Ultimate Card FAQ

The Ultimate Card FAQ

Q:	Which brands of sewing machines can The Ultimate Card be used with?
A:	The type of card slot in your sewing machine determines whether you can use The Ultimate Card or not. The Ultimate Card is made for Brother, Baby Lock, Bernina Deco, Simplicity and Viking/Husqvarna machines.
Q:	Can I rewrite designs to The Ultimate Card and re-use it?
A:	Yes, you can remove them and put new ones on to The Ultimate Card up to a hundred thousand times!
Q:	Which version of The Ultimate Card should I use with my PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) read/write box?
A:	The Ultimate Card Ver. II

Q:	Which version of The Ultimate Card should I use with my Amazing Box(Magic Box, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina Box)?
A:	The Ultimate Card Ver. I
Q:	Can I write more than 6 designs to The Ultimate Card using my Amazing(Magic, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina) box?
A:	No, you are limited to writing only up to 6 designs to The Ultimate Card, Ver. I or blank Amazing card by the Amazing box.
Q:	Can The Ultimate Card be used with PE-Design boxes or their Palette, Deco Wizard equivalents if their versions are 3.0 or earlier(2.0 or 1.0)?
A:	No, your PE-Design, Palette, or Deco Wizard Box must be upgraded to ver. 4.0 in order to write to The Ultimate Card Ver. II

Q:	Do I have to upgrade my PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) software to version 4.0 also, or is upgrading my read/write box enough to write to The Ultimate Card ver. II
A:	You can use any version of PE-Design software but the read/write box must be 4.0
Q:	Can I write designs to The Ultimate Card in formats other than PES, PEC or HUS?
A:	Yes, designs in other formats can be written to the card by PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) read/write modules, Amazing Box(Magic Box, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina Box) or PES2Card. However, in most machines where The Ultimate Card is used, the designs must be in PES, PEC or HUS formats.
Q:	How many designs can I write to The Ultimate Card?
A:	There is no limit to the number of designs that The Ultimate Box or PE-Design 4.0 box can write to The Ultimate Card. However, only six designs can be written to the card by the Amazing Box.

Q:	What is the largest design that can be put on this card?
A:	There is no design size limit, although, you need to make sure that the design can be embroidered by your sewing machine. If necessary, it must be split or resized.
Q:	What is the difference between The Ultimate Card and other blank embroidery cards made by Brother, Amazing Designs or Viking?
A:	The Ultimate Card, manufactured by Vikant Corporation, can be programmed by a variety of read/write devices such as, PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) or Amazing Box(Magic Box, Universal Embroidery Translator, Dream Maker, Bernina Box) while other blank cards can only be programmed by their original read/write devices. Also, this one megabyte card can hold twice as many designs as a 512Kilobyte Amazing Blank card or the largest 512Kilobyte (4 Megabit) Brother Blank card.
Q:	Does The Ultimate Card work with Pfaff sewing machines?
A:	No, The Ultimate Card is for Brother or Viking machines only. However, our 512K Blank memory card for Pfaff is the ultimate solution for Pfaff users.

Q:	Can The Ultimate Card be programmed by Viking/Husqvarna reader/writer box?
A:	The Ultimate Card cannot be programmed by Viking/Husqvarna reader/writer box. However, The Ultimate Card version I, programmed by The Ultimate Box, can be used with Viking/Husqvarna sewing machines.
Q:	Can The Ultimate Card be read and designs saved back to the hard drive of my computer?
A:	Yes, if you use it with The Ultimate Box, PE-Design(Palette, Deco Wizard) read/write devices.
Q:	Can The Ultimate Card be used with Jenome type sewing machines?
A:	No, it will not fit the card slot.

Q:	Does The Ultimate Card work with the Bernina Artista Series?
A:	No, neither The Ultimate Card ver. I nor the Ultimate Card ver. II fit into the card slot of the Bernina Artista Machines.

Gail P.

I inherited a Pfaff 7560, purchased in 2001, along with the embroidery unit. I also got a lot of the memory cards for the machine and discs with designs. I'm not sure what I need, computer wise, to read the discs. Is the info transferred from the disc to the embroidery unit. I'm somewhat tech illiterate, so I would appreciate a simple explanation. Also, do you have any suggestions for what I can do with the memory cards/discs I'm not interested in other than ebay?

06/29/20 09:57 pm MST

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Heather B.

Hi, Gail. Regarding the disks, I'd just recommend trying them on your computer to see if you can see designs on them. If you have embroidery software, you can even double click to open them. If you want to transfer them to memory card, we can recommend the Vikant Ultimate Box II or II Plus. If you need a blank card, we would recommend the Ultimate Card Version III. We are not in the business of selling used memory cards, but here are some possible options:

https://www.google.com/search?q=selling+used+pfaff+memory+cards&rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS803US803&oq=selling+used+pfaff+memory+cards&aqs=chrome..69i57.6399j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Best wishes and let us know if you have further questions we can help with.

~Heather
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06/30/20 02:55 pm MST

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jane e.

I have aded a Pfaff 2170 machine to my "stable" of machines. I have Designer 1 which uses VIP format and the 2170 made sense. The soft ware on my computer is Sew Pro through S and S computer. I lack instructions on how to transfer my designs to the cards for the 2170. I wonder if the Ultimate box would work. My question is will the box and Sew Pro play together nicely. thanks for any assist. Jane

12/15/16 05:42 pm MST

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Kirsten S.

Hi Jane,
Here is a link to the instructions for the Pfaff 2170: http://www.pfaff.com/SiteMedia/PFAFF/Products/Mach...
It states that you need software called 3D File Assistant in order to transfer designs from the computer. It also mentions that you can use a card writer box (they call it a Smart Card Station) or a USB cable directly from the computer to the machine.

I don't have experience with Sew Pro software. If it is the one I think it is though, it should let you save your designs in your format, then use 3D File Assistant to transfer the design to your 2170. I hope this helps you to find what you are looking for.
Best wishes.

12/20/16 09:26 pm MST

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Heather B.

I'm sorry, Jane, but the Ultimate Box is not recommended (i.e., does not work with) the Pfaff 2170. You might try checking out some of these options:

https://www.google.com/#q=Pfaff%09Creative+2170+%2B+transfer+box

~Heather
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12/19/16 11:39 am MST

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