MAC OS Installation
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.