New VENUS Software Release

Hamilton (Venus)
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Hi all,

My apologies - in hindsight, I should have provided some information on known incompatibilities.

  • VENUS 6 methods will not open in previous versions of VENUS
  • VENUS 6 liquid classes will not open in previous versions as the VENUS 6 liquid class dataset now incorporates a new field for MagPip parameters.

Legacy libraries:

  • ASW 3.1 (obsolete) does not work with the new Run Control GUI
  • ASW Custom Vector Dialogs <=1.1.2 does not work with the new Run Control GUI. A compatible v1.1.4 version is available.
  • HSLDeckVisualize - UpdateLoadedLabware to blink an item does not work with the new Run Control GUI. This will be fixed in an upcoming patch.
  • Step Tracker <=1.61 does not work with the new Run Control GUI. A new compatible v1.62 version is available.

I’ll work on getting more clarification on the lack of forward/upward compatibility, but historically with VENUS, it’s been discouraged as there may have been updates to core libraries and functions in newer versions that weren’t compatible with older versions.

-Eric

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