{"id":2791,"date":"2018-11-28T00:19:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T08:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/2791"},"modified":"2024-05-08T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:53:14","slug":"2791","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/2791","title":{"rendered":"Are updates to the TI-SmartView software free?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer depends on which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/ti-sv-1yr\">TI-SmartView<\/a> license you purchased. See the details below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Subscription Licenses<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March of 2022, Texas Instruments discontinued selling perpetual licenses for all of their software and now only offer subscription licenses. Updates to the software during the subscription period are free. Contact Texas Instruments for instructions on updating your subscription software.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> 1-, 2-, and 3-Year licensing options are available with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/ti-sv-1yr\">TI-SmartView<\/a> multi-user subscription licenses.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perpetual Licenses (Single-User, Volume, School-Managed, etc.)<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are running an older, perpetual-license version of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/ti-sv-1yr\">TI-SmartView<\/a> software, Texas Instruments wants to help you convert to the latest version. To encourage you to update, TI is offering perpetual-license owners free multi-year subscription licenses<sup data-fn=\"72a5d8b3-569e-4319-be93-aa25133cf262\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#72a5d8b3-569e-4319-be93-aa25133cf262\" id=\"72a5d8b3-569e-4319-be93-aa25133cf262-link\">1<\/a><\/sup> (one for each license you own). You must contact TI directly for this update.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Limits, terms, and conditions (set by Texas Instruments) may apply and are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-kb-palette-15-background-color has-background\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_16e6e8-3b\">Contact Texas Instruments <\/h3>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"tel:+1-800-842-2737\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/call.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6115\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_291357-93\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_291357-93\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_291357-93\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading4960_291357-93 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_291357-93\">1-800 TI CARES<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"mailto:ti-cares@ti.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/02\/email.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6114\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1\"]{text-align:center;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading4960_8124fa-e1\">ti-cares@ti.com<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes has-background has-kb-palette-11-background-color has-small-font-size\">\n<li id=\"72a5d8b3-569e-4319-be93-aa25133cf262\"><strong>As of early 2024, TI was giving a 7-year subscription license for School Managed and Volume licenses.<\/strong> <a href=\"#72a5d8b3-569e-4319-be93-aa25133cf262-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The answer depends on which TI-SmartView license you purchased. See the details below. Subscription Licenses In March of 2022, Texas Instruments discontinued selling perpetual licenses&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2166,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"<strong>As of early 2024, TI was giving a 7-year subscription license for School Managed and Volume licenses.<\/strong>\",\"id\":\"72a5d8b3-569e-4319-be93-aa25133cf262\"}]"},"categories":[],"tags":[3018,4679,3007],"class_list":["post-2791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-ti-smartview","tag-ti-84emu","tag-ti-sv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}