Licensing of a Dongle

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This article will explain how you can add licenses to your license dongle.

General

To license a dongle make sure that the dongle is from Bosch Rexroth, as this holds our license logic. And ctrlX OS version on used ctrlX CORE is at least 1.20.

• The dongle is a SD card that can be purchased empty or with pre-installed licenses (configure in the ctrlX Configurator).
• The dongle is available without additional memory or with 8 GB of memory for storing data, e.g. image, backup, ctrlX setup files, ...
• Every purchased dongle will be automatically registered in the ctrlX Device Portal by Bosch Rexroth.
• Log in to your ctrlX Device Portal account. It is created automatically after the purchase of license products. Access your devices and licenses there.
• Need help logging in or can’t find your device? Check the service request here.
• After adding licenses to a dongle you can move it between devices and the licenses stay onboard the SD card.

Licensing a dongle

• Go to the ctrlX Device Portal
• Go to devices and select the dongle you would like to license
• Assign licenses to the dongle
• Download licenses file

Upload of License file to dongle

You have following options as simply copy+paste of *.bin does not work!

1. Via PC through ctrlX WORKS:

• Plug in the dongle into your SD card holder.
• Start ctrlX WORKS.
• Go to Settings > Licenses.
• Upload License file (capability response).
• The dongle will be automatically identified as target for the licenses.
• Remove SD Card and plug into e.g. a ctrlX CORE or leave in PC for Engineering apps.

2. Via ctrlX CORE:

• Plug the dongle into your ctrlX CORE.
• Start up the ctrlX CORE and connect to the UI.
• Go to Settings > Licenses.
• Upload License file.
• The dongle will be automatically identified as target for the licenses.