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I built a museum exhibit in 2011 that used Max 5 which controlled 2 steppers and 1 advanced servo. I would like to upgrade to Max 8 but still use the existing program, motors and control modules. Are there any issues with Max 8? Thanks in advance.

The current version of our libraries (Phidget22) support Max 6 or newer. Your old program is using Phidget21, so I can't guarantee it will work with newer versions of Max. If you decide to update your project to Phidget22, you'll have to make a few modifications to the code. Specifically, we've split apart objects so that each channel on your device has its own object.

There is one stepper for each control board and there are 2 servos on the advanced servo board. What if I just install a fresh version of Max 5?

Having tested it, I can confirm the Phidget 21 libraries will work in Max/MSP 8.

How about Max 7?

Yes. The Phidget21 libraries will work with Max 4.5 and up.

If I upgrade to Phidgets 22, Will my old motors work with the new Vint Boards?

You will have to update your code to be compatible with the new libraries, but yes, Phidget22 still supports old Phidgets, such as your motor controllers.

So I can continue to use the old controller boards as well as the original motors that I bought? Great! I thought I'd have to change everything out. Really appreciate the prompt response.