Is Congo being replaced?

Hi JR - 

No worries, the new Cobalt software will work on Congo consoles as well. The Congo console hardware itself, however, is no longer being manufactured (as always we still support everything we've ever made.) As we continue development for Cobalt, the intent is to keep the software compatible with the older Congo hardware family. There may be a point in the future, however, where the old hardware can't support something we do in the new software, but I cannot foresee this happening any time soon. Make sense?

Thanks much -

Sarah

Thanks, Sarah.

I was suspecting something like this would happen, I just hope that the backwards compatibility will continue for some time, like I said I love the updates.

Frankly, the Congo console is the fastest programming console in the ETC line that I've ever used.  I recently programmed a show on an Ion and was so happy with the choice I made almost 7 years ago when I chose to go Congo over the Eos line, even though that the Eos philosophy has become the industry darling.  I was excited to see the new Cobalt console, it looks great, and am excited to see more as you release more information.  

One thing that it looks like the Cobalt is missing, something that I severely miss and the Congo, Jr we have on our second stage, is the trackball that I love on the full size Congo.  Both in programming and in live situations it is so much easier to use the trackball instead of the encoders for pan/tilt while still having access to beam control without having to switch between encoder pages.  Is there a way to make a USB trackball behave the same way?  It would be wonderful for my Jr and would make me even more excited for the Cobalt should my Congo ever become a dinosaur.

Thanks, 

J.R.

Welche Vorteile hätte denn die Cobalt Software auf der Congo?

Gruß

Sabine

Theater Dortmund

Congo v6.4.1 ist der letzte Congo Software Update überhaupt. Ab jetzt gibts nur noch Cobalt Software v7 und weiter.  

Das Cobalt Software wird auf alle Congo und Cobalt Familie Konsolen - das heisst Congo (Senior), Congo Jr,

Congo Kid, Congo Light Server und Congo PC -  funktionieren.

Die Vorteile der Cobalt Software auf Congo Konsolen upzudaten:

 - weitere Neuigkeiten, Fehlerlösungen und Kundenwünschen - so weit möglich noch werden reingebracht.

- Aktuelle: Geräte Steuerungs Dock und Direct Selects Dock sind Neue Funktionen für Congo Konsolen.

Schöne Tag noch!

Hello

I don´t know if I understand the last Corey's post cause it's in German and the google translate to Portuguese it's a little bit weird.

So the V6.4.1 it's the last update to all Congo consoles and after this we have to use the Cobalt software is it this??

How can we try the Cobalt software?? Where can we download it??

It will be safe to use Congo Sr and Jr with plays saved in Congo software??

Pedro Alves

Hi Pedro - 

The software should be available to download next week. It has been extensively tested on Congo family hardware - there's no issue bringing files from older software versions into the Cobalt software.

Thanks!

Sarah

Hi Sarah.

Thanks for your quick response. My question is about the hardware cause we've got our Congo Sr since late 2005 begining 2006 (I'm not sure of the date) and the only thing that as change was one of the Direct Selects and one Bottom Master displays because the lost of brightness.

Is this "old" hardware compatible with new Cobalt software???? I just want to know to say something to my TD and maybe when my country
stabilize the financial problems we can bought the new Cobalt, and at that time it will be the version 50.

Thanks

Pedro Alves

Hi Pedro -

You should be able to run Cobalt software with no problems.

Thanks much -

Sarah