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Cables and Accessories
Cables
Molecular Devices recommends that you use high-quality, double-
shielded cables to connect your SpectraMax
®
reader to the computer.
Choose cables that meet the requirement described in this appendix.
Serial Interface Cable
The serial interface cable used to connect the instrument to the
computer is a custom cable designed and built by Molecular Devices.
Please use the cable supplied by Molecular Devices, or contact
Molecular Devices for specific pin-out requirements:
Male DB8 to Female DB9 (custom cable made by Molecular Devices, PN
9000-0149)
USB Adapter Cable
Macintosh computers, and many newer Windows-based computers do
not have a serial port. You can connect a serial cable between these
computers and the instrument using a USB-to-serial adapter.
Molecular Devices has tested many third-party serial-to-USB adapter
cables and has found the Keyspan USA-19HS (Molecular Devices, PN
9000-0938) to be the most reliable. It is the only one we recommend.
Figure B-1 Molecular Devices’ custom serial cable (left) and a serial-to-
USB converter (right).
Note: In this user guide, all references to SpectraMax Multi-Mode
Microplate Readers include the M3, M4, M5, and M5
e
models. When
a feature or capability applies to only certain readers, this
exception is noted.
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