New Scale Technologies - DK-M3-RS-U2-2M-20-L developer’s kit: two-axis two-mirror beam steering System
- Piezo stages with continuous 360° rotary motion
- Mounted mirrors, laser and two-axis base
- Each rotary stage only 11.75 x 21.9 x 16 mm
- Closed-loop controller embedded in each stage
- No separate electronics needed
- 3.3 VDC input
- Direct digital input of motion commands ( I2C, SPI, or UART)
- Angular resolution ~21.9727 mdeg closed loop
- Built-in absolute position sensor
- Millisecond step and settle times
- 0.5 deg in 16 ms closed loop
- 0.5 deg in 1.2 ms open loop
- Holds position with zero power and no jitter
Two-axis beam steering on your fingertip
The DK-M3-RS-U2-2M-20-L is a complete piezoelectric beam steering system with a familiar galvo form factor, but a drastically smaller size: only 11.75 mm long x 21.9 mm wide x 16 mm tall including the embedded closed-loop controller.
The mounted aluminum-coated mirror moves at up to 1,100 deg per second with repeatability of +/-0.05 deg for precise, point-to-point beam steering.
Embedded controller means tiny size plus fast, easy integration
Patented piezoelectric motors along with position sensors, bearings, drive electronics and embedded firmware are all integrated inside each of the two miniature rotary stages.
We’ve eliminated the extra bulk of a separate external controller.
Along with smallest system size, this makes for fast, easy integration into your system. The beam steering system accepts direct input of high-level digital commands from your system processor or use the USB adapter to power and control the system from a PC. Input is only 3.3 VDC.
The Developer’s Kit
The DK-M3-RS-U2-2M-20-L Beam Steering System Developer’s Kit includes two smart stages, mounted mirrors, a 650nm collimated laser, base, demo board, cables, USB adapter and software for system evaluation and development.
Smart Stages with mounted mirrors, laser and base
The standard aluminum-coated mirrors are pre-mounted on the M3-RS-U2 rotary smart stages. The stage’s builtin controllers accept direct digital control via the FPC connector.
Refer to "Datasheets & Downloads" tab for more specifications.
Applications
This system is ideal for precise, pointto-point beam steering in a limited space, with dynamic positioning up to 100 Hz. The 3.3 VDC input makes it suited for handheld/portable instruments.
Medical
- Dermatology lasers, fluorescence microscopes and imaging instruments
- Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Industrial
- Quantum computing ▪ Laser marking, engraving, machining
- 3D printers
- Remote sensing e.g., pollution sources
- LIDAR, 3D measurement, spectroscopy
Telecommunications
- Free-space optical communication
- Variable optical attenuation
- Fiber-to-fiber optical switching
Aerospace and Defense
- Target designation, jitter compensation
- Automated obstacle detection, tracking and avoidance for robots, UAVs, etc.
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M3-RS-U2-4.5-360 Rotary Smart Stage Specifications |
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Rotation Range |
360 deg continuous rotation |
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Speed |
> 1,100 deg/sec |
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Acceleration |
> 1,000,000 deg/sec2 * |
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Stall Torque (minimum) |
0.04 N-mm |
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Holding Torque |
0.08 N-mm (zero power) |
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Recommended Maximum Payload mounted to rotating shaft (Payload must be balanced) |
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Mass |
3 g |
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Inertia |
350 g-mm2 |
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CLOSED-LOOP performance (with built-in position sensor) |
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Recommended Step Frequency |
Up to 100 Hz |
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Absolute Encoder Resolution |
~21.9727 mdeg |
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Repeatability |
+/-0.05 deg |
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Accuracy |
0.25 deg |
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Closed-Loop Step & Settle Times (Typical)* |
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0.5 deg |
16 ms |
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5 deg |
22 ms |
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20 deg |
31 ms |
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Open-Loop Step & Settle Times (Typical)* |
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0.05 deg |
0.5 ms |
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0.5 deg |
1.2 ms |
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5 deg |
5 ms |
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20 deg |
11.2 ms |
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Input Voltage |
3.3 VDC +/- 6% |
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Power Consumption (typical) |
750 mW active, moving 190 mW active, ready 150 mW standby |
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Stage Mass |
4.7 g |
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Operational Lifetime |
>2 million random positions or 7-years, whichever occurs first |
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Temperature/Relative Humidity |
0 to +60 C, non-condensing |
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Compliance |
RoHS, CE pending |
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Communication Interface |
I2C, SPI, UART Input directly to M3-RS |
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Controller |
Integrated into stage, 64 MIPS NO external controller needed |
* With 0.6 g-mm2 inertial load mounted to output shaft, based on a target tolerance of 2 encoder counts.
More Product Information
- Smallest rotary stage: 11.75 x 21.9 x 16 mm
- Embedded closed-loop controller
- No separate electronics needed
- 3.3 VDC input
- Accepts direct motion commands (I2C, SPI, or UART)
- Continuous 360° rotary motion
- Angular resolution ~21.9727 mdeg closed loop
- Built-in absolute position sensor
- Millisecond step and settle times
- 0.5 deg in 16 ms closed loop
- 0.5 deg in 1.2 ms open loop
- Holds position with zero power and no jitter
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Revolutionary technology advancement for wafer and die-level photonics probing
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Highest accuracy in test results
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New innovative combination of hardware and software features to align and optimize fibers/arrays in a wafer-level trench
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Minimized coupling losses with minimal trench dimensions
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Industry standard for vertical coupling to wafer-level grating couplers
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Positioning hardware is precisely calibrated to the probe station and ready to perform die-to-die optical optimizations in minutes
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Dark, shielded and frost-free
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-40°C to +125°C
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Leveraging considerable expertise through an innovative engineering team
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Pioneering set of automated functions that perform critical calibrations of the optical positioning system to the probe station
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Exclusive FormFactor-developed automated test methodology
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Automates manual tasks by integrating probe station machine vision capability with optical positioning and test equipment
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FormFactor-developed graphical user interface to manually control the optical positioning system
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Configurable between single fibers, fiber arrays and edge coupling holders
See more Key Features on Specifications & Details tab
- Available in 250 MHz and 350 MHz models
- 2, 4 and 8 channel modes
- 16-bit vertical resolution
- Max Sampling rate of 1.2 GS/s
- Max sinewave frequency of 250 MHz and 350 MHz respectively
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High efficiency: up to 81.6 %
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Low no load power consumption < 95 mW
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Meets DoE efficiency level VI
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CoC version 5 ready
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Ultra-low leakage current ≤ 10 μA
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IEC 60950-1, 4th edition ready
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Wide operating temperature range 0 - 45°C
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Double housing safety: snapped & welded
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IP42 approved interchangeable plug system as additional accessories
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Also available as version with fixed plugs: FOX6-F
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High efficiency
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μC controlled battery charger
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4-step charge control
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Universal input voltage (90-264 VAC)
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Low leakage current ≤100μA
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IEC 60601-1-2, 4th edition ready
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Wide operating temperature range 0 - 40°C
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Isolation 2x MOPP
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Double housing safety: snapped & welded
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IEC 60601-1-11 ready with IPX2 adapter
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Safety options like OTP, OVP, OCP, SCP, and reverse polarity protection
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Charge indicator by duo LED
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High efficiency: up to 94%
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Low no load power consumption <210mW
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Low leakage current ≤100μA
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IEC 60601-1-2, 4th edition ready
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Wide operating temperature range 0 - 70°C
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Wide input voltage range 85 - 264 VAC
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Isolation 2x MOPP
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Operating altitude 5000m
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Convection cooled 120 W / Forced cooled 175 W
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EN 55011/32 Class B conform
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NEW: Grid-capability: To connect up to 50 battery-packs in parallel (e.g. for storage applications)
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Precise state of charge (SOC) and state of health (SOH) calculation
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Pre-Charge function
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Current and voltage limits via CAN- bus
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Type APS-H CMOS sensor
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IEEE 1588 PTP
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Power over Ethernet
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4.59 fps at full resolution
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Extended near-infrared (GT5120NIR) model
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GigE Vision interface with Power over Ethernet
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Screw mount RJ45 Ethernet connector for secure operation in industrial environments
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Supports cable lengths up to 100 meters (CAT-6 recommended)
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Trigger over Ethernet Action Commands allow for a single cable solution to reduce system costs
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Comprehensive I/O functionality for simplified system integration
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Planarity adjusted (PA) EF Lens Mount (option -18) for electronic control of aperture and autofocus
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Easy camera mounting via standard M3 threads at all sides and 1/4-20 tripod mounting hole
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Easy software integration with Allied Vision's Vimba Suite and compatibility to the most popular third party image-processing libraries.
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Enhanced Defect Pixel Correction feature with a new Defective Pixel List Manager tool that allows you to load different user defined defective pixel lists to match your application and optimize the life cycle of the camera
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Responsive and easy to use management software
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Highly scalable UDP/TCP layer 4 traffic generation
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High performance TLS testing suite
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Use your own application traffic or AppMix to create and scale realistic application traffic
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1U and 2U rack mounting hardware with a wide range of port speeds offers low entry and yet a scalable solution
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Ease of use
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Free software (incl. VulcanManager and VulcanAppMix)
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Free tech support product lifetime
New Scale Technologies (NST)
Embedded Motion Modules Make Great Products Smaller
Founded in 2002, NST develops, licenses and manufactures standard and customized embedded motion modules that fit on your fingertips. These include rotary and linear smart stages that incorporate our patented and proprietary technologies: SQUIGGLE® and UTAF piezoelectric ultrasonic motors, position sensors, precision bearings, drive and control circuits, and microprocessors with closed-loop firmware that connect to New Scale Pathway® PC software.
Our M3 micro mechatronic modules require only battery power and high-level digital commands to produce sub-micrometer precision movements. M3 smart stages are easy for customers to integrate into wearable, handheld, portable and battery-powered products to move very small optics, produce haptic feedback, and miniaturize complex instruments. For example, we use our M3 stages to create our multi-probe manipulator (MPM) system for electrophysiology.
New Scale Technologies uses ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified quality management systems.
Contact Details
New Scale Technologies Main Office
121 Victor Heights Parkway, Victor, NY 14564, USA
Phone: 585-924-4450
Email: nstsales@newscaletech.com
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