# Set up Control Edge

## Control Edge – Control and Automation with BuildingPro Suites and Niagara

The **Control Edge** is an interface between **Niagara-based automation systems** and **BuildingPro Suites**. It enables **bidirectional communication**, so that control logic, sensor data, and alarms can be synchronized directly between **Niagara** and **BuildingPro Suites**. This allows for seamless integration into **modern building automation systems**.

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## **Installation and Connection**

For the connection of Niagara to BuildingPro Suites, only two simple steps are required:

1. **Install the Niagara-BuildingPro Suites module**
   * The **Niagara module file** and the corresponding **license** can be requested directly from **BuildingPro Suites**.
   * The module is simply copied into the `modules` folder of the Niagara installation.
2. **Generate an API Key in BuildingPro Suites**
   * To establish the connection to BuildingPro Suites, an **API Key** must be created in BuildingPro Suites. [→ API Key Creation](https://docs.buildings.ability.abb/collection/platform/platform-core/api-keys)

Detailed information on how to set up the Niagara module can be found here:

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## **What can the Niagara Control Edge do and how is it used?**

The Niagara Control Edge connects automated building and industrial systems with BuildingPro Suites. This allows data, controls, and alarms from Niagara to be visualized and analyzed in BuildingPro Suites—and conversely, controls can be sent directly from BuildingPro Suites to Niagara.

After setup, the **synchronization runs automatically** and enables seamless interaction between both systems. **Assets, asset types, and the asset structure** are automatically created and updated in BuildingPro Suites. If an asset or its type does not yet exist, it is created without manual configuration. As a result, **data points, controls, and alarms** from Niagara are directly available in BuildingPro Suites and can be used for visualizations, analyses, and automations.