JACE workflow

The following lists the high-level steps required to configure an AX-3.7 or later JACE with the Sedona TXS-1.2 environment, such that the JACE’s station supports “Sedona Tools” provisioning of networked devices, as well as “Sox Gateway” access to the Sedona app in networked devices.

  1. A prerequisite is that you have AX-3.7 or later Workbench, from which you have previously installed a Sedona TXS-1.2 bundle, using the “Sedona Installer” tool. This host should be licensed for features sedonaProvisioning and sox (and if running a station with a Sedona Network, also sedonanet).

    Note the JACE also requires all these license feature entries, and possibly others; for example, the jen6lp feature if it has a SedonaJen6lpNetwork. See “Sedona Framework licensed features” in the NiagaraAX Sedona Installer Guide for further details.

  2. Also, your Workbench host PC should have (in its local Sedona environment) those Sedona kit files, manifest files, and platform database files that are needed to support the provisioning of Sedona devices that are networked under the target JACE—or that will be. You will be transferring (copying) those files to the JACE’s Sedona environment.

  3. Using Niagara Workbench, open a platform connection to the JACE and install (or upgrade) these Sedona TXS-1.2 modules:

    • nsedona

    • sedona

    • sedonac

    • sedonanet

    • sedonaProvisioning (note this module was not used by a JACE before Sedona TXS-1.2)

    If the JACE has a Sedona Jennic option card installed (for wireless Jennic-based Sedona devices), install or upgrade these additional modules:

    • jen6lp

    • pansheet

    • platJen6lp

    Use either the Software Manager view to install these modules, or else use the platform Commissioning Wizard, if other platform commissioning is also needed (say to install an updated license file, and/or upgrading the JACE’s release level to AX-3.7). The wizard’s “Select modules” step always runs, where you can select needed software modules, such as those listed above. For details, see “About the Commissioning Wizard” in the NiagaraAX JACE Install and Startup Guide.

  4. After commissioning the JACE with the Sedona TXS-1.2 modules listed above, open (or if necessary reopen) a platform connection to it.

    Now use the platform Sedona Environment Manager tool to install the necessary files in its Sedona environment. See Installing Sedona environment files in a JACE. See NOTES below!

    • A JACE-2 series (NPM2-based) controller requires a “maxHeap” license feature (for expanded 128MB memory) to fully support an installed Sedona environment. If you have a JACE-2 without this license feature, contact your product vendor to determine how to add this requirement.

    • When installing Sedona environment files on a JACE, be mindful that each transferred file and folder counts towards its “file handle” allocation limit (also used by history files). In AX-3.7, file handle limits by JACE platform types are:

      • JACE-2: series: 1000

      • JACE-4/5 or JACE-6/6E series: 2000

      • JACE-7 series: 3000

      • JACE-NXT, JACE-NXS, or AX SoftJACE: no limit

      Typically, this is not an issue if you transfer over only those environment files required by the Sedona devices (platforms) that are networked under the JACE. However, it is recommended that you do not simply transfer over your entire Niagara Workbench’s Sedona environment for the reason above—particularly if that environment is quite large, containing platforms and kits that are not applicable.

  5. Edit the BackupService in the JACE station to allow Sedona device backup zip files to be included in station backups. See Station backup notes.