FX80 Software Installation and Quick Start Technical Bulletin
FX Supervisory Controllers
Code No. LIT-12012284
Issued August 2016
Refer to the QuickLIT Web site for the most up-to-date version of this document.
Document Introduction.............................................................................................................2
Concepts.....................................................................................................................................2
SSL/TLS Commissioning...................................................................................................................2
Limitations to NiagaraAX PlatformOperations......................................................................................2
Factory-shipped State........................................................................................................................3
Facility Explorer Software and Licensing ........................................................................................3
IP Address.............................................................................................................................................3
HTTPS Port for Platform Access..........................................................................................................3
Security Credentials..............................................................................................................................4
Secure Storage and the SD Card.......................................................................................................6
Inserting or Removing a MicroSD Card (If Needed)........................................................................7
Detailed Procedures..................................................................................................................8
Provide Power and Connectivity.......................................................................................................8
Requirements......................................................................................................................................8
Changing Default Credentials............................................................................................................8
Preparing for FX Supervisory Controller Re-Commissioning......................................................14
Connecting to an FX80 Supervisory Controller.............................................................................15
Running the Commissioning Wizard..............................................................................................16
Starting the Commissioning Wizard....................................................................................................17
Installing or Updating Licences...........................................................................................................18
Setting the Enabled Runtime Profiles.................................................................................................21
Specifying a Station Database to Install.............................................................................................22
Installing Lexicons...............................................................................................................................25
Selecting Modules for Installation.......................................................................................................26
Installing Core Distribution Files.........................................................................................................31
Configuring TCP/IP Settings...............................................................................................................32
Updating the System Passphrase.......................................................................................................34
Specifying a Platform User to Replace the Factory-default Platform User.........................................36
Reviewing the Changes......................................................................................................................39
Platform Services and Administration............................................................................................42
Platform Services................................................................................................................................42
PlatformServices Items for Commissioning........................................................................................43
Reviewing and Adjusting PlatformServices Properties.......................................................................44
Enabling or Disabling SRAM support in the DataRecoveryService....................................................46
Making Platform Administration Adjustments.....................................................................................47
Recovery Tips....................................................................................................................................50
Reviewing TCP/IP Changes made from FX Workbench....................................................................50
Restoring Factory Defaults.................................................................................................................51
System Shell.......................................................................................................................................53
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Document Introduction
New FX80 Supervisory Controllers are shipped from the factory licensed and fully commissioned with Facility Explorer
features and an N2 driver.
After you boot the controller, first connect to the FX80 using a web browser, navigating to https://192.168.1.149, to
change all default credentials and passphrase. Then establish a connection to:
• set IP network address and related IP networking parameters
• set time, date, and timezone (or simply sync with your computer's time)
Concepts
SSL/TLS Commissioning
SSL/TSL is used to both authenticate the FX80 Supervisory Controller and the client and encrypt messages being
shared between the FX80 and client. In the FX80 Supervisory Controller, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is always
implemented using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, supporting TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.
Limitations to NiagaraAX PlatformOperations
FX Workbench 14.1 does not support commissioning of FX Supervisory Controllers with FX Release 6.x and earlier
(for example, you cannot use the Commissioning Wizard to configure FX Supervisory Controller 6.x and earlier
platforms). Instead, you must use the appropriate FX Supervisory Software 6.x and earlier FX Workbench and run
the Commissioning Wizard on such platforms.
We recommend FX Workbench 6.x and earlier for all platform operations with FX Supervisory Software 6.x and
earlier controllers. If needed, however, you can use FX Workbench 14.1 to perform some platform operations on
FX Supervisory Software 6.x and earlier controllers. Examples include modifying TCP/IP configuration or installing
FX Workbench 6.x and earlier software modules. Note the latter requires you to import the software database from
a recent 6.x FX Server or engineering workstation into your FX Supervisory Software 14 software database.
Other platform views and operations unavailable using FX Workbench 14.1 for a platform connection to an FX
Supervisory Software 6.x and earlier controller are:
• DDNS Configuration
• General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) Modem Configuration
• Wi-Fi Configuration (for FX70 with installed Wi-Fi option)
• Also unavailable are following operations from the Platform Administration view:
- Update Authentication
- FTP/Telnet
- Set Module Filter
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Factory-shipped State
The factory-shipped state of an FX80 controller has the following default settings.
Facility Explorer Software and Licensing
The FX80 Supervisory Controller comes fully commissioned and licensed from the factory, giving you more time to
focus on integrating building systems. The following software features are included:
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JCI Station - The JCI Station provides additional features (outside of the standard Niagara station features)
including:
- Graphic home pages for admin, non-admin, and mobile users. These pages are fully customizable and easily
updated to include integrated systems with the Update Home Page Graphic tool.
- Custom Navigation Files for admin, maintenance, operator, and tenant users.
- Spaces and Equipment Managers used to provide end users navigation methods more consistent with the
way they associate data to their facility and equipment.
JciN2Networkdriver - provides the only Johnson Controls supported N2 driver in the industry. Additional features
include:
- N2 Device Discovery
- JCI N2 Import Manager - automates graphics, point database, tuning policies, trends, alarms, etc. for most
N2 devices using only their configuration files.
Point and Point Extension Managers - for easily adding items like trends, alarms, and totalizations with only
a few mouse clicks.
BACnet and WT-4000 Import Managers - automates graphics, point database, tuning policies, trends, alarms,
etc. for most Johnson Controls BACnet (including FX-PC field controllers) and WT-4000 devices using only their
configuration files.
Meter and TEC3000 palettes – provides drag and drop configuration of Johnson Controls electrical meters and
TEC3000 thermostats. Provides similar information to that of the Import Managers.
Standard Graphics - fully developed and customizable graphic library (including mobile version) used with
import managers.
Point Groups, All Point Summary, Alarm Summary, Override Summary, and Offline Summary - End user
interfaces which organize common information required for daily building system management.
All licensing related to the FX80 Supervisory Controller is also applied at the factory. This includes licenses for core
devices, additional devices, integration licenses, software maintenance license, and the JCI N2 license. Additional
licenses can be ordered and manually applied in the field at any time.
IP Address
When shipped, a new FX80 controller is preconfigured with the following IPv4 address:
192.168.1.149 (primary LAN1 port; the LAN2 port is disabled)
The default subnet mask is: 255.255.255.0
You change these IPv4 network settings during your startup of the controller.
HTTPS Port for Platform Access
When shipped, the FX Supervisory Controller's platform daemon is configured to listen on HTTPS port 5011. Often,
this setting is left at default. However, if you need a different port for a platform connection (perhaps for firewall
reasons), you can change this setting at any time using the Platform Administration tools of the controller.
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Security Credentials
We strongly recommend the following IT security best practices be followed with your new FX80 Supervisory
Controller:
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At initial log-in of the FX80 Supervisory Controller, change all default credentials (Station, Platform, and
Passphrase) to a custom password or passphrase.
Routinely change passwords and use complex passwords or passphrases not easily guessed.
Keep data and system files backed up in a secure location and available in the event the controller needs to be
restored.
Important: You cannot update your security credentials unless you are using a secure HTTPS connection.
Station Credentials
The platform credentials are the following.
Username: admin
Password: FacilityExpl0rer
The admin user account has been factory configured with the Password Config > Force Reset at Next Login set
to True. This forces you to reset your password with the initial login. You are required to change your password
whether logging in through FX Workbench or a web browser interface.
Important: We recommend that your use a web browser connection to connect to the station on the initial setup
of the FX80. Upon web browser station login, the platform and passphrase credentials are checked
against defaults and if found provide a simplified method to change them.
Platform Credentials
The platform credentials are the following.
Username: jci
Password: explorer
You can connect to the FX80 Supervisory Controller platform in three different ways:
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web browser through a station connection with limited functionality (recommended)
FX Workbench
serial shell
You can only change the default platform credentials using a web browser connection (as detected by the station
login) or using FX Workbench to recommission the FX80. Since the FX80 has already been commissioned for you,
we highly recommend using the web browser connection to change the default platform credentials.
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A serial shell connection only allows the change of platform password. The serial shell does not allow
you to remove the platform user jci, which is necessary to meet the requirements of changing the default
credentials. Use a web browser connection to remove all default credentials.
If you connect to an FX80 with FX Workbench and a platform connection (before you change the default
platform credentials), you may see a message indicating that the default platform credentials were detected
and the host must be commissioned (when you go to Platform Administration from an FX Workbench
connection). Commissioning is not required with the FX80 Supervisory Controller. Instead, you can use
the web browser connection to change all default credentials provided from the factory.
Figure 1: Default Platform Credentials Detected
System Passphrase
This system passphrase is the following.
Passphrase: explorer
The FX80 Supervisory Controller platform has a system passphrase this is used to encrypt sensitive information
such as client passwords.
You can change the default system passphrase in one of three ways:
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web browser connection to the station (recommended)
FX Workbench platform connection using Platform Administration > System Passphrase
serial shell connection (option 6: Change System Passphrase)
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Secure Storage and the SD Card
On an FX80 controller, the SD card is the primary storage media for all data and configuration related to the FX
Supervisory Software installation. Since the SD card can be easily removed and the data duplicated, the sensitive
data is encrypted when stored on the card. Files are stored in encrypted format, but decoded as they are accessed.
Sensitive data includes the following:
• credentials for accessing a Wi-Fi network
• FX Supervisory Software key material
• private key files
• operating system account credentials
The system is designed in a way that protects this data, while at the same time allowing you to move an SD card
from a unit that suffered a hardware failure to a new unit with minimal effort.
For example, the SD card is inserted into the replacement unit and contains the system passphrase for the original
unit, which does not match the one in the replacement unit. As a result, the boot sequence fails due to the passphrase
mismatch (indicated by Stat LED flashing with a 50% duty cycle with a 1 second period).
You are then prompted to enter the system passphrase (for the original unit, which is stored on the SD card) using
serial connection. You must first authenticate with platform credentials before you can update the system password.
Note: If you preconfigure (using a serial connection) the replacement FX80 unit with a system passphrase matching
the one stored on the SD card (swapped out of the other unit), the commissioning process does not prompt
for a passphrase since it detects a passphrase match.
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Inserting or Removing a MicroSD Card (If Needed)
FX80 Supervisory Controllers come from the factory shipped with a MicroSD card licensed, commissioned, and
installed. However, you can move an SD card from one unit to another. For example, you might want to remove the
SD card from a unit that suffered a hardware failure and use it in a replacement unit.
Important: Remove all power to the controller before inserting or removing the microSD card; otherwise, equipment
damage may occur.
Important: Discharge any static electricity that you may have accumulated by touching a known, securely grounded
object.
Notes:
• The space behind the mounting base must be clear to access the card.
• Data on the microSD card is encrypted by a passphrase stored in the controller base. The passphrase on the
card must match the passphrase stored in the controller. If you swap a card from a previously configured unit,
you must provide the passphrase (of the previously configured unit which is stored on this SD card) using a serial
connection to the unit’s Debug port.
To insert or remove a microSD card:
1. Carefully slide the plastic microSD card shutter open. The shutter should remain captive in the base, revealing
the microSD card socket.
Note: You may need to remove the FX80 from the din rail mount prior to removing the microSD card.
Figure 2: Micro SD Card
Table 1: MicroSD Card Location in Controller
Callout
Description
1
Access Shutter for the microSD card
2
Card Socket
3
MicroSD card
2. Make either of the following changes, as needed:
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Insert the microSD card by sliding the card into the card socket, label side up, until the spring catch engages.
If properly inserted, the card is behind the shutter track.
• Remove the microDS card by pushing the card in, until the spring release pushes the card partially out of
the card socket. Grasp the card and pull it completely out of the unit. Store the microSD card in a static free
protective case.
3. Carefully slide the card shutter back over the card socket opening until it clicks into place. When properly closed,
the shutter should not protrude behind the mounting base.
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Detailed Procedures
Provide Power and Connectivity
In most cases, you start up the FX80 Supervisory Controller in your office before physically mounting it in place at
a job site.
Important: The FX80 is not compatible with a Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) network. Connecting the FX80 on a
network segment that carries power causes the unit to fail (lockup). In that event, you must disconnect
it from the POE network segment and cycle power to the unit.
The remainder of this document assumes that you have the FX Supervisory Controller nearby, and that you can
power it on and off as needed.
Requirements
These instructions assume that you have a computer running a licensed copy of FX Workbench 14.1.
Note: Your computer must meet the minimum hardware and operating system requirements for the FX Workbench
workstation release you are working with. These requirements include a working Ethernet adapter with TCP/IP
support (browser capable). An Ethernet TCP/IP connection to the FX80 Supervisory Controller is required
to install any additional modules.
For this Ethernet connection, you can use either:
• an Ethernet patch cable connected directly between your computer and the FX Supervisory Controller. If your
computer Ethernet port is not auto-sensing, then you need an Ethernet crossover cable.
• a normal LAN connection, meaning that both your computer and the FX Supervisory Controller are physically
connected to the same Ethernet hub or switch
Changing Default Credentials
We recommend that you follow IT security best practices the FX80 Supervisory Controller. The most basic best
practice is to change the default credentials provided by the factory. Use the following procedure for the easiest way
to change the default credentials in the FX80 Supervisory Controller.
1.
Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN1 (labeled PRI) Ethernet port of the FX80.
The default IP address of the FX80 is 192.168.1.149. Ideally, connect the FX80 to a network (or direct connection)
which resides on the same subnet as the default IP of the FX80.
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3.
Note: You can also change the default FX80 Network settings to match your network prior to proceeding (which
requires a reboot).
Apply power to the FX80. Wait for a solid STAT LED to proceed (approximately 1 minute).
Use a web browser and an HTTPS connection to connect to the FX80. Using the default IP address of the
FX80, type https://192.168.1.149 in your web browser’s navigation bar. A warning indicates that your connection
is not private.
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Figure 3: Connection Not Private
4.
Click Advanced.
Figure 4: Proceed to IP Address
5.
Click Proceed to 192.168.1.149 (unsafe). If modified earlier, the IP address displays the modified IP address.
The Facility Explorer Station login screen appears
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Figure 5: Username
6.
Type the default username admin and click Login. The password field appears.
Figure 6: Password
7.
Type the default password FacilityExpl0rer and click Login.
The Facility Explorer JCI Station Login screen requires you to change the default password for the admin user.
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Figure 7: Password Reset
8.
Follow the password rules to create a new password. Retype the password to ensure it is correct and click
Login.
Note: The default password FacilityExpl0rer is not allowed.
The Facility Explorer Station Login checks the FX80 Platform and Passphrase credentials for use of defaults.
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Figure 8: Platform Credentials Update
9.
Upon recognizing default credentials, you are forced to change the defaults passwords. Enter the following:
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Platform Username - Enter the default platform user jci.
Platform Password - Enter the default platform password explorer.
Platform Passphrase - Enter the default system passphrase explorer.
New Platform Username - Enter a new platform user name. The default password, jci, is not allowed.
New Platform Password – Enter a new strong password.
Confirm Platform Password - Reenter the New Platform Password.
New Platform Passphase – Enter a new platform strong passphrase.
Confirm Platform Passphase – Reenter the New Platform Passphrase.
Important: Take note of the new credentials. Both the platform password and the passphrase are required
for certain operations. Failure to remember these credentials will required a factory reset of the
controller.
10. Click Update. Once all the passwords have been validated, the station appears and is ready for use.
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Figure 9: JCI Station in Web Browser
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Preparing for FX Supervisory Controller Re-Commissioning
The FX80 Supervisory Controller comes fully commissioned and licensed. It is not necessary to run through the
commissioning process, but this process is available as an option. You can also use the commissioning process as
an alternative way to change the default platform and passphrase credentials.
1. Install FX Workbench 14.1 on your computer, including its permanent license.
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5.
Notes: Typically, the license files for the FX80 Supervisory Controller already resides on the device.
Attach one end of a standard category-5 Ethernet unshielded twisted pair (UTP) patch cable to the RJ-45 Ethernet
connector for LAN1 (labeled PRI) on the FX Supervisory Controller.
Attach the other end of the patch cable to a network port or directly to an Ethernet hub.
Power up the FX Supervisory Controller.
Record your computer's current IP settings and then reassign your computer IP address for its Ethernet network
interface card (NIC).
As an alternative to reassigning your computer's IP address, you can do one of the following:
• Obtain a USB-to-Ethernet network adapter (second network interface card, or NIC), and use it with an Ethernet
crossover cable to commission FX Supervisory Controllers. In this case, configure the second NIC to use
the settings in the remainder of this step.
• Use a serial shell mode connection to the FX Supervisory Controller to reassign its factory IP address settings.
After making this change and restarting the FX Supervisory Controller, you can continue commissioning
using FX Workbench. This action requires a USB-to-MicroUSB adapter cable, Virtual COM Port (VCP) driver,
and a special power-up mode for the FX Supervisory Controllers.
VCP drivers cause a USB device to appear as an additional COM port available to the computer. Using
terminal emulation software, such as PuTTY or ClearTerminal, the computer can access the USB device in
the same way as it would access a standard COM port. For more information, see System Shell.
For this initial connection to a factory-shipped FX Supervisory Controller, configure your computer’s NIC to use
an IP address in the same subnet as the FX Supervisory Controller, as well as a matching subnet mask.
Set the IP address in the range: 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 (with the exception of 192.168.1.149, which is
the default IP address for the FX80).
with a subnet mask of: 255.255.255.0
6. On your computer, start FX Workbench. The Nav tree should appear on the left side of the screen. If not, from
the menu bar, select Window > Side Bars > Nav.
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Connecting to an FX80 Supervisory Controller
Once the FX Supervisory Controller powers up, connect to the controller with FX Workbench using Open Platform.
A platform connection to any FX Supervisory Controller is required for most host-level operations, which includes
installing FX Workbench core software and modules and performing various other platform tasks.
After you open a platform connection, you can run the Commissioning Wizard.
1. Click File > Open > Open Platform. The Open Platform dialog box appears.
2. Enter the following:
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Type: Select Platform Connection, if not already selected. By default, FX Workbench prompts for a secure
Platform TLS Connection.
• Host: Leave at default IP and enter the IP address of the new FX Supervisory Controller.
• Port: Leave at default 5011.
• Credentials, which may be:
- Username: Type in default username, for example: jci
- Password: Type in default password, for example: explorer
3. Click OK.
Figure 10: Connected FX Supervisory Controller Platform
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Running the Commissioning Wizard
The FX80 Supervisory Controller comes fully commissioned and licensed. It is not necessary to run through the
commissioning process, but this process is available as an option. You can also use the commissioning process as
an alternative way to change the default platform and passphrase credentials.
The Commissioning Wizard is a right-click option on any connected FX Supervisory Controller platform in the Nav
tree. You can also launch the wizard from the Platform Administration view.
Figure 11: Commissioning Wizard as Right-click Platform Option
Use the Commissioning Wizard when you want to recommission the new FX80 per customer requirements.. The
wizard provides a checklist method to perform essential platform tasks. You can also use the Commissioning Wizard
when you upgrade the core FX Supervisory Software in an FX Supervisory Controller.
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Starting the Commissioning Wizard
1. Using FX Workbench, open a platform connection to an FX80 controller.
2. In the Nav tree, right-click Platform and select Commissioning Wizard.
Figure 12: Commissioning Wizard
3. Select the check boxes based on the following table. Make sure the Configure additional platform daemon
users is checked.
Table 2: Commissioning
Check Box
Description
Request or install software licenses
Preselected and disabled for any new FX Supervisory
controller
Set enabled runtime profiles
Preselected and disabled for any new FX Supervisory
controller
Install a station from the local computer
Select this check box. You install the new or migrated station
from a local computer.
Install lexicons to support additional languages
Option to install file-based lexicon sets (alternative to lexicon
modules). Typically you leave this check box unselected.
Lexicon modules are recommended in FX Release 14 and
above.
Install/upgrade modules
Always preselected when the wizard is run. Selects the
software modules and optionally any lexicon modules.
Install/upgrade core software from distribution files
Preselected and disabled for any new FX Supervisory
controller
Sync with my local system date and time
Preselected in most cases. For new controllers (for example)
where the controller time may greatly differ from actual time.
Note: Ensure that this check box is selected to update the
date and time from the defaults placed in the controller at the
factory.
Configure TCP/IP network settings
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Table 2: Commissioning
Check Box
Description
Configure system passphrase
Preselected and disabled for any new FX Supervisory
controller
Remove platform default user account
Preselected and disabled for any new FX Supervisory
controller. You cannot commission a unit with the
factory-default platform admin user.
Configure additional platform daemon users
Recommended option if you require additional platform admin
user accounts with unique user names and passwords (all
additional accounts have full and equal privileges).
4. Click Next.
Installing or Updating Licences
1. Select Install one or more licenses from files if you have the license files.
Figure 13: Licensing Screen
2. Click Next.
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Figure 14: Choose File to Install
3. Click Add and select the required licenses. The licenses appear on the right side of the screen.
Note: The Johnson.license is for N2 drivers. You do not have to install this license if you are not using it.
Figure 15: Select License
4. Click OK.
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Figure 16: Licence Files to be Installed
5. Click Next.
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Setting the Enabled Runtime Profiles
Enabled runtime profiles specify what types of FX Supervisory Software 14 software module .jar files to install.
Figure 17: Enabled Runtime Profiles
All FX Supervisory Software 14.x platforms require the base RUNTIME (-rt) module .jar files, so the check box is
preselected (read-only).
1. Use the following table as a reference. Make sure to select both the UX and WB check boxes.
Table 3: Enable Runtime Profiles
Field
Description
RUNTIME: Module JARS having core Read-only. Always selected.
runtime Java classes only, no user
interface.
UX: Modules JARs having lightweight Select to support web client browser access, using HTML5, Javascript®, and CSS
HTML5+Javascript+CSS user interface technologies. The client does not need to run Java® and download WbApplet from
only.
the controller. When you select this check box, the WB check box is also selected.
Note: Certain views at FX Release 14 have not been converted to HTML5. These
views include the Device Manager, Wire Sheet, and Px Editor views. They are
scheduled to be converted at a future release.
WB: Modules JARs having Workbench Select (in addition to UX) if the supervisory controller must also support browser
or Workbench Applet user interface Web Workbench access from Java-enabled clients, using the WbApplet. When
classes.
you select this check box, the UX check box is also selected.
SE: Modules JARs having Java
classes that use the full Java 8
Standard Edition (SE) platform API.
Not available for QNX-based FX Supervisory Controllers.
DOC: Modules JARs having no
module classes.
Selectable, but not recommended for file space reasons on an FX Supervisory
Controller.
2. Click Next.
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Specifying a Station Database to Install
If you have a specific station database ready to install in the FX Supervisory Controller, you can specify it at this
step in the wizard.
Figure 18: Station Installation
1. In the Station box, select the name of the station database on your computer.
2. If desired, enter a new station name. Otherwise, do not change it.
3. If necessary, enter a passphrase. If the passphrase for the local copy of the station is different from the remote
host’s system passphrase, you are prompted to enter the local copy’s passphrase. If the passwords match, you
are not prompted to enter one.
4. If desired, select one or both of the following check boxes. When commissioning FX Supervisory Controllers, it
is recommended that you select both check boxes):
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START AFTER INSTALL: Start the station immediately after it is copied.
When you select this check box, the station is restarted at the end of commissioning, even if you do not
restart the FX Supervisory Controller.
AUTO-START: Start the station every time the platform daemon starts.
When you select this check box, the station starts every time the FX Supervisory Controller is restarted.
Note: In some commissioning scenarios, you may wish to clear both Start options when installing a station,
especially if commissioning ends in a restart. Then the software modules needed by the station are
installed (along with all station files), but the station stays idle.
In this case, to start the station, you must reopen a platform connection to the FX Supervisory Controller
following the restart, starting the now idle station from the Application Director view. This process
allows you to see all standard output messages from the station, as it transitions from idle to starting
to started.
In the Application Director, be sure to enable AUTO-START on the selected station. Otherwise, the
status remains idle after the next controller restart.
5. Click Next. A dialog box appears asking which station files to copy.
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Figure 19: Station Files to Copy
6. Select one of the following:
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Copy files from selected directories (recommended)
Allows you to specify which subfolders under that local station that are copied. This action produces a tree
selection after you click Next.
• Copy only the config.bog station database file
Copies only the station configuration (components), and not any supporting folders and files (for example,
PX files and HTML files).
7. Click Next. A screen appears asking you to select subfolders.
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Figure 20: Copy Files from Selected Directories
8. Select the subfolder under the local station to copy. Expand the folders as needed. By default, the directories
are selected to be copied to the station. Directories that are not selected are no longer required. Typically, you
leave all of directories selected.
9. Click Next.
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Installing Lexicons
At the Lexicon Installation step, you can install one or more text-based lexicon file sets in the FX Supervisory
Controller, providing you have any in a !lexicons subdirectory under your Sys Home in FX Workbench. Lexicons
provide support for non-English languages in the FX Supervisory Controller. Lexicons are identified by Java locale
codes, such as fr (French) or de (German). In some domestic (United States) installations, an English lexicon (en)
is added and configured to globally customize items such as property descriptions in FX Workbench.
Lexicon file sets must be under a lexicons subdirectory under your FX Workbench Sys Home.
Note: For FX Supervisory Software 14.x and above, we recommend you skip this step. Instead, make one or more
modules of customized lexicons and install them in the next (Select modules) step. Otherwise, issues may
occur in browser access of the hosted station.
Figure 21: Lexicon Installation
1. Click the language codes you want.
2. Click Next.
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Selecting Modules for Installation
1. Review the list of available modules. Select the software to install. Use FX Workbench 14.x Modules as a
reference when selecting modules.
Figure 22: Software Modules
Note the following:
• Modules preselected from core need or station database reasons each have a red text descriptor, which
may read as:
- Install required platform module (FX Workbench build number)
- Install required for runtime profile (FX Workbench build number)
- Install module required by station (FX Workbench build number)
• You can select additional modules to install by selecting check boxes. The description for each is in blue
text, and displays as either:
- Not Installed (if not selected)
- Install (if selected)
• To sort the list alphabetically, click the Software header in the table. To return to the default sort order, click
the table’s (blank) description header.
• To reset the selection of modules to the original collection, click Reset.
2. Click Next.
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FX Workbench 14.x Modules
Use this table as a reference when selecting modules during FX Workbench commissioning. This modules listed
below are the modules that the FX80 Supervisory Controller are preloaded with at the factory.
Table 4: FX Workbench 14.x Modules
Module Name
Size
alarm-rt.jar
323.9
alarm-ux.jar
71.5
alarm-wb.jar
470.7
app-rt.jar
19.8
app-wb.jar
12.3
axvelocity-rt.jar
1374.8
axvelocity-wb.jar
27.9
backup-rt.jar
56.9
backup-wb.jar
19.8
bacnet-rt.jar
1792.0
bacnet-wb.jar
307.8
baja.jar
1913.5
bajaScript-ux.jar
371.1
bajaui-wb.jar
1236.1
bajaux-rt.jar
24.8
bajaux-ux.jar
80.7
basicDriver-rt.jar
58.5
box-rt.jar
167.7
bql-rt.jar
267.0
bql-ux.jar
52.8
chart-rt.jar
13.3
chart-wb.jar
197.8
control-rt.jar
78.7
control-wb.jar
21.6
converters-rt.jar
126.3
driver-rt.jar
166.8
driver-wb.jar
100.1
email-rt.jar
84.8
email-wb.jar
27.4
entityIo-rt.jar
19.0
file-rt.jar
83.5
fonts-rt.jar
34.4
fox-rt.jar
339.3
gx-rt.jar
125.7
gx-wb.jar
745.8
haystack-rt.jar
63.6
hierarchy-rt.jar
73.6
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Table 4: FX Workbench 14.x Modules
Module Name
Size
hierarchy-ux.jar
14.4
hierarchy-wb.jar
15.9
history-rt.jar
468.9
history-ux.jar
40.6
history-wb.jar
315.8
html-wb.jar
32.3
hx-wb.jar
441.0
icons-ux.jar
677.2
jciBacnetParser.jar
67.3
jciCoreParser.jar
119.6
jciDictionary.jar
1.2
jciFxDriver.jar
416.2
jciFxDriverAppliance.jar
516.3
jciFxDriverHx.jar
383.3
jciMeters.jar
23.8
jcin2.jar
745.0
jciN2Parser.jar
156.9
jciSpaces.jar
161.0
jciSupport.jar
133.0
jciTools.jar
74.9
jetty-rt.jar
47.4
js-ux.jar
1558.7
jxBrowser-wb.jar
42.5
kitControl-rt.jar
295.8
kitControl-wb.jar
11.1
kitPxHvacSmall.jar
405.4
kitPxHvac-wb.jar
633.9
kitPx-wb.jar
116.9
mobileThemeZebra-ux.jar
29.5
mobile-ux.jar
728.3
mobile-wb.jar
183.5
modbusAsync-rt.jar
21.7
modbusAsync-wb.jar
8.9
modbusCore-rt.jar
216.4
modbusCore-wb.jar
45.3
modbusTcp-rt.jar
30.1
modbusTcp-wb.jar
10.5
neql-rt.jar
62.7
net-rt.jar
61.2
niagaraDriver-rt.jar
308.3
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Table 4: FX Workbench 14.x Modules
Module Name
Size
niagaraDriver-wb.jar
153.7
niagaraVirtual-rt.jar
117.6
niagaraVirtual-wb.jar
17.0
nsh-wb.jar
19.9
obixDriver-rt.jar
308.9
obixDriver-wb.jar
62.0
obix-rt.jar
243.7
pdf-wb.jar
95.2
platBacnet-rt.jar
20.9
platCrypto-rt.jar
119.3
platCrypto-wb.jar
142.0
platDataRecovery-rt.jar
118.1
platDataRecovery-wb.jar
35.7
platform-rt.jar
825.8
platform-wb.jar
484.7
platMstp-rt.jar
26.3
platPower-rt.jar
44.8
platPower-wb.jar
27.4
platSerialQnx-rt.jar
19.6
platSerial-rt.jar
14.9
program-rt.jar
69.0
program-wb.jar
185.8
pxEditor-wb.jar
599.5
query-rt.jar
50.1
queryTable-wb.jar
141.0
report-rt.jar
42.8
report-wb.jar
103.7
schedule-rt.jar
114.6
schedule-wb.jar
221.9
search-rt.jar
43.1
search-ux.jar
58.0
search-wb.jar
15.4
serial-rt.jar
22.4
serial-wb.jarserial-wb.jar
9.0
silk-rt.jar
31.2
smartTableHx-wb.jar
274.1
tagdictionary-rt.jar
92.9
tagdictionary-wb.jar
23.7
template-rt.jar
58.8
template-wb.jar
313.7
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Table 4: FX Workbench 14.x Modules
Module Name
Size
themeLucid-ux.jar
936.7
themeZebra-ux.jar
801.9
tunnel-rt.jar
51.2
wbutil-wb.jar
442.7
weather-rt.jar
167.2
weather-wb.jar
314.2
webChart-rt.jar
27.0
webChart-ux.jar
187.1
webEditors-ux.jar
537.2
web-rt.jar
382.9
wiresheet-wb.jar
200.5
workbench-wb.jar
2367.8
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Installing Core Distribution Files
During commissioning, the dependencies of the FX Supervisory Controller platform are compared against the
distribution (.dist) files available in your FX Workbench computer's software database. The wizard determines what
.dist files need to be selected for installation, and then informs you in the following screen.
Figure 23: Distribution File Installation
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Configuring TCP/IP Settings
To commission the station, you may need to update the station's TCP/IP settings.
Figure 24: TCP/IP Configuration
1. Review the settings on the IPv4 Settings tab, which include the temporary factory-shipped IP address.
2. Assign the controller a unique IPv4 address for the network you are installing it on. No other device on this
network should use this same IP address. Include the appropriate subnet mask used by the network.
Alternatively, if the network supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), you can enable it by selecting
the DHCPv4 Enabled check box. In this case, the IP Address and Subnet Mask fields become read-only.
Note: In general (for stability), we recommend static IP addressing over DHCP. Do not enable DHCP unless
you are certain that the network has DHCP servers. Otherwise, the FX Supervisory Controller may become
unreachable over the network.
3. If needed, adjust other TCP/IP settings, which include:
•
•
Hostname–Use the default localhost name or enter another name you want to use for this host.
Hosts File –Click the arrows to expand the edit field. The format is a standard TCP/IP hosts file, where each
line associates a particular IP address with a known host name. Use a separate line for each entry. Place
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the IP address in the first column, followed by the corresponding host name. The IP address and the host
name are separated by at least one space.
• DNS Domain Name–Enter the name of network domain, or if not applicable, leave the field blank.
• IPv4 Gateway–Enter the IP address for the device (such as a switch or a router) that forwards packets to
other networks or subnets.
• DNSv4 Servers–Click the plus sign for a field to enter the IPv4 address of one or more DNS servers.
4. Click Next.
Note: FX80 controllers have two Ethernet ports, where Interface 2 is available for configuring the secondary
(LAN2) Ethernet port. By default, this port is disabled (does not have a default address). Intended usage
of this port is for:
• Isolating a driver’s Ethernet traffic from the primary (LAN1) interface
• In some cases, LAN2 may be set up with a standard, fixed IP address that is used only by a company’s
service technician, when on site. This action allows access to the FX Supervisory Controller without
disconnecting it from the customer’s network, or without connecting the technician’s service computer
to the customer’s network (which might go against local IT security policies).
In any case, note that only one LAN port can be set as DHCP. If enabling LAN 2, you typically specify
another (network) static IP address and the appropriate subnet mask.
Also note the following:
• If enabling both LAN ports, note that the LAN1 IP address and LAN2 IP address must be on different subnets,
otherwise the ports do not function correctly.
For example, with a typical Class C subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, setting Interface 1= 192.168.1.99 and
Interface 2=192.168.1.188 is an invalid configuration, as both addresses are on the same subnet.
• An FX Supervisory Controller does not provide IP routing or bridging operation between different Interfaces
(LAN ports or WiFi).
Click Undo Changes to reset all setting (all Interfaces) back to the original pre-step values.
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Updating the System Passphrase
We recommend that you use a web browser to update the system passphrase. See Changing Default Credentials.
However, if necessary, you can use the following section as an alternative.
All Niagara 4 platforms have a system passphrase (password), which encrypts sensitive information. This information
includes client passwords stored in .bog files and station databases (config.bog files) or station backup distribution
(.dist) files. The passphrase increases security for the files that contain critical information. In various FX Workbench
operations, you are prompted to enter the passphrase, such as when copying stations or restoring station backups
in remote platforms. The following areas in the framework are affected by passphrase implementation:
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Provisioning
File Transfer Client
Station Copier
Backup
Commissioning
Export Tags
Hardware Replacement
The sensitive information in files is protected with encryption, either by encrypting the information within the files or
by encrypting the whole file. How the encryption is applied depends on the portability of the file. Files located under
the daemon User Home (files that belong to the system) are encrypted using a strong, randomly generated key
that exists only on that system. Files located under an FX Workbench 14.x User Home (portable files that can be
sent to many systems) are encrypted using a key derived from the user-defined system passphrase entered during
software installation or when the system passphrase changes.
Due to the different types of encryption used for the system or portable location, when transferring files between
the daemon User Home and another FX Workbench User Home, you must use the FX Workbench platform tools
(Station Copier, File Transfer, or Backup). Using the platform tools converts files to use the correct encryption key
for the target location.
Important: Do not use Windows Explorer to copy files between the daemon User Home and other User Homes
because without the proper encryption, the files may not be readable.
For System-to-portable Transfers
You can get portable copies of files located under the daemon User Home by any of these methods:
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•
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Make a backup from the Platform Administration view.
Make a backup from a running station.
Use either Station Copier or File Transfer Client from the Platform Administrator view.
The resulting local, portable copies and backup files are protected with a passphrase.
For Portable-to-system Transfers
When you use the Distribution File Installer to restore a backup .dist file, or if you use the Station Copier to transfer
a station from your FX Workbench directory to a controller, the file's passphrase is validated and used to translate
the data back into the proper system encryption format for use under the daemon User Home.
Important: Remember the system passphrase and keep it safe. If you lose the system passphrase, you lose
access to encrypted data and need to revert to the default system setup using the Serial Shell.
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Figure 25: System Passphrase
1. In the Current Passphrase field, enter the default platform password.
Note: If the default platform password has changed in the field, use the changed password. If you have forgotten
the default platform password, you can use the Serial Shell method to reset to the default password.
2. In the New Passphrase field, enter a new passphrase. The passphrase must be at least 10 characters long with
one uppercase character, one lowercase character, and one digit (numeral).
3. In the Confirm New Passphrase field, enter the new passphrase again.
4. Click Next.
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Specifying a Platform User to Replace the Factory-default Platform User
To commission a station, you need to create a new platform account.
The Commissioning Wizard in FX Supervisory Software 14.x prevents you from commissioning an FX Supervisory
Controller using the factory-default platform user account. To proceed, you must enter a different user name, along
with a strong password. You need a minimum of 10 characters, including at least one uppercase character, at least
one lowercase character, and at least one digit.
Following your entry in this dialog box, another step (if preselected) lets you create additional platform admin users,
if needed. Each platform user must have a unique user name and use a strong password. Up to 20 total users are
supported.
Note: Each platform user account has the same (full) platform admin access. Users can change their password
and even create additional platform admin accounts.
Note: User name and password entries are case sensitive.
If you are not changing the controller’s IP address during commissioning, the credentials for your replacement
platform user are remembered in the current FX Workbench session. This action can simplify platform connection
to the controller after it restarts from commissioning.
However, if you change the IP address during commissioning, you need to remember and re-enter the new credentials
for a platform user to reconnect. Always make note of any changed platform credentials and guard them closely.
These credentials provide the highest security level access to any Niagara 4 platform.
Figure 26: Create New Platform Account
1. In the User Name field, enter a user name for platform login.
Note: The default platform user name jci may not be used.
2. In the Password fields, type in a strong password (it must match in both password fields). The password must
use a minimum of 10 characters, one digit, one uppercase letter, and one lowercase letter.
3. Optionally, enter an alphanumeric descriptor for this platform admin user in the Comment field. The comment
is seen in the Users table if there are more than one platform user.
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4. Click Next.
Note: The new platform user account is retained in the controller. For example, if you need to migrate an FX80,
take the station back to FX Workbench 6.x, then forward again to FX Workbench 14, you need to use
the new platform credential defined in this procedure.
Figure 27: Platform Users
5. Do the following:
• To add new users, click New User and enter the user information.
• To delete users, select the user and click Delete User.
• To change a password, click the user and click Change Password. Enter the new password.
6. Click Next.
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Platform User Rules and Guidelines
When you add any FX Supervisory controller platform admin user, note the following rules:
• User Name
User Name can be a maximum of 14 alphanumeric characters (a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9). The first character must be
alphabetic and following characters either alphanumeric or underscore ( _ ).
• Password
A strong password is required (it must match in both password fields). Entry characters appear only in asterisks
(*). Password must be a minimum of 10 characters, including at least one uppercase character, at least one
lowercase character, and at least one digit. If you attempt to enter a password that does not meet minimum rules,
an error message appears. Some basic guidelines on strong passwords include the following:
- Use both upper and lower case.
- Include numeric digits (a minimum of one).
- Include special characters.
- Do not use dictionary words.
- Do not use company name.
- Do not make the password the same as the user name.
- Do not use common numbers like telephone, address, birthday, and so on.
• Comment
This is an optional alphanumeric field you can use when adding a new platform admin user, for description
purposes only (note you cannot edit it after adding a user, unlike with a user’s password).
If you lose or forget these credentials, you may be unable to complete the commissioning and startup of the FX
Supervisory Controller. In this case, you can restore the factory-default platform user, providing you can serially
connect to the controller (make serial shell connection), and press a key at the prompted time during the FX
Supervisory Controller boot up following a power cycle.
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Reviewing the Changes
Before you finish commissioning, review the changes and make sure the commissioning selections have been
reflected. Click Back to correct any configuration errors when commissioning the controller.
Figure 28: Review of Changes
1. Click Finish. The Completing Commissioning screen appears. This process takes several minutes.
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Figure 29: Completing Commissioning
Do not remove power from the controller during this restart, which may take several minutes to complete.
Removing power could make the unit unrecoverable. If desired, you can use a serial shell connection to the
controller to monitor progress as files are installed and the unit is prepared.
2. After commissioning is complete, click Close. The Facility Explorer station is now copied to the controller. The
controller is restarted and may take several minutes to complete.
When the FX Supervisory Controller restarts, your platform connection to it closes. Notice that in the Nav tree,
the platform instance for that FX Supervisory Controller is now dimmed.
3. Assuming that you changed the FX Supervisory Controller's IP address in commissioning, right-click and close
that platform instance because this would make that connection instance invalid.
Figure 30: Close Platform
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Notes:
• If you did not change the IP address, after several minutes you should be able to double-click platform instance
again to reconnect.
• Going forward, you must access the FX Supervisory Controller by its new (assigned) IP address. Note that
FX Workbench keeps a history of TCP/IP changes.
Reopening a Platform Connection Using the New (Changed) IP Address
You must use the credentials for the new platform user you created (to replace the factory-default platform user),
or if you created additional platform users, you must use credentials for one of them.
Figure 31: Platform Authentication
If you changed your computer's IP address to commission the FX Supervisory Controller, you usually need to
reconfigure your computer's TCP/IP settings back to appropriate settings to communicate with the controller.
Otherwise, you are unable to connect to the controller for other commissioning.
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Platform Services and Administration
A few platform configuration items in an FX Supervisory Controller are not directly accessible in an FX Workbench
platform connection to that controller (that is, using the Commissioning Wizard or any of the platform views). Instead,
you must have a station installed on the FX Supervisory Controller, and that station running.
Use FX Workbench, open a station connection to that station, and configure these platform-related items by accessing
services under the station’s PlatformServices container.
Platform Services
Under the Services container, every station has a PlatformServices container.
Figure 32: Platform Services Example
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PlatformServices is different from all other components in a station in the following ways:
• PlatformServices acts as the station interface to details about the host platform (whether FX Supervisory Controller
or a computer).
• It is built dynamically at station runtime. You do not see PlatformServices in an offline station.
• Any changes you make to PlatformServices are not stored in the station database. Instead, changes are stored
in other files on the host platform, such as its platform.bog file.
Note: Do not attempt to edit platform.bog directly; always use PlatformServices.
Included services are a TcpIpService and LicenseService, providing station access to dialog boxes used in platform
views (for example, the TCP/IP Configuration). These services support installations where all configuration must
be possible using only a browser connection (and not FX Workbench connected to the FX Supervisory Controller's
platform daemon).
PlatformServices Items for Commissioning
For FX80 Controllers, the following platform services in the station’s PlatformServices are of chief importance when
commissioning a new controller.
• CertManagerService—For the management of PKI certificate stores and allowed host exceptions. This service
is used in certificate-based SSL (TLS) connections between the station/platform and other hosts.
• DataRecoveryService—For the operation and monitoring of the ongoing SRAM backups. This service includes
a Service Enabled configuration property that you can disable, if needed. This service is viable only if a backup
battery is installed, or the unit is powered by an external UPS.
Also, you may wish to review and adjust the parent container’s PlatformServices properties, if needed.
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Reviewing and Adjusting PlatformServices Properties
The default view of the PlatformServices provides access to numerous properties.
1. In the Nav tree, expand Config.
2. Double-click Services and then PlatformServices. The PlatformService property sheet appears.
Figure 33: PlatformServices Property Sheet
Some properties are read-only status types. Other properties can be edited. You can adjust three properties for
the host FX Supervisory Controller (alternately accessible using a platform connection to the FX Supervisory
Controller). Use these properties if the installation requires all setup access using a browser only.
• System Time
• Date
• Time Zone
3. As needed, review other platform service configuration properties in the following table.
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Table 5: PlatformService Properties
Field
Description
Locale
Determines locale-specific behavior such as date and time formatting, and also which
lexicons are used. A string entered must use the form: language [“_” country [“_” variant]]
For example U.S. English is en_US and traditional Spanish would be es_ES_Traditional.
Engine Watchdog Policy
Defines response taken by the platform daemon if it detects a station engine watchdog
timeout. With the watchdog, the station periodically reports to the platform daemon its
updated engine cycle count. The watchdog purpose is to detect and deal with a hung
or stalled station, and is automatically enabled when the station starts.
Watchdog policy selections include:
• Log Only—Generates stack dump and logs an error message in the system log.
(The station should ultimately be restarted if a watchdog timeout occurs with the Log
Only setting).
Engine Watchdog Timeout
•
Terminate—(Default) Kills the Virtual Machine (VM) process. If restart on failure
is enabled for the station, the station is restarted.
•
Reboot—Automatically restarts the host FX Supervisory Controller platform. If
auto-start is enabled for the station, the station restarts after the system restarts.
Default is 3 minutes, and range is from 1 minute to many hours.
If the station’s engine cycle count stops changing or the station does not report a cycle
count to the platform daemon within this defined period, the platform daemon causes
the VM to generate a stack dump for diagnostic purposes, then takes the action defined
by the Engine Watchdog Policy.
Enable Station Auto-Save
Either Enable (default) or Disable.
Allows for auto save of running station to config_backup_<YYMMDD>_<HHMM>.bog
file at the frequency defined in next property. Auto-saved backup files are kept under the
station’s folder.
Station Auto-Save Frequency
Default is every 24 hours for any embedded FX Supervisory Controller. The range is
from 1 to many hours.
Station Auto-Save Versions to
Keep
Default is 0. Oldest of kept backups is replaced upon next manual save or auto-save
backup (once the specified limit is reached). Significant flash space is saved by setting
this option to 0 or 1.
RAM Disk
In MB (default is 1 GB). Indicates the size of RAM disk used to store history and alarm
files.
Min Free sets the level at which Platform Services and Platform Admin show a warning.
4. Click Save.
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Enabling or Disabling SRAM support in the DataRecoveryService
SRAM support is provided by the DataRecoveryService, a platform service that applies to SRAM-equipped FX80
controllers.
Figure 34: Data Recovery Service Editor
1. In the Nav tree, click to expand Services, then PlatformServices.
2. Double-click DataRecoveryService. The Data Recovery Service Editor appears.
3. In the Service Enabled field, select true or false.
By default, the Service Enabled property is true. The FX80 controller has no backup battery.
If the FX80 is powered from a battery-backed UPS, you could also choose to set Service Enabled field to false.
Note: If you set Service Enable field to false, the DataRecoveryService no longer records runtime database
changes to SRAM. The controller depends entirely on its backup battery to preserve station data upon
a power loss.
4. Click Save. The system prompts you to restart now to apply the changes.
5. Click Yes.
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Making Platform Administration Adjustments
You use the Commissioning Wizard to perform the most needed configuration for a new FX Supervisory Controller
platform. However, you may want to review (and optionally change) items in a platform connection to each FX
Supervisory Controller, using the Platform Administration view.
As shown in the following figure, the Platform Administration view is one of several views for any platform. This view
provides a text summary of the FX Supervisory Controller’s current software configuration, including its model
number, operating system level, Java Virtual Machine (JVM) version, installed modules, lexicons, licenses, certificates,
and so on.
Figure 35: Platform Administration Views
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Included in this view are commands and related dialog boxes in which you can:
• Set the date and time in the FX Supervisory Controller.
• Change or disable the HTTP port used by the FX Supervisory Controller for the platform daemon (platform
server). The default port is 3011.
• Change Transport Layer Security (TLS) settings used by the FX Supervisory Controller for secure platformssl
access, including configured state, platformssl port (HTTPS Port), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) certificate, and
TLS protocol. The default port is 5011.
Note: In FX Supervisory Software 14.x, SSL is always implemented using the Transport Layer Security (TLS)
protocol.
• Enable or disable Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and Secure Shell (SSH) access to the FX Supervisory
Controller. By default, such access is disabled, where both protocols use TCP port 22.
Note: Although SFTP and SSH are more secure than FTP and Telnet access, enabling still poses security risks.
We strongly recommend you keep this access disabled. Upon completion of any use, such access should
be disabled.
• View daemon output and change logging levels.
• Enable debug access for temporary browser access to platform daemon diagnostic tools.
• Perform other platform tasks initially performed with the Commissioning Wizard, such modifying platform admin
users (User Accounts), configuring runtime profiles, and so on.
1. Using FX Workbench, open a platform connection to the FX Supervisory Controller. Use the platform credentials
you specified when creating a platform user while commissioning the FX Supervisory Controller.
2. In the FX Supervisory Controller platform view in the Nav tree, double-click Platform Administration.
3. In the Platform Administration view, click any of the following to review or make changes:
Table 6: Platform Administration Properties
Field
Description
View Details
Provides a platform summary that you can copy to the Windows clipboard.
User Accounts
Allows you to add, delete, or manage platform users (initially performed as a step in the
Commissioning Wizard).
System Passphrase
Allows you to change the system passphrase used to encrypt sensitive information on
the platform’s filesystem.
Change HTTP Port
Allows you to change the HTTP port for the FX Supervisory Controller’s platform daemon
from port 3011 to another port.
Change TLS Settings
Allows you to specify platform SSL settings, including enabling and disabling, port, PKI
certificate to authenticate by, and secure protocol to use.
Change Date/Time
Allows you to change the FX Supervisory Controller’s current date, time, and time zone
(initially performed as a step in Commissioning Wizard).
Advanced Options
Allows you to enable or disable the following advanced platform options:
• SFTP/SSH Enabled—Allows you to enable or disable SFTP and SSH access to the
FX Supervisory Controller. You can also change the default port number that these
protocols use and share.
•
Daemon Debug Enabled—Allows you to temporarily enable the browser based
daemon debugging tools. This is automatically turned off the next time the system
boots.
Change Output Settings
Allows you to change the log level of different processes that can appear in the platform
daemon output.
View Daemon Debug
Allows you to observe debug messages from platform daemon processes in real time.
Also includes ability to pause or load.
View System Log
Allows you to view system logs for the platform.
Configure Runtime Profiles
Allows you to change the types of runtime profiles for software modules installed on the
FX Supervisory Controller (initially performed in Commissioning Wizard).
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Table 6: Platform Administration Properties
Field
Description
Configure NRE Memory
Allows you to configure the memory allocation sizes of this platform’s Niagara Runtime
Environment.
Backup
Allows you to make a complete backup of all configurations on the connected host
platform. This backup includes all station files, plus other configurations (typically
unnecessary for any FX Supervisory Controller just started up).
Commissioning
Allows you to re-launch the Commissioning Wizard (previously used in the initial
commissioning of the FX Supervisory Controller).
Reboot
Allows you to restart the FX Supervisory Controller platform, which restarts all software
including the operating system and Java Virtual Machine (JVM), then the platform daemon,
then (if so configured in the Application Director [Station Director]), the installed station.
If you click this button, a confirmation dialog appears.
If you restart, your platform connection is lost and it typically takes a few minutes until
you can reconnect to the FX Supervisory Controller.
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Recovery Tips
Reviewing TCP/IP Changes made from FX Workbench
Your FX Workbench computer records before and after TCP/IP settings made from your platform connections in
an ipchanges.bog file. If necessary, you can review changes made from FX Workbench using the following procedure.
1. (On your computer) In the Nav tree, expand My Host and then My File System.
2. Expand User Home, then expand ipchanges.bog. The folders in the list are date-named using the following
conventions.
<dyyyymmddhhmmss>
For example, d20150113153640 for 2015 Jan 13 3:36pm
3. Expand the folder you want (or right-click and select Views > Property Sheet).
Note the included decoded modTime value; for example, 13-Jan-2015 03:36 PM EST (rather than
d20150113153640).
Underneath each folder are two objects:
• priorValue — TCP/IP settings that existed before this change.
• newValue — TCP/IP settings that existed after this change.
4. In the property sheet, expand a priorValue or newValue to see the settings.
Note: If you have a platform connection open (to any host), you can also review the history of IP changes made
from FX Workbench to remote platforms. At the bottom of the TCP/IP Configuration view, click Audit.
This shows this same ipChanges.bog folder and all folders in a property sheet view. Expand a change
folder to see a decoded mod-Time value, for example, 13-Jan-2015 03:36 PM EST (rather than
d20150113153640). Expand a priorValue or newValue in the view to see the settings.
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Restoring Factory Defaults
Restoring factory defaults returns the controller to the state it was in when it shipped from the factory
Note: Recovering factory defaults removes all platform and station data in the controller.
A couple of scenarios that may cause you to restore factory defaults are:
• While commissioning a new FX Supervisory Controller, you make an error entering the default platform daemon
credentials or passphrase. The result is that you cannot commission the controller. In this scenario, your only
recovery option is to restore the factory defaults.
• When decommissioning an FX Supervisory Controller, a best practice to follow is recovering the factory defaults
to wipe all of the platform and station data in the controller.
Figure 36: Recovering Factory Defaults
Table 7: Recovering Factory Defaults
Callout Description
1
PROG
USB 2.0 for use with USB flash drive
2
BEBUG
Micro-A USB for serial debug communications
3
BACKUP
Pushbutton switch to start a USB backup, or if held in during power up, initiates a factory recovery
image
4
SHT/DWN
Recessed pushbutton switch for initiating a controlled shutdown
5
BACKUP
LED to indicate USB media present, or a backup, restore, or factory recovery image in process
The DEBUG port is a standard Micro-A type USB port for serial debug communications to the controller.
The SHT/DWN pushbutton initiates a controlled shutdown of the controller, ensuring that all station data is preserved.
To restore factory defaults:
1. Ensure that the controller’s power is off.
2. Hold the Backup button for at least five seconds as you power up the controller.
The Backup LED flashes at medium speed (100 mS on, 100 mS off).
3. Release the Backup button.
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If you held the button for at least five seconds with no USB flash drive in the USB port, after 10 seconds, the
boot process defaults to recovery mode. Upon entering recovery mode, the boot process overwrites the controller
with a default factory image. During this process, the Backup LED flashes at slow speed (one second on, then
one second off).
Important: Once in recovery mode (Backup LED is flashing in working mode pattern, 1s On/1s Off, or slow
blink), do not interrupt the process. Allow the recovery to complete or the controller could be left in
an inoperable state.
4. When the Backup LED stops flashing, turn the controller’s power off and back on again.
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System Shell
An FX Supervisory Controller has a system shell, providing low-level access to a few basic platform settings. Using
a special power-up mode and a serial connection through a USB-to-MicroUSB cable connected to the FX Supervisory
Controller’s Debug port, you can access this system shell. The system shell is also available using SSH (providing
that SSH is enabled in the FX Supervisory Controller).
The typical use of the system shell is for troubleshooting. However, in the case of IP address misconfiguration, you
can use the serial system shell in order to regain access to the unit.
Note: Also, depending on your preference, you may wish to use the system shell to set an FX Supervisory Controller’s
IP address, as an alternative to reconfiguring your computer’s IP address in Windows (to initially connect to
a new FX Supervisory Controller). If you do this as the first step, you can connect normally (Ethernet/IP) and
perform all other Niagara software installation and platform configuration using FX Workbench and the
Commissioning Wizard.
FX Supervisory Controller System Shell Mode
To put the FX Supervisory Controller into the debug system shell mode, plug in the USB-to-MicroUSB cable. This
action makes the system shell available at the FX Supervisory Controller’s Debug port, at a predefined serial rate:
115200, 8, N, 1.
Using a terminal emulation program such as PuTTY, you can then login with platform credentials and access the
system shell menu. After changing platform IP address parameters, you need to restart the controller and remove
the USB cable. The FX Supervisory Controller restarts using the changed IP address parameters.
Apart from physical access to the FX Supervisory Controller, you need the following items:
• a working USB port on your computer
• VCOM or similar computer software (such as PuTTY) enabling the USB port to emulate a serial port
• a cable to connect your computer/s USB port to the FX Supervisory Controller’s Debug port
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Connecting to the System Shell
The following procedure provides steps to use the system shell. Examples provided use the PuTTY terminal emulation
program.
The prerequisites are:
• physical access to the FX Supervisory Controller
• universal USB-to-MicroUSB connector cable
1.
2.
3.
4.
Connect the USB cable between the controller’s Debug port and the USB port you are using on your computer.
On your computer, start your terminal emulation software. For example, to start PuTTY from the Windows Start
menu, go to Programs > PuTTY > PuTTY.
In the tree in the PuTTY Configuration dialog box, expand Connection and click Serial.
Set the Serial line to connect to for your computer’s (USB) COM port to use. For example, COM3.
5.
Note: You can examine Ports in Windows Device Manager to determine which serial port is in use on the
computer.
Set the Configure the serial line fields as follows:
6.
7.
8.
• Speed (baud): 115200
• Data bits: 8
• Stop bits: 1
• Parity: None
• Flow control: None
In the PuTTY Configuration dialog box, click Session from the tree and then select Serial for the Connection
type.
Note: You can save this configuration to reuse in future PuTTY to FX Supervisory Controller serial sessions.
To do this, enter a connection name in the Saved Sessions field (for example, FX80-Connect), and
click Save. When you start PuTTY again to serially connect to an FX Supervisory Controller, select this
name and click Load.
At the bottom of the PuTTY Configuration dialog box, click Enter.
At the login prompt, enter a platform user name. At the password prompt, enter the platform password.
If prompted for system passphrase, enter the platform’s system passphrase.
9.
If login is successful, the System Shell menu appears
When finished making platform changes from the system shell, do the following:
•
•
If you made no changes, or a restart is not necessary, simply type L to Logout.
If the changes you made require restarting (such as Network settings), select the Reboot option. Type y at
the Are you sure you want to reboot [y/n] prompt, and press Enter. Shutdown-related text appears in the
terminal (PuTTY) window.
10. Close PuTTY.
11. Unplug the USB connector from the FX Supervisor Controller’s Debug port.
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System Shell Menu
The system shell of an FX Supervisory Controller provides simple, menu-driven, text-prompt access to basic platform
settings, including IP network settings, platform credentials, system time, and enabling or disabling SFTP/SSH and
Telnet. Also, you can use the system shell to perform TCP/IP functions from the FX Supervisory Controller to another
host.
Changes issued in the system shell become immediately effective, except for IP address settings (Update Network
Settings). You must restart the FX Supervisory Controller for any changed network settings to become effective.
Note: If SSH is enabled in an FX Supervisory Controller, you can also access the controller's system shell using a
remote terminal session using SSH. Platform login is still required (just as with an FX Supervisory Controller
powered up in system shell mode).
Important: Be careful when changing items from the system shell, in particular platform account (login credentials,
system passphrase) and network settings. If you change platform login credentials and then lose or
forget them, you can restore the factory default platform login credentials. However, you need to make
a debug system shell connection, restart the FX Supervisory Controller, and then be careful to press
a key at the appropriate time during FX Supervisory Controller boot up.
The following figure is an example of the system shell menu.
Figure 37: System Shell Menu
To select a menu option, type the associated number (1 to 9) or L for logout, then press Enter.
For example:
• Type 2 (Update Network Settings) to recover IP access, or to set the IP settings of a new FX Supervisory
Controller.
• Type 6 (Change System Passphrase) to change the system passphrase of the unit. You might do this if you
want to swap in a microSD card from a previously configured unit, to change the passphrase of the unit to match
the passphrase already stored on the SD card.
• Type 7 (Enable Front Panel USB) to enable or disable the FX80 USP port for doing backups and restores.
• Type 8 (Configure WiFi) to edit the built-in Wifi settings.
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Update Network Settings
Use the Update Network Settings menu option to access most of the same IP networking options as available in
the Commissioning Wizard step TCP/IP Configuration. When you select Update Network Settings, you are prompted
for each setting sequentially, starting with hostname.
Figure 38: Update Network Settings
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Note: After you save the network settings, they do not become active until you restart the FX Supervisory Controller.
Return to the main system shell menu and select Reboot, menu option 6.
Update System Time
If the commissioning process has not been completed yet, you may need to set the current date and time
(YYYYMMDDHHMM.ss). For example: 201510231536 for 23-Oct-2015 at 3:36pm UTC or 11:36 EDT.
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