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IBIS2.0 is the updated edition of the Interferometric BIdimensional Spectrometer( operated at the Dunn Solar Telescope of the National Solar Observatory from 2003 to 2019). The enhancements include a new optomechanical design, an upgraded polarimetric unit, and a new array of high-performance cameras, all aimed at improving the instrument's capability to capture high-resolution spectropolarimetric data of the solar atmosphere in the 580-860 nm spectral range. While the instrument's core remains the same, with two tunable Fabry-Perot interferometers working in tandem with a set of narrowband interference filters and the polarimetric unit to acquire high-resolution spectropolarimetric data of the solar atmosphere, a new control software is being developed to automate and remotely operate the instrument. With the manufacturing in the pipeline and the testing underway, we look forward to starting the installation of IBIS 2.0 at the Teide Observatory in 2025 based on the signed MOU. We report the current status of the project and the observation possibilities that the upgraded instrument will offer.
