Version Compatibility Across Clarity Stations

To ensure proper functionality of all Clarity stations, it is essential that the same version of the Clarity software is installed on every PC. If the PC used for instrument control is running a different version than the Clarity Offline used for processing results or preparing methods, this may lead to incompatibility when attempting to use files created in a higher version. This applies not only to combinations of Clarity and Clarity Offline, but also to setups with multiple Clarity installations.

Clarity is designed to maintain backward compatibility, allowing data and methods created in older versions to be opened and processed in newer versions of the software without issues. This ensures continuity when upgrading systems or working across multiple stations. However, files created or modified in a newer version may not be usable in an older version of Clarity, and attempting to do so can result in errors or limited functionality.

To prevent these issues, all Clarity installations within the same environment should always run the identical software version.