Using Spectrometers with LabQuest

Update Your LabQuest

Our LabQuest interfaces has a built-in application for data-collection and analysis. Please update your LabQuest to the latest version for optimal sensor compatibility and functionality.

Connect Your Sensor Using USB

Note: Go Direct Spectrometers will not connect to LabQuest via wireless Bluetooth^® connection.

1. Turn on LabQuest and choose New from the File menu.
2. Connect your spectrometer to the USB port on LabQuest. The app will identify the sensor and load a default data-collection setup.
   • For Go Direct spectrophotometers, do not connect the power supply, it is not needed when connecting via USB.
   • For the Go Direct SpectroVis Plus, it is recommended that you remove the battery when connecting via USB.

You are ready to continue your experiment. For instructions on switching spectrometer modes of data collection, see your spectrometer's user manual or this article.

Resources

• Spectral Analysis Troubleshooting and FAQs
• My LabQuest 2 or 3 locks up or is not identified when connected to a SpectroVis Plus or other spectrometer.
• Can I use my spectrometer to collect data at one wavelength (Beer’s law or kinetics)?

Need Assistance?

If you are having trouble connecting your sensors, please reach out to us.