NOTE: Adding the
JACE-8000-AX feature to a
JACE-8000 license enables the platform to run
AX-3.8U1. For details, see
N4-to-
AX conversion. This is a powerful solution for customers with existing
AX systems who want to replace older controllers with
JACE-8000 units running
AX and plan for a later upgrade to
Niagara 4.
After booting the controller, establish a platform connection to the new JACE and commission it to install the necessary
Niagara 4 core software (or
AX-3.8U1 software if converting to
AX), selected modules, licenses, and to perform 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 login
- Time and date (or simply sync with your PC’s time)
To do this you use the platform
Commissioning Wizard.
NOTE: The Commissioning Wizard is the only way to install the needed core software in a JACE 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 JACE. For more details see the “Niagara platform” section in the Niagara 4 Platform Guide.However, always use the Commissioning Wizard to commission a new JACE for
Niagara, as well as to upgrade any JACE from one
Niagara point release to another—and make sure a license file is available!