{"id":3085,"date":"2019-12-20T16:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T00:40:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-26T12:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:26:06","slug":"3085","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/3085","title":{"rendered":"How do I know if my LabQuest will work with Go Direct Sensors and Go Wireless devices?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_7d13eb-61\">LabQuest 3<\/h2>\n<p>LabQuest 3 units work with all Go Direct (GDX) and Go Wireless Sensors. <em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Go Direct Spectrometers can only be connected via USB as wireless communication is not supported.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compatible with Go Direct sensors<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Go Wireless devices<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (WDSS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_edb6db-0b\">LabQuest 2<\/h2>\n<p>All models of LabQuest 2 can work with Go Direct sensors via USB, but pre-September 2013 LabQuest 2 models required a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/product\/go-direct-bluetooth-adapter\/\"><strong>Go Direct Bluetooth Radio<\/strong><\/a> <strong>(discontinued)<\/strong> when connecting to sensors through Bluetooth wireless technology. <em><strong>Note:<\/strong> Go Direct Spectrometers can only be connected via USB as wireless communication is not supported.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to Determine Your LabQuest 2 Model<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each LabQuest 2 is shipped with a label on the back. This label contains the model information.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border\" src=\"\/files\/til\/images\/3085-label_location.jpg\" alt=\"3085-label_location.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Model LQ2-LE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border\" src=\"\/files\/til\/images\/3085-LQ2-LE.jpg\" alt=\"3085-LQ2-LE.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compatible with Go Direct sensors (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/downloads\/labquest-2-updates\/\">requires LabQuest App version 2.9 or newer<\/a><\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Go Wireless devices (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/downloads\/labquest-2-updates\/\"><em>requires LabQuest App version 2.3 or newe<\/em>r<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (WDSS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Model LABQUEST2<\/b> <i>(This model was last shipped in August 2013)<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border\" src=\"\/files\/til\/images\/3085-LABQUEST2.jpg\" alt=\"3085-LABQUEST2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compatible with Go Direct sensors via USB (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/downloads\/labquest-2-updates\/\">requires LabQuest App v2.8.3 or newer<\/a><\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Supports Go Direct sensors via Bluetooth when used with an external Bluetooth 4.x radio (not sold by Vernier) and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/downloads\/labquest-2-updates\/\">LabQuest App v2.9 or newer<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Supports Go Wireless devices when used with an external Bluetooth 4.x radio (not sold by Vernier) and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/downloads\/labquest-2-updates\/\">LabQuest App v2.5 or newer<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (WDSS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3085_1198f7-8c\">Original LabQuest<\/h2>\n<p>Only Go Direct Spectrometers, connected via USB, can be used with the original LabQuest. All other Go Direct and Go Wireless sensors are not supported.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compatible with Wireless Dynamics Sensor System (WDSS)<\/li>\n<li>Compatible with Go Direct Spectrometers via USB<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LabQuest 3 LabQuest 3 units work with all Go Direct (GDX) and Go Wireless Sensors. 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