A biopsy system (10) includes a host (102) and a biopsy driver assembly (12). The host is configured to execute program instructions associated with an application. The host has a first IrDA interface (104). The biopsy driver assembly has a controller (56) for executing program instructions and a user interface providing user input to the controller. The biopsy driver assembly has a second IrDA interface (112). The second IrDA interface is default disabled. The controller of the biopsy driver assembly has sole control in enabling the second IrDA interface to in turn enable an infrared communications link between the first IrDA interface of the host and the second IrDA interface of the biopsy driver assembly.
