Changelog

What we added, changed, or fixed in each software version

We continuously improve the software for your BactoBox®.

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See what changed in each software version in the list below.

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Some changelog entries have icons. The table below describes what each icon means.

Icon	Description
💻	Access user interface
📟	Dash user interface
🧰	Workshop mode only Intended for internal use during operations and development within SBT.
⚗️	Experimental We may change or remove this feature at any point in time.

Changes

January 14, 2026

v2026.01

Added

• 💻 Add automatic clock synchronization when connected to Access.

• 💻 Add "Measurements" page to Access. Allows you to view and annotate measurements.

• 💻 Add "Measurement group" page to Access. Allows you to create measurement groups and add/remove measurements to them. It also features a plots of the growth curve and CFU correlation.

• 💻 Add MSEC buttons to Access (Measure, Stop, Empty, Clean). Allows you to start/stop programs directly through Access.

• 💻 Add progress bar to Access that shows the outline/outcome of the current program (if any).

• 💻🧰⚗️ Add experimental "SBT Lab" page to Access with live stream of the demodulated signal (from the lock-in amplifier).

• 💻 Add "System info" overview to the top right of Access.

• 💻 Add link to help center for error codes that we show in Access' bottom bar.

• Add PEDB file to the DDB. Makes it easier to troubleshoot (especially now that we have data annotations).

Changed

• Change "ml" (millilitre) to "mL" throughout.

• 💻 Rename "Measurements" to "Summary" in Access

• 💻 Rename "Summary" to "Download summary" in Access

• 💻 Hide scroll bars when they are unnecessary in Access

Fixed

• 📟 Fix dash entering in a pending state when start execution fails

• Fix snapshot creating a corrupted zip file when biome does not respond.

• Fix issue where fields such as "Software version" were missing data (inside the PEDB's outcome column).

• 💻 Fix overflow/wrap in Access for low screen sizes

November 17, 2025

v2025.10b

Changed

• 📟 Replace "blank diluent" for "Dilution vial" in QC test.

Fixed

• Fix "Execution error: [Errno 111] Connection refused" when the end user presses Measure. This was due to an issue with corrupt/missing starred.json file.

• Always persist changes to .crs.json files and starred.json files when the user presses Save. This avoids an issue where the user presses Save, flips the rocker switch shortly after, and ends up with a corrupt/missing starred.json file.

October 15, 2025

v2025.10

Added

• Deep clean program has two options: 15 minutes and 10 hours.

• 📟 Add 2 steps to the QC test guide screen: 'Clean' and 'Measure on blank diluent'

• 📟 Add 'Set target concentration' screen right before entering in the QC test guide screen.

• Add 50XX error codes related to the blank liquid validation.

• Add liquid info to the extended troubleshooting bundle.

Changed

• Replace 'See troubleshooting guide' text in error messages to 'Further instructions: help.sbtinstruments.com'.

• 📟 Disable empty program by default. It is only enabled when the 'There is liquid in the system modal' appears.

• 📟 Change confusing text in the 'Ready' home screen. Now it just displays Ready.

• Remove flush program

• Replace the flush modal for the deep clean modal. It is triggered by 1 week since the last deep clean of any length.

• Merge the 40XX errors to the new error system implemented in bebop

• Replace Clean the system/flow system for Clean the setup to keep it consistent with the help center.

• Change rinse duration in deep clean from 20 to 25 seconds and reduce the soak duration from 20 to 15 seconds.

• Change the QC test durability cost to 0. This includes the Measure on blank diluent step.

• Replace system for setup in all the different flow directives.

January 14, 2026

v2025.09a