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Backing up, sharing and removing your library
Keep a copy of your device library, restore it after a firmware update, reuse it on other Axioms, share it with others, or remove it to go back to Axiom's built-in profiles.
Where your work is kept
| Copy | Where it lives | How to save it |
|---|---|---|
| Your draft | In this browser, on this computer. It survives closing the page, but not clearing browser data or switching computers. | Advanced JSON → Export draft |
| Axiom's library | The file /local/devlib.json on Axiom. | Install → Export Axiom's library |
Neither is a backup on its own. Export a copy of any library that works before you change it. There is no undo or automatic rollback on Axiom.
Before a firmware update
A normal firmware update from the web updater replaces all files stored on Axiom, including your device library. Afterwards Axiom has only its built-in profiles.
- Connect Axiom to the Device Library and open the Install tab.
- Click Export Axiom's library and keep the .json file somewhere safe.
- Update the firmware as usual (see Getting started).
- Reconnect the Device Library. On the Advanced JSON tab, click Import JSON and choose the file you exported. It replaces your draft.
- On the Install tab, review the changes, click Write to Axiom, then Restart Axiom.
- Check What Axiom did with the file it has. A different firmware version may accept or reject profiles differently, so make sure rejected is 0.
The web updater has a developer option, Flash application only, which leaves stored files alone. Export your library anyway, in case it's needed.
Using the same library on another Axiom
- Export the library from the first Axiom (Export Axiom's library) or export your draft.
- Connect the second Axiom, import the file in Advanced JSON, then write and restart from the Install tab.
- Check the boot result and scan the bus on the second Axiom. Profiles are portable between Axioms, but results can differ if the firmware versions differ.
The Device Library checks that it is still talking to the Axiom you reviewed before it writes anything. If you swap Axioms while the page is open, connect the new one and review again.
Sharing profiles
Libraries and single profiles are ordinary JSON files, so you can email them or keep them in a repository.
- To use a file you've been sent, click Import JSON in Advanced JSON.
- To load one from the web, click Import from URL and enter an https:// address. The server must allow browser access (CORS), e.g. a raw file link from a code-hosting site. If a URL won't load, download the file and use Import JSON instead.
Only import profiles from people you trust, and review them in What will change before writing. A profile can claim any device at its addresses.
Starting from what's on Axiom
On the Install tab, Use Axiom's library as draft copies the file that is on Axiom into your draft. You'll be asked to confirm first. Do this before making changes on a different computer, or whenever your draft has drifted from what's installed, because Write to Axiom replaces the whole file with your draft.
Removing your library
To go back to Axiom's built-in profiles, open the Install tab and click Remove library & restart, then confirm. Axiom deletes the library file and restarts, and the page confirms Removed. Axiom is using its built-in device definitions.
To remove just one profile, remove it from your draft in Advanced JSON (Remove custom), then write and restart.
Axiom keeps running the profiles it started with until it restarts. If the status strip shows Removed — restart to restore built-ins, click Restart Axiom.