

Click here for instructions on updating cutter firmware. However, the cutter’s firmware must also be updated. Note: If your legacy cutter isn’t compatible with the keyspan adapter, you may be able to download an updated cutter driver from the GCC Club website. If you just need to update the drivers for your existing adapter, you’ll find the link and more information here. If you don’t have one, a new adapter can be purchased online.

The adapter is designed for connecting vinyl cutters with 9-pin serial ports to a computer’s USB port. One possible solution for users of legacy Lynx, Panther, or Jaguar cutters is to use the preferred USB to serial keyspan adapter and simply update to the 64-bit driver for the adapter. Vinyl Express Panther/Ultra Pro (aka GCC Jaguar I).This list will be updated as we proceed from current to newer versions of some of these products. For others, including the Graphtec FC7000, replacement parts are no longer available. Some of these are obsolete due to outdated drivers. The following vinyl cutters are no longer supported by SIGNWarehouse Product Support. You may find that you need more than a new PC and software.

Before you purchase a new software license to drive old hardware, please check the list below. This doesn’t work if your hardware isn’t compatible and can’t be updated. As LXI 8.5 has reached end of life, some customers have begun purchasing LXI 19 software to drive older devices. This mismatch has become more relevant because of necessary software upgrades. Because we cannot guarantee communication between new 64-bit software and old 32-bit hardware, these devices are no longer supported by SIGNWarehouse Product Support. Some older devices used in digital sign making don’t have such updates and are therefore not compatible with 64-bit OS. Just as old computers have to be replaced as they become obsolete, the hardware connected to them eventually reaches end of life and becomes unusable.Īs 32-bit operating systems give way to 64-bit OS* like Windows 10, computer-driven devices require driver and firmware updates in order to remain compatible. Advances in memory, processing power, and operating systems require regular updates in order to stay current. We are accustomed to the idea that what used to be cutting-edge PCs are now paperweights.

As technology advances, computers and their peripherals become obsolete.
