appears.

Click Yes. Another popup dialog appears, for the station Administrator’s user name and password.
Enter the station’s Administrator user name and password, and click OK.

After several seconds, an “Info” popup appears.

This indicates the unit saved its runtime database before rebooting. Click OK.

The reboot drops the platform connection, and a second “rebooting” popup appears, as shown below.

Click OK to close the popup dialog.
Wait at least 30 seconds, then click Back (button or toolbar icon) to reopen the platform connection. The main platform view appears.

If you return to the Application Director, you see the station status is now “Idle”.

After you complete platform tasks that require the R2 station to be stopped, make sure to enable (check) Auto-Start before restarting (rebooting) the station.

Otherwise, the station will become stopped unexpectedly on future reboots or power failures.

R2 Software Manager usage notes

The following is a collection of notes on using the R2 Software Manager tab of the R2 Platform Tool view:

If the station is not stopped, a popup appears if trying to transfer or delete JACE software modules.

See To safely stop the R2 station.
A confirmation popup Replace File dialog appears whenever transferring an R2 software module that already exists on the receiving “target” side (typically, JACE side).

You should examine the dialog to verify differences.

If transferring multiple modules, this dialog repeats for each module (unless you select Yes All or No All). In general, it may be best to answer Yes or No individually in the case of multiple modules.
When deleting a module or modules, a popup Confirm Delete dialog appears.

Click Yes to continue with the delete, or else No to cancel. Again, be especially careful with delete if R2 software modules on the left side (local PC side) are selected.
Transferring modules produces two popup dialogs, the second of which signals transfer complete.

Click OK to return to the R2 Software Manager.
After finishing transferring or deleting R2 software modules in a JACE, return to the Application Director platform view and re-enable (check) the “Auto-Start” option before starting the station.