MAC OS Installation

Owned by Michael Whalen
Last updated: Aug 31, 2021 by Kimberly Cruz (Unlicensed)
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Description

Instructions on how to run FIN 5 on a MAC using the provided FIN5 .zip file. 

Info

BACnet Connector is not supported on MAC OS environment

NOTE

Before installing FIN, the computer must already have a JDK installed to provide the Java Runtime Environment.
We support either JDK version 8 or JDK Version 11.  We recommend OpenJDK 11.
We recommend to download it from Adopt OpenJDK. Download version OpenJDK 11 with HotSpot as the JVM.

Running the FIN service

Step 1: Unzip folder in desired location

Note: this can be any location. The folder name is arbitrary.

In this example a generic folder named "installationFolder" is being used.

Step 2: Open a new Terminal window



Step 3: Locating your install folder

In the terminal, use the 'cd' command to navigate to the location of your unzipped FIN folder and open it up to the bin. 

Note: the text below in red is arbitrary text and should be replaced with the appropriate folder/text on the device that the software is being installed on. 

iMac:~ myMacUsername$ cd /Users/myMacUsername/Desktop/installationFolder/finFramework_5.0.5.3199/bin/

EXAMPLE:  iMac:~ chrisj2macbook$ cd /Users/chrisj2macbook/Desktop/installationFolder/finFramework_5.0.5.3199/bin/

Step 4: chmod

Next use the 'chmod +x fin' command and hit enter

iMac:bin myMacUsername$ chmod +x fin

Step 5: running ./fin

type  './fin' and hit enter

iMac:bin myMacUsername$ ./fin

Stopping the FIN service

Stopping the Service through terminal

To stop the FIN service through the terminal, simply hold down the ctrl + c keys. 

Licensing Errors? Over the CAP limit?

Licensing Errors? Over the cap limit? 

The demo database, may have pushed the point/auxPoint limit over the available capacity supplied by your current license. If so, check out this article for instructions on how to remove the demo database.Â