the electrical connections can be minimized the opto electric interface adapter 10 can comprise a lead frame that routes the data transmission reception leads in the shortest possible distance while routing dc power and ground leads around the data transmission reception leads fig1 illustrates another embodiment of the interface in which the opto electric device interface adapter 10 is provided with multiple opto electric device interface regions 19 a d these opto electric device interface regions permit an opto electric device 7 to be mounted in various different positions and or permits multiple opto electric devices to be attached to a single integrated circuit 2 in general the opto electric device interface adapter 10 is provided with a set of opto electric device interface adapter leads 11 as shown in fig1 which connect to the opto electric device connectors 4 the opto electric device interface adapter 10 is provided with opto electric device interface regions which mate to the opto electric device leads 6 this permits multiple opto electric device interface regions to be defined either in the same plane e g fig1 or one on top of the other e g fig1 multiple opto electric devices 7 a and 7 b can be wired in serial or parallel or independently opto electric device interface regions can be controlled through the integrated circuit 2 or through a separate controller housed in the opto electric device adapter interface 10 or separately provided on the substrate 8 the opto electric device interface adapter.