A system for rapidly acquiring a spreading code, used in a code division multiple access system, comprises a generator for generating a first long code and a second long code, with each long code having a length of N chips. Universal libraries of standard and modified nucleic acids are provided for nucleic acid detection, as are related methods. It is determined that the one or more particular bits were sent over one or more particular lanes of the link. In one embodiment, the configuration module is available to the customer via a secure web site over the Internet provided by a server accessed from a computer such as a personal computer at the customer’s site.