Ocean Optics QE Pro - Serial Port Mode; LED Operation

2: Installing the QE-PRO
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Serial Port Mode
► Procedure
Follow the steps below to connect the QE Pro to the PC via serial port:
1. Plug the 5 VDC external power supply into an outlet and connect it to the QE Pro.
2. Connect the serial cable adapter block to the appropriate pins of the QE Pro’s 30-Pin Accessory
Connector.
3. Connect one end of the 9-pin serial cable to the adapter block on the QE Pro, and then connect
the other end to a serial port on the PC.
4. Note the number of the serial port (COM Port) to which you connected the QE Pro (some PCs
may not have numbered ports; handheld PCs typically have only one serial port).
LED Operation
The QE Pro features two status LEDs:
LED Position
Meaning
Top LED
Monitors Spectrometer status:
 Off – spectrometer does not have power
 Flashing orange – spectrometer is booting
 Steady green – spectrometer is ready