Player 2.8.2 Release - July 2025$$$Version 2.8.2 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00PM ET tomorrow (July 19th; 2025)! If you have auto updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Feature Enhancements$$$On the MT-SICS driver; a new function; disconnect is added. Disconnect can be used to disconnect from scale.$$$Fixes for the Node Open Protocol library address two main issues: it now correctly reports connection errors when a controller is faulty; and it prevents internal crashes by properly understanding controller acknowledgments; ensuring applications receive timely updates.$$$Full List of Ticket ID included in Release$$$If you are tracking any of these tickets and would like more details; please contact Tulip Customer Support via support@tulip.co or live chat through your instance.$$$$$$PLAT-45526$$$PLAT-42568

Player 2.8.1 Release - June 2025$$$Bug Fixes$$$In Player 2.8.0; TorqueOP was enabled by default which caused the Torque device to communicate with Player instead of Edge Devices. TorqueOP is disabled by default.$$$Note: TorqueOP can be re-enabled by following the steps detailed here

Player 2.8.1 Release - June 2025$$$Bug Fixes$$$In Player 2.8.0; TorqueOP was enabled by default which caused the Torque device to communicate with Player instead of Edge Devices. TorqueOP is disabled by default.$$$Note: TorqueOP can be re-enabled by following the steps detailed here

Player 2.7.2 Release - February 2025$$$Feature Enhancements and Improvements$$$Supports for capturing the window as a screenshot.$$$Bugs Fixes; Security; and Performance Improvements$$$Fixes issue with getting image from Cognex cameras on newer firmware.$$$Full List of Ticket IDs Included in Release$$$If you are tracking any of these tickets and would like more details; please contact Tulip Customer Support via support@tulip.co or live chat through your instance.$$$PLAT-41205$$$PLAT-41841

Player 2.7.1 Release - January 2025$$$Updated on 16 Jan 2025$$$1 Minute to read$$$Contributors$$$Product Team$$$ Print$$$ Share$$$Were excited to announce the release of Tulip Desktop Player version 2.7.1.$$$$$$Version 2.7.1 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00PM ET tomorrow (January 18th; 2025)! If you have auto updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Bugs Fixes; Security; and Performance Improvements$$$Fixes an issue where custom widgets were not visible when customers printed steps that included custom widgets.$$$Full List of Ticket IDs Included in Release$$$If you are tracking any of these tickets and would like more details; please contact Tulip Customer Support via support@tulip.co or live chat through your instance.$$$PLAT-40752

Version 2.7.0 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00PM ET tomorrow (December 28th; 2024)! If you have auto updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Feature Enhancements and Improvements$$$Allows Linux players to utilize network drivers (Telnet; Zebra Network Printer; and Cognex Insight Driver).$$$Full List of Ticket IDs Included in Release$$$If you are tracking any of these tickets and would like more details; please contact Tulip Customer Support via support@tulip.co or live chat through your instance.$$$$$$PLAT-38942

Player 2.6.2 - September 2024$$$Version 2.6.2 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00 PM ET (September 23rd; 2024)! If you have auto-updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Use the discussion thread in Tulip Community to let us know what you think of this update. Thank you for choosing Tulip; and we look forward to continuing to serve you!$$$$$$Bugs Fixes; Security; and Performance Improvements$$$Fixes the issue where prop changes to custom widgets are not reflected consistently$$$Full List of Ticket ID included in Release$$$If you are tracking any of these tickets and would like more details; please contact Tulip Customer Support via support@tulip.co or live chat through your instance.$$$$$$PLAT-37517

Version 2.6.1 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00 PM ET (September 21st; 2024)! If you have auto-updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Use the discussion thread in Tulip Community to let us know what you think of this update. Thank you for choosing Tulip; and we look forward to continuing to serve you!$$$$$$Bugs Fixes; Security; and Performance Improvements$$$Fix for issue where custom widgets are paused when the Tulip Player app is minimized.$$$Fixes the Failed to decode error when connecting a Basler USB Camera on Desktop Player.

Version 2.6.0 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00PM ET tomorrow (August 17th; 2024)! If you have auto updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Use the discussion thread in Tulip Community to let us know what you think of this update. Thank you for choosing Tulip; and we look forward to continuing to serve you!

ersion 2.5.1 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00PM ET tomorrow (February 17th; 2024)! If you have auto updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$Use the discussion thread in Tulip Community to let us know what you think of this update. Thank you for choosing Tulip; and we look forward to continuing to serve you!$$$$$$Bugs Fixes; Security; and Performance Improvements$$$Fixes a bug where the unescapeUnicodeCodePointEscapes function is not imported in the serial driver and fails with an import error.$$$$$$Full List of Ticket ID included in Release$$$If you are tracking any of these tickets and would like more details; please contact Tulip Customer Support via support@tulip.co or live chat through your instance.$$$$$$PLAT-30457

Player 2.5.0 Release - January 2024$$$$$$Version 2.5.0 of Desktop Player will be available for download by 9:00PM ET tomorrow (January 27th; 2024)! If you have auto updates enabled; the Desktop Player application will update in the background and changes will take effect the next time the application is restarted. Alternatively; you can manually initiate the update process from the file menu.$$$$$$This most recent Player release addresses a few minor issues that were present in the previous version that some users may have experienced.$$$$$$Use the discussion thread in Tulip Community to let us know what you think of this update. Thank you for choosing Tulip; and we look forward to continuing to serve you!$$$$$$Feature Enhancements$$$The Desktop Player now supports unicode escape sequences in messages sent by telnet and serial device driver.$$$Bugs Fixes; Security; and Performance Improvements$$$Fixes a bug for TP Link Tapo IP Cameras which required restarting/reloading Player to get the IP camera stream working back again after the camera had powered down/shut down abruptly.$$$$$$Fixes a bug where vision would crash when used with a large number of cameras.