PX Ultra Controller

Innovative Research

• The controller has 5 lock-ins amplifiers for up-one-level multi-technique leading edge measurements.
• The up to 5 MHz bandwidth for use of HF cantilevers and high harmonic oscillations’ action for the advanced investigation of electrical and mechanical properties at nanoscale.
• Low-noise piezoscanner control affords carrying out research by the same scanning element in the range from nanometers to tens and hundreds of micrometers.

Onward progress

• Ease of upgrade and functional extension of controller due to convenient slot organization.
• Regularly updated software.
• LabView compatibility for users’ custom applications.
• HybriD Mode™-compatible.

Operational comfort

• Fully automated adjustment for defined measuring mode.
• Digital and analogue peripheral ports.
• Ask on-line support service.

Specifications

Parameter	Value
Data Channels
Number of ADC-s	10 Fixed	1 Switchable
ADC rates	500 kHz	250 kHz
ADC resolution	18 bit	16 bit
DACs
	- 4 composite DACs (24 bit) - 1 isolated 16 bit DAC - 1 non-isolated 16 bit DAC - > than 50 service DACs
Lock-in Amplifiers
Number of Lock-In Amplifiers	2 Analogue	3 Digital
Band	5 MHz	10 kHz
Number of harmonics	4	1
Gain stage	0..50	0..100
Phase/Mag calculation	Digital	Digital
Phase noise floor	0,01°	0,01°
Thermal Tune	Yes  (up to 2,5 MHz)	No
Generators
Number of generators	2	1
Bandwidth	5 MHz	10 kHz
Frequency step	0,02 Hz	0,02 Hz
Bias Voltage
Range	±10 V (can be extended)
Band	1,5 MHz
Digital resolution	24 bit
High Voltage Amplifiers
HV Range	+/-300 V (0..120V for flexure stages)
Noise floor, Open Loop, XYZ  (1 kHz BW)	0,3 ppm
Noise floor, Closed Loop, XY/Z (300 Hz BW)	2/4 ppm
DAC bit composite	24
Low Voltage Mode	Yes
Flexure stage support	Yes, optional
Number of scan axes support	Up to 12
Feedback Loops
Operation type	Digital
FB Outputs	Z1, X1, Y1, Z2, X2, Y2, BV, Freq, Amp
Nr. of simultaneous loops	9
FB Law	PID
FB Filtration	Digital: FIR, IIR
XYZ Sensor support	Yes
Compatibility
HybriD AFM™	Yes
Thermal controller	External & Internal
Electrochemistry	Yes
Magnetic controller	Yes
Motorization	Yes (up to 14 motors with extension board)
Spectral devices	Full
SAM	Yes
Software features
Nr. of scan channels	Up to 8
Nr. of scan points	Up to 8000×8000
Nr. of spectroscopy signals	Up to 3
Nr. of spectroscopy points	Up to 10000
Angle scanning	Yes
Non-square scan pixels	Yes
Overscan	Yes
Two pass modes	Yes
Single pass modes	Yes
Current lithography*	Yes
Automatic laser alignment	Yes (Depends on AFM setup)
Multiscan	Yes (Depends on AFM setup)
Virtual signals**	Yes
SDK	Nova PowerScript & LabView
Point, EOL, EOS functions	Triggering and custom scripts
User inputs-outputs
Analogue inputs	4
Digital inputs	1
Analogue outputs	3
Digital outputs	2
General
Computer interface	USB 2.0
Self-test routine	Yes
Power supply	110/220V
Upgradeability	Yes