Licensing FAQ

It depends on where you bought the software and where it runs:

Details: Which Licensing Path Applies.

The ctrlX part numbers (for example SWL-W-XCx-CAMDRIVERxHDVSx-V2NN) and the counting rules are listed in Licence Reference. The Requirements page of each product manual also names the licence that product needs.

LumiScan CamDriver needs one licence per connected camera. LumiScan Area Detector, Object Finder, Template Finder and Text Reader need one licence per ten modules. All other apps need one licence per app instance. See Counting rules.

The code readers (Aztec, Barcode, DMC, QR) and the Text Reader exist as Standard and Advanced. An Advanced licence is always used together with a Standard licence. If an Advanced licence is available, the app uses it automatically; otherwise it runs with Standard functions. See Standard and Advanced.

The USB licence key for LumiScan software, a CodeMeter container by WIBU-SYSTEMS AG. CodeMeter Control Center shows it as CmStick/C with a serial number such as 3-1234567; the serial number is also printed on the key. See The LumiScan Key.

Yes. You need one LumiScan Key for each device on which LumiScan software runs at the same time. To run the software on three PCs simultaneously, you need three keys. See One key per device.

Yes. Keys are not bound to a device and can be exchanged between devices at any time. Close the LumiScan applications, remove the key, connect it to the other PC (with CodeMeter Runtime installed) and start the software. You do not need to contact HD Vision Systems. See Moving the Key to Another PC.

Yes. HD Vision Systems adds further products to your existing key with a licence update. See Requesting a Licence Update.

On Windows 11, the licence is held in ctrlX WORKS, and the LumiScan Key protects the software against reverse engineering. It does not hold a second licence, and you do not pay twice. The key is updated only when you add a new LumiScan product. See Bought in the ctrlX Store, Running on Windows.

No. Apps running natively on ctrlX OS - on a ctrlX CORE or on an IPC with ctrlX OS - use a ctrlX licence in the License Manager of ctrlX OS. Neither the LumiScan Key nor CodeMeter Runtime is used. See Bought in the ctrlX Store, Running on ctrlX OS.

CodeMeter Runtime 9.00 or later, for all LumiScan products. Check the installed version with cmu --version (on Windows cmu32 in the CodeMeter Command Prompt). See Installing CodeMeter Runtime.

See Requesting a Licence Update and Importing a Licence Update.

No. It only describes the current state of your LumiScan Key and does not change your licences.

Yes. For a virtual machine, pass the USB device through and install CodeMeter Runtime inside the VM. For a container, run CodeMeter Runtime with the key on the host, enable the network server in CodeMeter WebAdmin and let the software in the container access it on TCP port 22350. See Virtual machines and containers.

Only engineering apps bought from HD Vision Systems (for example LumiScan Annotation Framework, LumiScan Training Framework, LumiScan VGR Engineering). They are an annual subscription and are renewed with a licence update every year. Runtimes and vision apps are a one-time purchase and need no renewal. See Renewing Engineering Licences.

About four weeks before the expiry date. A renewal requires a valid subscription. You can check the expiry date in CodeMeter WebAdmin (Container > Licenses) or with cmu --list-content --serial <serial>.

The engineering app can no longer be used. Your projects and data are not affected. As soon as your subscription is valid again and you have imported the renewal, the app works again - no reinstallation needed.