Price-effective system gives large velocity vary, and drift-free auto-locking for long-term secure imaging, from PI.
Picture Credit score: Physik Instrumente
Auburn, MA – International piezo nanopositioning chief PI introduces a brand new microscope stage household designed for democratizing the benefits of ultrasonic piezo motor drive programs in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. The U-781 XY stage gives 128x86mm journey, is provided with 10nm decision linear encoders for direct place measurement on the platform, and is appropriate with inverted microscopes of the 4 main microscope producers. U-781 features a high-performance 2-axis movement controller and joystick and affords interfaces to widespread microscopy software program instruments, reminiscent of µ-Supervisor, MatLab, LabView, Python, and Nikon NIS Components — all at an especially enticing worth/efficiency ratio.
Extremely-Secure – Ultimate for Lengthy Time period Imaging
PI’s patented ultrasonic direct-drive motors characteristic millisecond responsiveness and supply a large dynamic velocity vary – from <1µm/sec to >100mm/sec, with jerk-free, easy movement. This efficiency is made potential by a patented twin frequency drive system and adaptive management parameter setting within the controller firmware.
An awesome benefit over standard drive programs is the drift-free self-locking design that clamps the stage down as soon as a goal place has been reached. The stiff piezo-ceramic direct drive avoids servo jitter, which may happen with electromagnetic linear direct drive motors resulting from inadequate damping or amplifier noise.
Equipment
A big aperture and plenty of adapter plates permit for the usage of microscope slides, properly plates and petri dishes. An elective P-736 PInano Z stage or P-545 XYZ piezo flexure nanopositioning stage could be added for functions reminiscent of quick focus, single molecule monitoring or optical trapping.
Controller, Software program, and Joystick
A controller with intensive software program help and a joystick are included within the bundle. Joystick mode and computer-controlled mode could be switched with one button. The superior digital servo controller (computerized switchover between static and dynamic PID parameters) is optimized for ultrasonic motors to realize most dynamic efficiency with settling occasions as little as a number of 10 milliseconds with out sacrificing decision and easy operation. A complete software program bundle is included: drivers for LabVIEW, dynamic libraries for Home windows and Linux, MATLAB, µManager, Andor iQ. Interfaces embrace USB, SPI, RS-232, and analog.
Industries Served
Microscopy, DNA Sequencing, Bio-Nanotechnology, Bio-Medical Analysis, Pharmaceutical Analysis
