[St...] Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 We are currently using Calypso Version 5.6.24 and Windows 10 on the computer. I know it is ancient compared to what Calypso is running today. lol. Have a new boss and he is wanting to upgrade to the latest version of Calypso. Trying to explain to him that I don't believe that it is as simple as upgrading the computer and software. Don't believe that the latest software will even run our old programs. Which there are a lot of programs, a couple hundred at least. Does anybody know of a program that can translate or convert the old programs that way the new software will be able to run the old programs. Or is this even feasible? How much of a hassle is this going to be? Trying to get as much information before he wants to contact Zeiss and have a sit down with them to discuss this. Appreciate any information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ke...] Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) Generally speaking rolling up Calypso versions works pretty well. There can be some niche issues, if you have anything highly specialized or unusual in the programs, but most issues that might occur with roll ups like that are pretty well known as are the fixes. Personally, for programs this old, I prefer to do a stepped roll up, open the programs in 6.4 and save, then 7.0 (those versions were somewhat milestone changes) and save, then go to current, just because that further mitigates some of the possible issues, but I also understand that is a lot of work for that many programs and is probably unnecessary anyway(I'm just stuck in my ways). You may need the firmware on the CMM upgraded to be compatible, depending how old that is (you can find compatibility in the release notes for your target version on the portal). Edited February 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Pa...] Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 I was in your position. Boss was right. It wasn't smooth as glass, but was worth doing. I've never made as big a jump as this, so I'm sure Kevin's comments are worth considering too. My advice is don't do it without IT support from your company. I needed help and a thousand admin passwords. New versions will run programs from older versions, but you cannot go the other direction. Once you update, any time you try to save an old program with the new version you'll be prompted to consider that the new save is not backward compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Sv...] Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 It's also important which version of Windows 10 you have. If it's too old, Calypso 2025 won't run. I believe it stops at Calypso 2023 with Service Pack 3. If you want to upgrade to Calypso 2025 (version 8.0), it makes sense to upgrade to Windows 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Vo...] Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Hallo, alle gegebenen Antworten sind soweit richtig! Zu beachten wäre auch, bei einem Computerwechsel, habt Ihr auf dem alten PC eine Dongel-Lizenz oder eine PC-Gebundene? Wenn Dongel Lizenz, Lic Datei sichern, dann kannst Du auf deinem neuen PC zusätzlich die alte Version installieren (Parallelinstalation). Für die neue Calypso Version würde ich eh eine Dongel-Version favorisieren. Wenn nicht, alten PC erstmal behalten und bei Seite stellen so lange, bis auf der neuen Version alles stabil läuft. Auch zu beachten, für Calypso 5.6 steht kein Download mehr zur Verfügung. Du solltest wenn dann eine Installations-DVD (die auch funktioniert) besitzen. Grüße Volker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[St...] Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 Appreciate everyone's input. I know that it is not going to be an easy process to update the software and the hundreds of programs that we have. Just trying to get a feel for how big of a task this is going to be and if it will be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Cl...] Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 (edited) I just went through this process last year it wasn't as big a jump 2019 to 2025 but we have 7 CMMs and it is process for sure. Running the old programs on the new version should work just fine but if have an offline seat or aren't updating all of your CMM's make sure to keep a backup of the older versions. Also make sure all of your CMM's are linked to your Zeiss Portal account. Over the years there were several different people who had Zeiss portal accounts tied to the company I work at and different CMM's got connected to each one. When I joined the team and took over programming I had to get all the CMM's serial numbers tied to one account and it was not an easy process lots of phone calls had to talked to several teams at Zeiss. Edited February 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Ch...] Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Definitely recommend updating every few years, you'll likely need a firmware update for such a large jump. Also I'd recommend before installing run a few of your legacy programs and save the data , then recall in the new version of Calypso to make sure the numbers calculate 'close enough' for you. There is a knowledge base article how to do this. Further : If you calibration coming up soon, it may be good to have them calibrate the machine on the new version of software if possible. Back everything up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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