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(Nanowerk Information) World piezo nanopositioning chief PI introduces a brand new microscope stage household designed for democratizing some great benefits of ultrasonic piezo motor drive methods in super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. The U-781 XY stage supplies 128x86mm journey, is supplied 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 provides interfaces to widespread microscopy software program instruments, comparable to µ-Supervisor, MatLab, LabView, Python, and Nikon NIS Parts — all at an especially enticing worth/efficiency ratio.
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| PI’s new inverted microscope stage U-781 XY. (Picture: PI)
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Extremely-Secure – Best for Lengthy Time period Imaging
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PI’s patented ultrasonic direct-drive motors function millisecond responsiveness and supply a large dynamic velocity vary – from 100mm/sec, with jerk-free, clean movement. This efficiency is made potential by a patented twin frequency drive system and adaptive management parameter setting within the controller firmware.
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An incredible benefit over typical drive methods 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 on account of inadequate damping or amplifier noise.
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Equipment
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A big aperture and plenty of adapter plates enable for the usage of microscope slides, effectively plates and petri dishes. An elective P-736 PInano Z stage or P-545 XYZ piezo flexure nanopositioning stage will be added for functions comparable to quick focus, single molecule monitoring or optical trapping.
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Controller, Software program, and Joystick
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A controller with in depth software program help and a joystick are included within the package deal. Joystick mode and computer-controlled mode will be switched with one button. The superior digital servo controller (automated 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 clean operation. A complete software program package deal is included: drivers for LabVIEW, dynamic libraries for Home windows and Linux, MATLAB, µManager, Andor iQ. Interfaces embrace USB, SPI, RS-232, and analog.
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