Scorpion Vision Software 6.0 released in December 2006, is a major release of Scorpion turning Scorpion from a proven 2D Machine Vision system to a 3D Machine Vision Framework.

The following points apply when you upgrade your existing Scorpion Vision Software solution to 6.0:

• Version 6.0 will not accept any previous licenses.
• Licenses purchased after November 1, 2006 can be upgraded free of charge before December 31, 2007.
• Upgrades must be purchased from Tordivel AS.
• When installing Scorpion on  computer running a previous version - a new program directory ...\...\Scorpion 6 is created. The user can thus choose to run Scorpion 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the upgraded computer. Multiple versions of Scorpion can coexist on the same computer.
• Scorpion 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0 profiles are manually transferred to Scorpion 6.0 profile directory using file copy or Scorpion restore / backup functions. Scorpion will automatically migrate the profile to version 6.0 when started.

Free Upgrades with Software Maintenance Contract to Scorpion Vision Software 6.0

For users that have purchased the 10-098 - Scorpion Vision Software Maintenance Contract - the version upgrade is for free. To upgrade licenses follow the procedure:

• Email the registered license code to vision@tordivel.no with the license number and your company name. Subject: License Upgrade for Scorpion Vision Software 5.0

A new license certificate will be mailed to your company and an upgraded license key will be sent to your e-mail address.

Users with a valid Scorpion Vision System Service agreement is also entitled to a free upgrade.

Versions Upgrades for Scorpion Vision Software 6.0

Users with no maintenance contract or service contract must upgrade each system license by purchasing the products

• 10-084 Scorpion Vision Software - Version 6 Upgrade

• 10-097 Scorpion Vision Software - Version 5 Upgrade.

The product 10-097 applies only for Scorpion 3 and 4 users.

After purchasing the Version Upgrade, follow the procedure:

• Email - the license code and your company name to vision@tordivel.no. Subject: Version Upgrade for Scorpion Vision Software 6.0

A new license certificate will be mailed to your company and an upgraded license key will be sent to your e-mail address.

Profile Upgrade notice when running a profile generated by a Scorpion Version 6.0

When starting profiles for the first time with Scorpion 6.0 the following notice will be displayed:

This profile has been created by Scorpion 5.0 or earlier. We recommend to backup the profile before starting Scorpion 6.0. Scorpion 6.0 is designed to be 100% backward compatible.
It is not recommended to run a Scorpion 6.0 profile on a previous version of Scorpion Vision Software.

New Licenses Features in Scorpion Vision 6.0

The Enterprise license is replaced by Server. The Scorpion Vision Server™ is designed to run on multi core CPUs.  A Vision Server license has 10 camera connections. Multiple instances of Scorpion can be run on a computer with a Server license. When upgrading a Enterprise license to Scorpion 6.0 the customer decides if he want to upgrade to a Standard or Server license and specifies how many cameras he needs.

The Profile Count = PC defines the number of instances of Scorpion that can run on a single computer. This is equal to one for all type except Server. Additional instances can be purchasing the product:

For Scorpion SDK customer we can offer a Profile Lock. The profile lock protects the scorpion storing the toolbox and central section of the profile in an encrypted zip-file. The Lock Key = LK is a part of the Scorpion license string.

Scorpion 6.0 Demo Licenses

Scorpion demo licenses are available for test and evaluation of Scorpion Vision Software.

Demo licenses will only run in automatic mode for 30 minutes and the application will be terminated after 4.0 hours.

Scorpion 6.0 demo licenses can only be used to evaluate Scorpion Vision Software Version 6.0

More information - License Agreement

More information about Scorpion Vision Software 6.0

More information about Scorpion 6.0 is located at www.scorpionvision.com.

Please contact vision@tordivel.no for other issues regarding Scorpion Vision Software 5.0.