About the NiagaraAX network
Currently, by default, every NiagaraAX station has a Niagara Network under its Drivers container. The Niagara Network is where data is modeled that originates from other stations. Generally, this is done using the same driver architecture used by other (non-Niagara) drivers. However, a Niagara Network has the following unique differences:
- Data points under a Niagara Station are “read only” points of the types: Boolean Point, Enum Point, Numeric Point, or String Point.
- Connections between stations occur as client and server sessions using the Fox protocol. The requesting station is the client, and target (responding) station is the server. A Workbench connection to a station operates identically, where Workbench is the client, and station is server. Client authentication (performed by the server) is required in all Fox connections.
Figure 4 shows how the NiagaraAX network is represented in Workbench.
Figure 4 Niagara Network in Workbench
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