Controller System Update
Preparations for Updating
If the iSMA CONTROLLI releases an update of one or more components of the controller system (OS, NEL, JVM, modules), such an update may be performed remotely, using a distribution file without physically accessing the SD card.
Note: Performing the Clean dist process is required before making a system upgrade of the controller. Follow steps from the Restore Controller to the Default State section.
MAC36 controllers are compatible with iC Workbench, Vykon Workbench, and others. The iC Workbench contains all support files necessary for the controller update and requires no additional action before the update.
If the iC Workbench is used, go to the Installing the Update section.
iC Workbench About window
If a third-party Niagara Workbench is used, download and install the supported version of the iC Niagara Expansion Pack.
iC Niagara Expansion Pack for 4.10.7 Niagara Workbench welcome screen
Once the iC Niagara Expansion Pack is installed, follow the go to the Installing the Update section.
The MAC36NL supports the following legacy versions of the Niagara Framework:
4.4.73.24;
4.6.96.28;
4.7.109.20;
4.8.0.110;
4.9.1.30;
4.10.3.20;
4.11.1.16;
4.12.2.16
For the above versions, download the legacy iSMA_MAC36NL_files_installer_v1.10.
The package contains elements of the system that will be updated as new elements of the system, or as newer versions of Niagara, operating system, modules, and the Clean dist file. After unpacking, run the bat file. The installer will automatically copy all files to the appropriate disk space with Niagara installations. The next step is to run the required version of the Workplace, connect to the platform of the driver to be updated, and perform the command Commissioning Wizard. When performing the Commissioning Wizard, select the Upgrade All Out of Date option for all modules used, as shown below:
Update all out of update modules
Installing the Update
After logging in to the Platform of the controller, right click on the Platform, and run the Commissioning Wizard process.
Going through the next wizard windows, an additional dialog window will appear, informing about the need to update the appropriate controller system component (OS, NEL, JVM).
Commissioning Wizard with tab informing about the needs to update
Note: No additional dialog window in the Commissioning Wizard means that the controller has the current version of the system component, and there is no need before an update– the Commissioning Wizard process can be freely cancelled.
Go to the last window of the wizard, and click the Finish button. The automatic update of the controller system component is complete.
After the update is completed, the controller is rebooted. After the reboot, the latest available version of the controller’s system component is properly installed.
Current version numbers of the controller’s system components can be checked in the Platform / Platform Administration.