Hardware Compatibility: by QDS Version
This page provides an overview of hardware compatibility by Q-SYS Designer Software (QDS) version. It details the timeline of hardware introduction, specifying the version in which each piece of hardware was first supported. Additionally, it outlines when support for each hardware product was discontinued, again indicating the specific version. This information allows for effective tracking of hardware support throughout different QDS versions.
Understanding Q-SYS Designer Software Version Numbers
Q-SYS Designer Software (QDS) releases follow a three-level numbering convention – major release.minor release.maintenance release (for example, 9.4.2). Additionally, you can view the specific build number of the release by clicking Help > About. Note that:
- If you open a design file saved in a newer version of QDS than the one you are currently running (for example, a 9.5.0 design in version 9.4.2), you are warned that certain functionality within the design might not function. This is not recommended. Instead, install the version of QDS that matches the version of the design.
- If you open an older design file in a newer version of QDS (for example, a 9.4.2 design in QDS 9.5.0) and then attempt to save it, you are warned that doing so might make the design not load correctly in the previous version.
CAUTION: Make sure your design files are backed up using your current release before starting the upgrade to a newer release.
| QDS Version |
Release Date |
Added Hardware Support | Removed Hardware Support |
|---|---|---|---|
|
10.0 |
June 2, 2025 |
Core 24f I/O-Core 24f Server Core X20r Server Core X10 VSA-100 VisionSuite AI Accelerator |
Core 1100 Core 3100 Core 110f w/ 2GB RAM (shipped approximately up until 2017-APR) I/O-8 Flex I/O-22 I/O-Frame PS-1600G/H PS-1650G/H TSC-7t TSC-7w PTZ-12x72 PTZ-20x60 |
|
9.13.0 |
January 15, 2025 |
NV-1-H-WE AD-C8T-ZB-WH AD-C8T-SWZB-WH AD-C10T-HPZB-WH |
No changes |
|
9.12.1 |
November 18, 2024 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.12.0 |
October 21, 2024 |
QIO-FLEX4A QIO-LVR4 PS-TSCG3 Touchscreen Page Station |
No changes |
|
9.10.2 |
June 3, 2024 |
PL-CA Series |
No changes |
|
9.10.1 |
June 21, 2024 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.10 |
January 25, 2024 |
QIO-AES8x8 QIO-TEL2 PL Series AD-C4T-ZB, AD-C4T-LPZB, AD-C6T-ZB, AD-C6T-LPZB DCIO/DCIO-H models shipped starting in the December 2023 time frame require v9.10 or newer, as indicated by a leaflet in the packaging. |
No changes |
|
9.9.1 |
November 20, 2023 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.9 |
August 31, 2023 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.8.2 |
August 8, 2023 |
NV-21-HU |
No changes |
|
9.8 |
April 14, 2023 |
SPA-Qf Series |
No changes |
|
9.7 |
April 13, 2023 |
Core 6000 CXR NM-T1 I/O-Core Nano I/O-Core 8 Flex |
No changes |
|
9.6 |
November 16, 2022 |
Core 110f v2 Core 610 vCore AD-C6T-HP, AD-C6T-HC AD-DWL Series |
Core 250i Core 500i I/O Frame 8s PS-400 PS-800 CSM-12 CSM-15 PowerLight 1.0, 1.0HV, 1.4, 1.8 PowerLight 2 PL218(A), PL224(A), PL230(A), PL236(A) PowerLight 2.0HV PowerLight 3.4 PowerLight 4.0 PowerLight 6.0 and 6.0 II PowerLight 9.0 |
|
9.5 |
July 9, 2022 |
NL-SB42 QIO-S4 QIO-IR1x4 |
No changes |
|
9.4.8 (LTS) |
July 12, 2024 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.4.7 (LTS) |
May 29, 2024 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.4.6 (LTS) |
December 1, 2023 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.4.5 (LTS) |
March 29, 2023 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.4.4 (LTS) |
December 19, 2022 |
AD-C6T-HP, AD-C6T-HC AD-DWL Series |
No changes |
|
9.4.3 (LTS) |
September 28, 2022 |
Core 110f v2 Core 6000 CXR |
No changes |
|
9.4 |
April 11, 2022 |
CX-Q models shipped starting in the September 2022 time frame require v9.4 or newer, as indicated by a sticker on the front panel of applicable units. NL-C4 NL-P4 QIO-ML4i QIO-ML2x2 QIO-L4o QIO-GP8x8 TSC-50-G3 TSC-70-G3 TSC-101-G3 |
No changes |
|
9.3 |
December 14, 2021 |
NC-110 NC-12x80 NC-20x60 |
No changes |
|
9.2 |
September 13, 2021 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
9.1 |
June 7, 2021 |
TSC-G2 models shipped after August 1, 2021, require v9.1.2 or newer. |
No changes |
|
9.0 |
January 15, 2021 |
Core Nano Core 8 Flex NV-32-H (Core Capable) AD-S5T |
No changes |
|
8.4 |
September 14, 2020 |
No changes |
TSC-3 |
|
8.3 |
April 30, 2020 |
AD-P.HALO DPA-2K4Q DPA-2K4Qn DPA-4K4Q DPA-4K4Qn DPA-4K8Q DPA-4K8Qn DPA-8K4Q DPA-8K4Qn DPA-8K8Q DPA-8K8Qn |
No changes |
|
8.2 |
November 25, 2019 |
No changes |
TSC-8 |
|
8.1 |
September 30, 2019 |
NV-32-H CX-Q 2K4 CX-Q 4K4 CX-Q 4K8 CX-Q 8K4 CX-Q 8K8 CX-Qn 2K4 CX-Qn 4K4 CX-Qn 4K8 CX-Qn 8K4 CX-Qn 8K8 |
No changes |
|
8.0 |
April 15, 2019 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
7.2 |
November 1, 2018 |
CTEL4 |
No changes |
|
7.1 |
July 24, 2018 |
No changes |
No changes |
|
7.0 |
February 26, 2018 |
Core 110c DCIO DCIO-H TSC-55-G2 TSC-80-G2 TSC-116-G2 AD-S802T AD-S162T E215 |
Core 1000 Core 3000 Core 4000 |
