New Scale Technologies - DK-M3-RS-U2-2M-20-L developer’s kit: two-axis two-mirror beam steering System

  • Smallest size: 11.75 x 21.9 x 16 mm including controller
  • Closed-loop controller embedded in micro stage
    • No separate electronics needed
    • 3.3 VDC input
    • Direct input of motion commands (I2C, SPI, UART or analog servo)
  • Angular resolution ~ 0.022 deg closed loop Absolute encoding and position feedback
  • Millisecond step and settle times
  • Point-to-point angular positioning with closed-loop bandwidth ~100Hz
  • Holds position with zero power and no jitter
  • Fast integration for embedded motion in smaller instruments

Refer to "Datasheets & Downloads" tab for more specifications.

Applications

This system is ideal for precise, point-to-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 

  • Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
  • Dermatology lasers
  • Fluorescence microscopes
  • 3D imaging instruments 
  • In-vivo and in-vitro micro laser surgery

Industrial 

  • Quantum computing
  • 3D printers
  • LIDAR, 3D measurement, spectroscopy
  • Remote sensing (e.g. pollution)  
  • Laser marking, engraving, machining 

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.


M3-RS-U2-4.5-360 Rotary Smart Stage Specifications

Range of motion

360 deg continuous rotation

Speed

> 1,100 deg/sec

Acceleration*

> 1,000,000 deg/sec2 *

Stall Torque (minimum)

0.04 N-mm

Holding Torque (minimum)

0.08 N-mm (zero power)

Recommended Maximum Payload mounted to rotating shaft (Payload must be balanced)

Mass

3 g

Inertia

350 g-mm2

CLOSED-LOOP performance (with built-in position sensor)

Recommended Step Frequency

Up to 100 Hz

Resolution (Absolute Encoder Resolution)

0.022 deg absolute

Repeatability

+/-0.05 deg

Accuracy

0.25 deg

Closed-Loop Step & Settle Times (Typical)*

0.5 deg

16 ms

5 deg

22 ms

20 deg

31 ms

Open-Loop Step & Settle Times (Typical)*

0.05 deg

0.5 ms

0.5 deg

1.2 ms

5 deg

5 ms

20 deg

11.2 ms

Input Voltage

3.3 VDC +/- 6%

Power Consumption (typical)

750 mW active, moving

190 mW active, ready

150 mW standby

Stage Mass

4.7 g

Operational Lifetime

>2 million random positions or 7-years, whichever occurs first

Temperature/Relative Humidity

0 to +60 C, non-condensing

Conformance

RoHS, CE pending

Communication Interface

I2C, SPI, UART

Input directly to M3-RS

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

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. 

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