End of Life and Deprecations

Support of older environments

OS and processor architectures

OS

Architecture

Last version with support

Windows 8®

64-bit

25.06

Windows 7® (*)

64-bit

Windows 11®

32-bit

23.04

Windows 10®

32-bit

Windows 8®

32-bit

Windows 7®

32-bit

Windows Vista

—

2.3.3.10777

Windows XP

—

2.2.2.10255

Windows 2000

—

1.0.1.5222

(*) The recommended version is 6.1.7601 (Windows 7 Service Pack 1)

.NET Framework

  • Starting with 25.02 (February 2025 release) the minimum required version for the .NET Framework will be 4.8.

Supported IDEs

IDE

Last version with support

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

22.12

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

2.7

Microsoft Visual Studio 2003

Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0

2.5.1.1107

Programming languages

Programming language

Last version with support

Borland C++ Builder 6.0

2.5.1.1107

CodeGear Delphi 2009

CodeGear C++ Builder 2009

ActiveX API

Embarcadero RAD Studio XE4 and XE5

2.4.1.11114

Borland Delphi 6.0 and 2006

1.0.1.5222

Borland C++ Builder 2006

Soft-based / host licenses

  • The eVision soft-based / host licensing system will be progressively phased out.

    • It was introduced in 2007 with the first version of and it is based on an old, and now obsolete technology.

    • It is superseded by the Neo Licensing System.

    • The last version to support soft-based / host licenses is Open eVision 23.12.

  • Milestones of the phase out period:

    • Since 1 January 2023:

      • There are no more sales of soft-based / host licenses.

      • The related product codes are 4250 to 4289.

      • These products are removed from the price lists.

    • Since 1 January 2024:

      • The support for the soft-based / host licenses is removed from the libraries.

      • The releases 24.02 and later are not be able to detect and use any soft-based / host licenses activated on the platform.

    • Starting 1 January 2029:

      • The soft-based license operation server will be shut down.

      • Activating or recovering a soft-based / host license will not be possible after 2028.

Note

  • All applications using a soft-based / host license will continue to work “forever”, as long as the licenses have been activated and don’t require recovery.

  • The Neo Licensing System replaces the soft-based / host licensing system.

  • The Neo Licensing System supports dongles and for licenses.

  • The usage and features of the Neo Software Containers are the same as the old soft-based / host licenses.

  • Legacy eVision licenses are not affected by these changes.

Legacy Headers

  • The Legacy Headers are removed from eVision distributions since the end of 2022.

    • The Legacy Headers help the customers to migrate an existing application using Legacy eVision (last major release in 2006) to eVision.

    • The last version with support is Open eVision 22.12.

3D Studio

  • 3D Studio is removed from the eVision package since the end of 2025.

    • We recommend prototyping your 3D pipeline in eVision Studio.

    • The last version that includes the 3D Studio application is Open eVision 25.10.1.

Legacy Open eVision Studio

  • Legacy Open eVision Studio is removed from the eVision package since Open eVision 26.6.

    • We recommend prototyping with the current version of eVision Studio.

    • The last version that includes the Legacy Open eVision Studio application is 26.02.3.

Deprecation History

Deprecation Process

The deprecation of a feature is always announced in the release notes. The deprecated feature stays in the distribution (API, sample, eVision Studio…) for one year. After a year, it is completely removed from the distribution.

Deprecation List

Deprecated in 26.10

  • EasyDeepLearning::EClassifierCapacity

    • Replaced by EClassifier::SetModelType and EClassifier::GetModelType

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EOCR2::ClearResult, EOCR2::GetReadText

    • Replaced by the returned EOCR2Text

    • Will be removed in 27.10

  • EOCR2::HitTest, EOCR2::Draw*

    • Replaced by the method attached to the returned EOCR2Text

    • Will be removed in 27.10

  • std::string EOCR2::Recognize(const EOCR2Text&)

    • Replaced by EOCR2::RecognizeText

    • Will be removed in 27.10

  • std::string EOCR2::Read()

    • Replaced by EOCR2::Read2

    • Will be removed in 27.10

  • EasyDeepLearning::EClassificationDataset

    • Replaced byEasyDeepLearning::EDataset

    • Will be removed in 27.10

  • Easy::FromRadians, Easy::FromDegrees, Easy::ToRadians, Easy::ToDegrees, Easy::SetAngleUnit and Easy::GetAngleUnit

    • After the end of the deprecation period, all angles given as parameters or arguments to eVision methods and classes will be expected in degrees instead of the unit specified by Easy::SetAngleUnit.

    • Will be removed in 27.10

  • EImageFileType_Euresys

    • Replaced by EImageFileType_eVision

    • Will be removed in 27.10

Deprecated in 26.6

  • EasySpotDetector library (ESpot and ESpotDetector classes)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EObjectTemplateMatcher::EnableAlignment

    • Replaced by EObjectTemplateMatcher::Alignment

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EObjectTemplateMatcher::SortPositions

    • Replaced by EObjectTemplateMatcher::Match

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EBarCodeReader::EnablePermissiveDecoding

    • Replaced by EnablePatternCorrection, EnableAdvancedDecoding, EnablePrintingErrorCorrection

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EChecker2 (in EasyObject)

    • Replaced by the new EChecker class (in EasyObject)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatrixCodeReader, EBarCodeReader, EQRCodeReader, ECodeReader Read overloads without EGrid parameter

    • Replaced by overloads taking EGrid

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ETextReader::Localize

    • Replaced by ETextReader::Locate

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 26.02

  • SetImagePtr for classes EBaseROI, EFourierImage, EZMap and EDepthMap

    • Replaced by method UseExternalBuffer

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EPoint constructor taking EFrame as argument

    • Replaced by other EPoint constructors

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EFlipAxis enum values

    • Replaced by new enum values following naming convention (for ex. EFlipAxis_Horizontal)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DPlane::FlipIfNegativeZ

    • Replaced by E3DPlane::OrientNormal(E3DPlaneNormalOrientation_PosZ)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 25.10

  • EPoint::SetCenter, EPoint::GetCenter, EPoint::SetCenterXY

    • Replaced by direct access to X and Y properties and other EPoint methods

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 25.06

  • EPointCloudMerger::Merge (non-pointer-vector overload)

    • Replaced by EPointCloudMerger::Merge overload taking std::vector<EPointCloud*>

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 25.02

  • EPatternFinder::Learn with don’t care area mask

    • Replaced by the use of ERegion in EPatternFinder::Learn

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatcher::DontCareThreshold

    • Replaced by the use of ERegion in EMatcher::LearnPattern

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatcher::GetNumPositions, EMatcher::GetPosition, EMatcher::GetPositions

    • Replaced by the vector of EFoundPattern returned by EMatcher::Match

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatchPosition struct for EMatcher

    • Replaced by EFoundPattern

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EBarCodeReader::EnableAllSymbologies

    • Replaced by EBarCodeReader::EnableSafeSymbologies

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ESerializer::CreateFileWriter, CreateFileReader, CreateMemoryWriter, CreateMemoryReader, GetWriting

    • Replaced by new EFileSerializer and EMemorySerializer constructors

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 24.10

  • EImageEncoder::Serialize

    • Replaced by EImageEncoder::Save or EImageEncoder::Load

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • Serialize for EPen, EFont, EBrush classes

    • Replaced by methods Save or Load

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EBarCodeReader:SetMinModuleSize, GetMinModuleSize, GetUseMinModuleSize, SetUseMinModuleSize

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 24.06

  • Easy::Initialize and Easy::Terminate

    • No replacement, it is now done automatically

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatcher::GetExtension(int32_t&,int32_t&) and SetExtension(int32_t,int32_t)

    • Replaced by EMatcher::Set/GetExtension with EIntSize type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatcher::GetPixelDimensions(float&,float&) and EMatcher::SetPixelDimensions(float,float)

    • Replaced by EMatcher::Set/GetPixelDimensions with ESize type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DMatcher::GetAnomalyThresholds(float&,float&) and E3DMatcher::SetAnomalyThresholds(float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DMatcher::Set/GetAnomalyThresholds with EAnomalyThresholds type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DComparer::GetAnomalyThresholds(float&,float&) and E3DComparer::SetAnomalyThresholds(float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DComparer::Set/GetAnomalyThresholds with EAnomalyThresholds type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DMatcher::GetAnomalyHysteresis(float&,float&) and E3DMatcher::SetAnomalyHysteresis(float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DMatcher::Set/GetAnomalyHysteresis with EAnomalyThresholds type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DComparer::GetAnomalyHysteresis(float&,float&) and E3DComparer::SetAnomalyHysteresis(float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DComparer::Set/GetAnomalyHysteresis with EAnomalyThresholds type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DMatcher::GetEdgeCroppingParameters(int&,float&) and E3DMatcher::SetEdgeCroppingParameters(int,float)

    • Replaced by E3DMatcher::Set/GetEdgeCroppingParameters with EEdgeCroppingParameters type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DComparer::GetEdgeCroppingParameters(int&,float&) and E3DComparer::SetEdgeCroppingParameters(int,float)

    • Replaced by E3DComparer::Set/GetEdgeCroppingParameters with EEdgeCroppingParameters type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DTransformMatrix::GetAzimuthElevationAngles(float&,float&)

    • Replaced by EAzimuthElevationAngles E3DTransformMatrix::GetAzimuthElevationAngles

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DViewer::GetColorRampLocation(float&,float&,float&,float&) and E3DViewer::SetColorRampLocation(float,float,float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DViewer::Set/GetColorRampLocation with EPoint parameters

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DViewer::GetFixColorRampBounds(float&,float&) and E3DViewer::SetFixColorRampBounds(float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DViewer::Set/GetFixColorRampBounds with EFloatRange type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DViewer::GetViewTarget(float&,float&,float&) and E3DViewer::SetViewTarget(float,float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DViewer::Set/GetViewTarget with E3DPoint type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DViewer::GetViewAngle(float&,float&,float&) and E3DViewer::SetViewAngle(float,float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DViewer::Set/GetViewAngle with E3DPoint type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DViewer::GetAutoRotate(float&,float&,float&) and E3DViewer::SetAutoRotate(float,float,float)

    • Replaced by E3DViewer::Set/GetAutoRotate with E3DPoint type

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ConvertCoordinatesMapToPixel(float,float,int&,int&) for EZMap and EDepthMap classes

    • Replaced by ConvertCoordinatesMapToPixel(EPoint,EIntPoint&)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ConvertCoordinatesPixelToMap(int,int,float&,float&) for EZMap and EDepthMap classes

    • Replaced by EPoint ConvertCoordinatesPixelToMap(EIntPoint)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EZMap::GetSizeInWorld, GetResolution, ImageToZMap, ZMapToImage, GetPixelPositionFromWorldPosition (ref-based overloads)

    • Replaced by overloads returning/using EPoint, E3DPoint, EIntPoint

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DPlane EPlaneFinder::Find(EPointCloud,...)

    • Replaced by float EPlaneFinder::Find(EPointCloud,E3DPlane&,...)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • E3DPlane EPlaneFitter::Fit(EPointCloud,...)

    • Replaced by float EPlaneFitter::Fit(EPointCloud,E3DPlane&)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ESphereFitter::Fit(...) returning E3DSphere

    • Replaced by version returning ratio of inliers with sphere as argument

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EPrincipalAxisExtractor::Extract (ref-based overload)

    • Replaced by overload using E3DPoint

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EStatistics::ComputeStatistics, EStatistics::ComputePixelStatistics (ref-based overloads)

    • Replaced by overloads returning EStatistics8, EStatistics16 or EStatistics32f

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EPointCloud::AllocateAttributeBuffer, FillAttributeBuffer, AddCustomAttributeBuffer, AllocateCustomAttributeBuffer, SetAttribute (generic overloads)

    • Replaced by named-type method variants

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyImage::HistogramThreshold and EasyImage::HistogramThresholdBW16 (ref-based overloads)

    • Replaced by overloads returning EHistogramThreshold

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyImage::TwoLevelsMinResidueThreshold (ref-based overload)

    • Replaced by overload returning ETwoLevelsMinResidueThreshold

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyImage::ThreeLevelsMinResidueThreshold (ref-based overload)

    • Replaced by overload returning EThreeLevelsMinResidueThreshold

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyImage::Thin, EasyImage::BiLevelThin, EasyImage::Thick, EasyImage::BiLevelThick (void overloads)

    • Replaced by overloads returning the number of iterations performed

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyImage::MatchFrames (all overloads)

    • Replaced by overloads returning the optimal shift amplitude

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EKernel::GetKernelData (ref-based overload)

    • Replaced by overload returning the coefficient value

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMovingAverage::GetSize (ref-based overload)

    • Replaced by individual size getters

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyImage::PixelAverage, PixelStat, PixelStatBW8, PixelStatBW16, PixelStdDev, PixelCount, Area, AreaDoubleThreshold, PixelVariance, GravityCenter, BinaryMoments, WeightedMoments

    • Replaced by EPixelStatisticsBW8, EPixelStatisticsBW16, EPixelStatisticsC24 classes

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EClassificationDataset::GetImages returning vector<EBaseROI*>

    • Replaced by EClassificationDataset::GetImageCopy

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyObject::ContourArea(EPathVector*, int32_t&)

    • Replaced by int32_t EasyObject::ContourArea(EPathVector*)

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyObject::ContourGravityCenter, EasyObject::ContourInertia

    • Replaced by EasyObject::ContourStatistics

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EImageEncoder::GetBinaryImageSegmenter and Segmenters::EBinaryImageSegmenter

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ESelectByPosition, ESelectOption, ESortOption enums

    • Replaced by ECodedImage2

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • SetMinNumFitSamples(int32_t, int32_t) for ECircleGauge, ELineGauge, ERectangleGauge, EWedgeGauge

    • Replaced by overloads using EIntegerRange

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • AddSkipRange and GetSkipRange (int32_t overloads) for ECircleGauge, ELineGauge, ERectangleGauge, EWedgeGauge

    • Replaced by overloads using EIntegerRange

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EVectorModel::GetVectorModelExtremas (old overload)

    • Replaced by overloads using EFloatRange

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyQRCodeReader::SetSearchField

    • Replaced by EasyQRCodeReader::Read

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 24.02.1

  • EPlaneFinder::GetSeed and EPlaneFinder::SetSeed

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 24.02

  • E3DAnomaly::Create3DObject

    • Replaced by E3DAnomaly::GetBoundingBox

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • OverallSymbolGrade field in EMatrixCodeIso15415GradingParameters, EMatrixCodeIso29158GradingParameters, EQRCodeIso15415GradingParameters

    • Replaced by ScanGrade

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 23.12

  • EGDIPlusDrawAdapter

    • Replaced by EWindowsDrawAdapter

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • Easy::OpenImageGraphicContext and Easy::CloseImageGraphicContext

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EImageBW1

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ECodedImage, EFeatureData, EListItem

    • Replaced by ECodedImage2

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EBarCode (EasyBarCode1)

    • Replaced by Euresys::Open_eVision::EasyBarCode2::EBarCodeReader

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatrixCode (EasyMatrixCode1)

    • Replaced by Euresys::Open_eVision::EasyMatrixCode2::EMatrixCode

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EMatrixCodeReader (EasyMatrixCode1)

    • Replaced by Euresys::Open_eVision::EasyMatrixCode2::EMatrixCodeReader

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ESearchParamsType

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyColor::C24ToBayer(EROIC24*, EROIBW8*, bool evenCol, bool evenRow)

    • Replaced by overload taking EBayerConfiguration

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EasyColor::TransformBayer(EROIBW8*, EROIBW8*, EColorLookup*, bool evenCol, bool evenRow)

    • Replaced by overload taking EBayerConfiguration

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • Draw methods with HDC API

    • Replaced by use the overload taking an EDrawAdapter by using an instance of EWindowsDrawAdapter

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 23.08

  • EOCR::ReadTextWide

    • Replaced by EOCR::ReadText

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EOCR::RecognizeWide

    • Replaced by EOCR::Recognize

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 23.04

  • EDeepLearningTool::SetEnableGPU and EDeepLearningTool::GetEnableGPU

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EDeepLearningTool::GetNumGPUs

    • Replaced by EDeepLearningTool::NumAvailableDevices

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EDeepLearningTool::SetGPUIndexes and EDeepLearningTool::GetGPUIndexes

    • Replaced by EDeepLearningTool::ActiveDevices

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EQuadrangle::IsInside()

    • Replaced by EQuadrangle::IsPointInside

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EBarCodeReader::GetValidateWithChecksum and EBarCodeReader::SetValidateWithChecksum

    • Replaced by Set/GetValidateMandatoryChecksum, Set/GetValidateOptionalChecksum, Set/GetValidatePharmacode

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • EBarCodeReader::GetValidateBarCode and EBarCodeReader::SetValidateBarCode

    • Replaced by Set/GetValidateMandatoryChecksum, Set/GetValidateOptionalChecksum, Set/GetValidatePharmacode

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 22.12

  • EClassifier::SetCapacity

    • Replaced by EClassifier::SetModelType

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 22.08

  • ELocatorMetrics::GetBestWeightedFScoreAndThreshold

    • Replaced by ELocatorMetrics::GetBestWeightedFScorePoint

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ELocatorMetrics::GetBestWeightedPrecisionAndThreshold

    • Replaced by ELocatorMetrics::GetBestWeightedPrecisionPoint

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ELocatorMetrics::GetBestWeightedRecallAndThreshold

    • Replaced by ELocatorMetrics::GetBestWeightedRecallPoint

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ELocatorMetrics::GetLabelIntersectionOverUnion

    • Replaced by ELocatorMetrics::GetLabelAverageProximity

    • Will be removed in 27.6

  • ELocatorMetrics::GetIntersectionOverUnion

    • Replaced by ELocatorMetrics::AverageProximity

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 2.16

  • EWorldShape::SetDistortion

    • Replaced by EWorldShape::SetDistortionStrength

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 2.15

  • EChecker (EasyOCV)

    • Replaced by EChecker2

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 2.13

  • EasyQRCode::Detect and EasyQRCode::Decode

    • Replaced by EasyQRCode::Read

    • Will be removed in 27.6

Deprecated in 2.11

  • EasyOCV library (EOCV class, ECharCreationMode, EDegreesOfFreedom, EDiagnostic, ELearningMode, ELocationMode, EQualityIndicator enums)

    • Will be removed in 27.6