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Zolix · Ambient Piezo Stages
MC-Archimedes.N Piezo Controller
Digital FPGA-based multi-channel piezo scanner controller providing up to 8 independent drive channels with -20 V to +150 V output and 24 W per channel. Designed for room-temperature flexure scanning stages and fast steering mirrors (S, SD, SH, Carrier.S/SL/OB, and Mirrors series), supporting both capacitive (.C) and strain-gauge (.S) sensor feedback sampled at 20 kHz or 50 kHz. Features D-Sub 3W3 connectors, USB and Ethernet host interfaces, 0–10 V analog input, and SMA TTL synchronization triggers.
- Controlled channels
- Up to 8 channels (modular N ≤ 8)
- Host communication interface
- USB, Ethernet (RJ45)
- Output voltage range
- -20 V ~ +150 V
- Controller architecture
- High-speed FPGA digital processing
Specifications
| Controlled channels | Up to 8 channels (modular N ≤ 8) |
|---|---|
| Controller architecture | High-speed FPGA digital processing |
| Target positioners | Piezo flexure scanners (S, SD, SH, Carrier) & fast steering mirrors |
| Control mode | Closed-loop and open-loop |
| Sensor feedback options | Capacitive sensor (.C) or strain-gauge sensor (.S) |
| Sensor sampling rate | 20 kHz / 50 kHz real-time sampling |
| Output voltage range | -20 V ~ +150 V |
| Max output power | 24 W per channel |
| Host communication interface | USB, Ethernet (RJ45) |
| Analog input | 0 ~ 10 V (single-ended) |
| Hardware trigger | SMA connector, TTL (3.3 V) |
| Stage connectors | D-Sub 3W3 |
| Power supply | 24 V DC & (24 × N) W |
| Power input connector | IEC inlet |
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 230 × 120 × (30 × (N + 1)) mm |
| Control software | PC GUI and secondary development SDK |