This is a great time-saving device to use with your Mitutoyo measurement tool. The cable will type the current measurement into any software a keyboard can type into. Just press the red button on the cable and voila! Note that the cable always presses "enter" after typing in the measurement number, which may or may not be what you want. It's not configurable.Make certain you get the cable with the correct connector for your device! Go to the Mitutoyo homepage, click "Literature", scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Manuals". On the manuals page, search for the exact part number ("Code No."="Order No.") you're interested in. They will give you PDFs to download. Download the PDF and read through it to find compatibility information. The site is a little confusing to navigate so I copied some helpful compatibility information about these direct USB Cables:06ADV380A ABS coolant proof caliper CD-PMX/PM/GM06ADV380B Coolant proof micrometer MDC-MJ, Quantumike MDE06ADV380C ABS digimatic caliper CD-CX CD-AX CD-C06ADV380D ABS digimatic indicator ID-H/FQM-Height QMH06ADV380E Quick micro MDQDigimatic Holtest HTDABS Borematic SBM-C06ADV380F ABS digimatic indicator ID-CX/C/S/U06ADV380G ABS digimatic indicator ID-N/BFormMake certain your measurement device supports output! Not all Mitutoyo devices have a plug for output! The devices that don't support output are slightly cheaper, but won't work with a cable like this. If you're uncertain about your tool's capabilities, check the Mitutoyo website catalog materials. The output plug feature is called different things in difference places. It is most often called "SPC" on the Mitutoyo website. It is called "digimatic" in some catalogs and marketing materials. Another way you may see it indicated is by "... with/without Output".Finally: for all Mitutoyo equipment, I highly recommend you only buy from the Amazon LLC seller. Third party sellers on Amazon may not ship you genuine Mitutoyo hardware.