Avantes offers a wide range of cables to connect your AvaSpec spectrometer to an AvaLight series light source or one of our many accessories (fibre-optic switches, AvaTrigger, etc). 


The table below shows the cable options for your light source or accessory application. Please note that the cables generally are 2 metres long, but custom lengths are available on request.

Product Information

Connects to Product code Description
RS-232 IC-DB26/DB9-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform DB26 male to RS232 DB9 female cable, 2 m
AvaLight-S/AvaLight-XE IC-DB26-2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to DB15 for AvaLight-S with shutter for auto save dark / lamp off, AvaLight-XE control
BNC- Ext. Hardware Trigger IC-DB26-Extrig-BNC-2 Interface cable Avaspec-USB2 platform to BNC plug External trigger, 2 m
External Hardware Trigger IC-Extrig-USB2 Interface cable AvaSpec-USB2 to External trigger pushbutton, 2 m
RS-232 AvaLight-S/AvaLight-XE IC-DB26/DB9/DB15-2 Interface Y cable AvaSpec-USB2 platform to RS-232 (DB9) and AvaLight-S (DB15) with shutter for auto save dark/ lamp off, AvaLight-XE control
Avalight-S/Avalight-XEnExternal Hardware Trigger IC-DB26-Extrig-USB2 Interface Y-cable AvaSpec-USB2 to External trigger pushbutton and AvaLight-S with shutter, 2 m
Other spectrometers IC-COAX-SMB-0.25 Synchronization coax cable with 2 SMB connectors 0.25 m for Avaspec USB2 and EVO platforms