Chromeleon Release Information | Thermo Fisher Scientific

Release strategy

Thermo Scientific Chromeleon CDS is used by laboratories in a wide range of different industries around the world. Many of our customers are challenged to improve efficiency and productivity whilst meeting the ever-increasing demands for regulatory compliance, data integrity and flawless operation.

To better meet the wide range of requirements from our customers, Thermo Fisher Scientific employs a release strategy that provides customers with a choice of how to deploy Chromeleon CDS. Starting with Chromeleon 7.2 CDS SR5 and all subsequent releases, the strategy entails:

Regular releases for major (7.X) and minor (7.X.Y) feature increments continuously introducing new innovations and enabling customers to stay up-to-date with the newest technologies and latest advancements.
Long-term support (-LTS) releases enabling customers to maintain utmost stability and robustness over an extended period with minimized validation efforts. Maintenance Updates (MU) are released regularly.
Extended support (-ES) releases enabling customers to use the latest technology and maintain stability. Maintenance Updates (MU) are released regularly.

Support status tables¹

Chromeleon 7 CDS - Current Releases

Major	Minor	LTS	Release Date
7.3	7.3.0	No	March 2020
7.2	7.2.10	Extended	May 2019
7.2	SR5 MUk	Yes²	March 2020

Chromeleon 7 CDS - New Release Strategy

Major	Minor	LTS	Release Date	Tested Windows® OS releases
7.3	7.3.0	No	March 2020	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition
7.2	7.2.10 MUa	Extended²	August 2020	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
7.2	7.2.10	Extended²	May 2019	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
7.2	7.2.9	No	September 2018	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
7.2	7.2.8	No	April 2018	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
7.2	7.2.7	No	November 2017	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
7.2	SR5 MUk	YES²	March 2020	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
7.2	7.2 SR5	YES²	March 2017

Chromeleon 7 CDS – Previous Release Strategy

Major release	Recent release	Release Date	OS
7.2	SR5 MUb	July 2017	Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition
	SR4 MUb³	June 2016	Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition
	SR3 MUa³	October 2015	Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows Vista SP2 and above (32 bit) Business Edition Ultimate Edition
	SR2 MUc³	April 2016
	SR1 MUb³	June 2016	Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Professional Edition SP1 Ultimate Edition SP1
7.2	MUd³	July 2016	Windows 7 SP1 (32 bit and 64 bit) Professional Edition SP1 Ultimate Edition SP1 Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Edition
7.1	SR3	March 2014	Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Edition
7.0	SR1	May 2010	Windows Vista SP1 and above Business Edition Ultimate Edition Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Edition

Thermo Scientific Dionex Chromeleon 6 Chromatography Data System

Release⁴	Recent release	Date	OS
6.80	SR16⁵	December 2017	Windows 7 SP1 (32 and 64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2008 Server SP1 Windows 2003 Server SP2
	DU15b	April 2016	Windows 7 SP1 (32 and 64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit) Business Edition Ultimate Edition Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2008 Server SP1 Windows 2003 Server SP2
	DU15a	May 2015
	SR15	October 2014

¹ For more details about supported operating systems, such as exceptions for specific instruments or instrument combinations, please refer to the release notes, list of supported instruments, and installation guides for the specific release version, along with the relevant enterprise documentation.
² For LTS and ES releases only the most recent maintenance update is mentioned.
³ The most recent maintenance updates for older versions are supported on a best effort base
⁴ Older versions of Chromeleon 6 are no longer supported
⁵ Discontinuance notice: Chromeleon 6.8 CDS version SR16 was the final release of the Chromeleon 6.8 software platform and it was discontinued as of January 1st 2020. We will no longer be able to provide bug fixes although support and services will continue on a best effort basis.

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