DS-Series Software

Linux OS

Note: Allow 8-10 minutes for updates that include an OS update. A long pause occurs during process. Do not power down during update.  When updating to versions greater than 5.1.x for the first time, users will run a one time lamp reset procedure. This is expected and is not a bug.

V6.2.7 (2-Jun-2025)

• Bug fix for 21 CFR data app

V6.2.5  (13-May-2025) 

• Kinetics app activated for cuvette instruments originally shipped with V6.x.x software.
• Bug fixes
  – Kinetics stage 2 and 3 settings were not properly saved
  – Fluoro Protein – Qubit BR assay had incorrect default concentration range

V6.2.4  (6-May-2025) 

• Diagnostics app Self Test pass/fail limit change for spectrometer dark for instruments shipped with software version V6.X.X or higher.

V6.2.3  (21-Apr-2025) 

• Decimal place character respects language selected
• Algorithm improvements
• Bug fixes
  – Sample number index not incrementing correctly
  – Qubit protein assay curve value unbound
  – French translation correction (Helium only)

V6.2.2  (14-Apr-2025) 

• Self test algorithm improvement

V6.2.1  (25-Mar-2025) 

• Helium Spectrophotometer Settings – added Tech Support and Screen Locker functions
• Fixed fluorometer app bugs
  • Corrected default units for some assays
  • Run screen graph bugs
• Invalid icon showing in Settings/permissions tab. Icon had no function

V6.2.0  (14-Mar-2025) 

• Helium Spectrophotometer commercial release
• Added alert to notify user blank is close to expiring
• Bug fix: AutoRun would not function in some languages

V6.1.3  (14-Feb-2025) 

• Bug fixes
  • Lamp flash rate fix for subset of older instruments running version 6.x.x software
  • Kinetics app methods page did not show stages or duration
  • Change the order in which purity ratios are displayed (DS-8X)

V6.1.2  (28-Jan-2025) 

• Bug fixes
  • Proper loading of saved fluorometer curve units
  • QFX update to 6.1.0 could fail on certain older instruments

V6.1.0  (14-Jan-2025)

• Combined commercial release for all DS-Series instruments
• 21 CFR mode enabled for DS-8X/8X+
• Minor bug fixes

V5.1.2  (12-July-2024) 

• Fixed bug to ensure signature when editing a sample name (21 CFR mode)

V5.1.1  with OS 1.4.0 (19 -Apr-2024) 

• DS-7/DS-7+ commercial release
• Fluorometer apps improvements and minor bug fixes
• Added Qubit 1X dsDNA BR, Qubit 1x dsDNA HS and Qubit BR Protein assays
• WiFi connection improvements for mesh networks
• WiFi 2.5/5 GHz SSID filtering
• Kinetics app improvements for very long runs
• Updater app improvements for network detection
• Email ports settings can be 3 or 4 digits
• Ethernet unplug with wifi on caused system lag

V5.0.4  (30 -Nov-2023)

• Added network folder Mount Point to allow passing of subfolder paths
• Kinetics app bugs
• Ethernet unplug with wifi on caused system lag

V5.0.3 and OS 1.3.8 (6-Oct-2023) 

• Improved WiFi connection interface and underlying codebase
• Captive portal connections enabled
• Eduroam connectivity
• Static IP address function improvement
• 21 CFR Users
  • audit trail can be exported as pdf
  • additional information about sample and curves added to pdf reports
• Bug fixes

V5.0.1 and OS 1.3.6 (9-Jun-2023) 

• Improved app launch speed and Data app records management performance, especially for instruments with very large number of records
• Improved USB drive mounting
• Improved User Guides with table of contents links
• Support for Dymo 550 and 5XL label printers
• Support for new Citizen CL-E303 label printer option
• Screen brightness control for new generation of screens
• Audio enabled for instruments shipped with 5.0.1 or later
• Ethernet – manual settings now allow input of DNS server
• Email – port settings can be 3 or 4 digits
• Email – improved TLS support
• Translation updates for multiple languages
• Bug fixes

V4.2.9 and OS 1.3.0 (4-Nov-2022) 

• 21 CFR – Settings app Administrator permission to hide Discard button
• Temporarily remove User Guide app due pdf viewer bug memory leak
• Settings App – User can select WiFi Country for S-06539 or higher
• Linux kernel update
• Network printer configuration persists on future OS updates
• Wi-Fi configurations persist on future OS updates
• Processor firmware updates
• Minor bug fixes for Custom Methods and Data apps

V4.2.8 (29-Jun-2022) – OS 1.1.0
• Bug fix to correct cuvette temperature display issue

V4.2.7 (17-Jun-2022) – OS 1.1.0
• Important improvements to initialization routine. Changes include a firmware update and improved user guidance dialogs
• Improved performance for instruments with a large numbers of results in storage
• Bug fix for fluorometer wizard UV read and unit conversion for some fluoro apps

V4.2.6 (16-Feb-2022) – OS 1.1.0
• Improvement to eliminate “arm not raised” message that may appear for some users

V4.2.5 (14-Feb-2022) – OS 1.1.0
• System boot and shutdown processes improved to protect SD card

V4.2.4 (17-Dec-2021) – OS 1.1.0 Update
• Updater app improvements
• Initialization routine updates
• Sound removed from device

V4.2.2 (22-Nov-2021) – OS Update
• Fix for possible display interference on some instruments

V4.2.1 (19-Nov-2021) – OS 1.0.2
• Linux OS 1.0.2 – GPU firmware update fixes rare boot freeze showing multicolor screen
• Initialization improvements
• Improve ‘arm raised’ detection and messaging

V4.2.0 (28-Oct-2021) – OS 1.0.1

• OS Update for improved WiFi for 5GHz and 2.4 GHz connections
• Improved user inputs screens for passwords and accounts
• Boot up sound enabled
• Improved 5GHz and 2.4 GHz WiFi connection
• Bug fix to Data app for Dymo printing and Formula Methods report headers
• Colorimetrics app minor bug fix

V4.1.9 (18-Oct-2021)
• Important firmware update release

V4.1.8 (30-July-2021)
• Initialization improvements
• Minor improvements and bug fixes

V4.1.7 (20-July-2021)
• Fluorometer bug fixes for FL Proteins and LED selector in some languages

V4.1.6 (24-June-2021)
• Fluorometer app dilution calculation bug fix

V4.1.5 (6-June-2021)
• Minor bug fix – Custom Formula Methods app

V4.1.4 (18-May-2021)
• Bug fix – Diagnostics App Self-Test Graph

V4.1.3 (14-May-2021)
• Wi-Fi improvements
• Minor bug fixes to apps:
Diagnostics Verification
Formula Methods
Kinetics reports and graphs
OD600
• User Guides

V4.1.2 (6-May-2021)
• Diagnostics app bug fix

V4.1.1 (26-Apr-2021)
• Initialization process improvement

V4.1.0 (16-Apr-2021)
• 21 CFR Compliance Ready Software
• Updated User Guide for 21 CFR Software
• Setting app WiFi manager improvements
• Additional Dymo printer functionality
• Updates to Chinese, Czech, Korean, Polish and Portuguese translations
• Improved network folder input fields/keyboard
• Minor bug fixes

V4.0.7 (26-Mar-2021)
• Timer App Added
• Photometer App Minor bug fixes
• Additional Dymo label printer functions added

V4.0.5 (19-Mar-2021)
• Kinetics app added for cuvette models
• Dymo printer functions added
• Minor bug fixes

V4.0.4 (09-Mar-2021)
• Hot fix for QFX power switch controller. No measurement apps affected.

V4.0.3 (08-Mar-2021)
• Diagnostics app verification bug addressed
• Oligo calculator
• Minor bug fixes

V4.0.2 (26-Feb-2021)
• Linux operating software and measurement applications initial commercial release

Android OS

V3.51 (14-May-2020)
• Minor bug fix

V3.50 (08-Apr-2020)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.40 (30-Sept-2019)
• DeNovix RNA Assay added to Fluoro RNA app
• Minor bug fix

V3.37 (18-Jun-2019)
• Minor bug fix
• No changes for QFX

V3.35 (13-Nov-2018)
• Minor bug fix  to OD600 app
• No changes for QFX

V3.34 (2-Nov-2018)
• Minor bug fix

V3.33 (31-Oct-2018)
• Minor improvements

V3.30 (24-Aug-2018)
• Bug fix for absorbance apps
• No changes for QFX

V3.29 (2-July-2018)
• Fluoro app bug fix

V3.28 (20-June-2018)
• Minor bug fixes
• No changes for QFX

V3.26 (06-Apr-2018)
• Minor improvements
• No changes for QFX

V3.25 (28-Mar-2018)
• Minor improvements
• No changes for QFX

V3.24 (19-Feb-2018)
• Bug fix for software download and install from website. USB unaffected.

V3.21 (02-Feb-2018)
• Minor improvements
• No changes for QFX

V3.20 (08-Jan-2018)
• Minor improvements
• No changes for QFX

V3.19 (22-Dec-2017)
• Minor improvements
• No changes for QFX

V3.18 (03-Nov-2017)
• Minor bug fix to arm home sequence
• No changes for QFX

V3.17 (26-Sep-2017)
• Minor bug fix

V3.16 (14-Sep-2017)
• Improvements to extended Kinetics runs
• Other minor bug fixes

V3.15 (25-Jul-2017)
• Minor bug fix

V3.14 (10-Jul-2017)
• Minor lamp reset improvement
• No changes for QFX

V3.13 (30-Jun-2017)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.12 (21-Apr-2017)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.11 (17-Apr-2017)
• Network Printing – new printers added
• Minor bug fixes

V3.10 (02-Mar-2017)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.09 (30-Jan-2017)
• DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer Commercial Release
• Minor bug fixes

V3.08 (20-Dec-2016)
• Microvolume blank duration reduced
• SmartPath update to unidirectional sequence
• Cuvette IQ/OQ added to Formula Methods app

V3.07 (12-Oct-2016)
• USB eject feature added

V3.06 (12-Oct-2016)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.05 (20-Sept-2016)
• Soft shutdown feature added
• Updater App improvements
• Minor bug fixes

V3.03 (22-June-2016)
•Bug fixed that caused small percentage of updates to fail

V3.02 (20-June-2016)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.01 (16-June-2016)
• Minor bug fixes

V3.00 (27-May-2016)
• Best in Class Lower Detection Limits (0.75 ng/uL dsDNA & 0.04 mg/mL BSA)
• SmartQC^TM Sample Guidance Software
• Updates to GUI for Home Screen and Apps
• Fluorometer Diagnostics App
• Dymo 450 Label Printer Support
• QFX Fluorometers use QFX specific update package
• Automated Firmware Installation
• Korean Language
• Bug fixes

V2.10 (09-Nov-2015)
• Fast Mode (2 second measurements)
• Higher absorbance measurements enabled (up to 750 abs)
• Sample surface contamination user alert
• Updater installs only all files
• Minor bug fixes

V2.03 (29-Sept-2015)
• Minor bug fixes

V2.01 (04-Sept-2015)
• UV channel added
• Minor bug fixes

V2.00 (26-June-2015)
• Commercial release of fluorometer mode apps

V1.71 (04-Apr-2015)
• Minor bug fixes and foreign language updates

V1.70 (04-Feb-2015)
• Network Printing
• Label printer formats added for paper roll & cryo-tag tube labels
• Flexible export formatting
• User selectable report units
• Czech, Hungarian, Italian and Ukrainian languages added

V1.60 (29-Aug-2014)
• Network drive export capabilities via SMB or FTP
• Backup & Restore via Settings app
• Chinese Language added

V1.51 (8-Aug-2014)
• Bug fix

V1.50B (28-Jul-2014)
• Internal communication and firmware update

V1.50 (19-Jun-2014)
• Peptide app released
• Added Japanese and Polish languages

V1.37C (09-May-2014)
• Minor bug fix for Data app

V1.37B (21-Apr-2014)
• New version of Updater app which automates software updates

V1.37 (28-Mar-2014)
• Added Spanish language
• System performance optimization

V1.36 (25-Feb-2014)
• Fixed issue that could cause Data app to crash when data archive is attempted

V1.35 (14-Feb-2014)
• Added data archive feature
• Added Portuguese and Russian languages
• Added UV-Vis wavelength cursor selection

V1.32 (25-Nov-2013)
• Minor bug fix to Diagnostics app

V1.31 (14-Nov-2013)
• Added run screen drop-down for mode selection in measurement apps

V1.30 (2-Oct-2013)
• Initial DS-11+ commercial software including cuvette mode and Kinetics App
• Address book for email addresses included in Accounts App

V1.21 (29-Aug-2013)
• Added capability for data inputs and .csv export for number formats that use a decimal comma instead of a decimal point
• Fixed target absorbance range input criteria for LCNA in Diagnostics App

V1.20 (22-Aug-2013)
• Initial commercial software