Sedona Framework terms

The following terms and abbreviations are related to the Sedona Installer.

Bundle

Sedona Framework TXS software is distributed in a “bundle”. A Sedona Framework Bundle is a special image (set of files) that is available from Niagara-Central (www.nigara-central.com). You use the Sedona Installer tool in Workbench to install a bundle. See the section, About Sedona Framework Bundles.

Platform Archive (PAR file)

A PAR file is a zip file with a .par extension that provides a way of organizing various files and metadata about a platform into a single entity. The term “platform” is used to refer to the Sedona capabilities of a given device or class of devices. It does not specify what kits are loaded onto the device at a given time, however it does define which kits are supported (i.e. that may be added to the device if desired). The platform archive contains an XML file that describes the platform. Vendors can include other device-specific content in their PAR files, such as a device simulator SVM. PAR files can be imported using the TXS-1.2 Sedona Installer tool in Workbench.

Kit

Developers build libraries of ready-to-use components and then deploy them as kits. A kit is comparable to a module on a NiagaraAX platform. The app in a device instantiates components and services contained in its installed kits. You must have the appropriate kits available on your Workbench platform to change the “core” software of a Sedona Framework device. The Sedona Tools in Workbench include a “Kit Manager” view to manage kits on a Sedona device.

Manifest

Each kit has a corresponding manifest, with all metadata needed by tools like Workbench to connect via Sox to a Sedona device, and for a station to support Sedona proxy points in that device. Manifest files are compact XML files, named using a kitName-checksum convention similar to kit files, but with an .xml extension. You use the Manifest Manager view of either Sedona network type to manage kit manifests on the NiagaraAX host (JACE or Supervisor), or the Sedona Manifest Manager view in Workbench tools to manage manifests on your Workbench host. For more details see the Sedona Framework Manifest Manager Engineering Notes document for more information about working with manifests.

sedona.home

specifies the root directory of the Sedona Framework installation. Beginning in AX-3.7, the sedona.home property is a fixed location, !sedona/. The Sedona Installer installs Sedona Framework Bundles and environment files only to !sedona/. For more details, see About the sedona.home property.