P-736 PInano® Z Microscope Scanner System

Inexpensive, with Low Profile

Step-and-settle to 5 ms
Low overall height of 20 mm for easy integration
Travel range 100 µm or 200 µm
Clear aperture 93 mm × 65 mm
E-709 digital piezo servo controller in the scope of delivery
USB, RS-232, analog interfaces

P-736, dimensions in mm

Customized designs are possible. The example above shows a P-736 version with particularly large aperture. The P-736 is mounted on an XY stage, which is driven by PILine® piezo motors.

The PInano® Z scanner can be combined with the M-545 microscope stage, which has a travel range of 25 mm × 25 mm.

Application fields

Super-resolution microscopy
Light disk microscopy
Confocal microscopy
3D imaging
Screening
Interferometry
Measuring technology
Autofocus systems
Biotechnology
Semiconductor tests

Outstanding lifetime thanks to PICMA^® piezo actuators

The PICMA^® piezo actuators are all-ceramic insulated. This protects them against humidity and failure resulting from an increase in leakage current. PICMA^® actuators offer an up to ten times longer lifetime than conventional polymer-insulated actuators. 100 billion cycles without a single failure are proven.

High guiding accuracy due to zero-play flexure guides

Flexure guides are free of maintenance, friction, and wear, and do not require lubrication. Their stiffness allows high load capacity and they are insensitive to shock and vibration. They work in a wide temperature range.

Automatic configuration and fast component exchange

Mechanics and controllers can be combined as required and exchanged quickly. All servo and linearization parameters are stored in the ID chip of the D-sub connector of the mechanics. The autocalibration function of the digital controllers uses this data each time the controller is switched on.

Extensive software for rapid start of productive operation

Thanks to support of MATLAB and NI LabVIEW as well as all common operating systems (Windows, Linux, and macOS), integration succeeds in virtually every environment – quickly and efficiently. Sophisticated programming examples and software tools such as PIMikroMove shorten the time to productive operation considerably.

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Motion	P-736.ZR1S	P-736.ZR2S	Tolerance
Active axes	Z	Z
Travel range in Z	100 µm	200 µm
Positioning	P-736.ZR1S	P-736.ZR2S	Tolerance
Resolution in Z, open loop	0.2 nm	0.4 nm	typ.
Integrated sensor	Piezoresistive, indirect position measuring	Piezoresistive, indirect position measuring
System resolution in Z	0.4 nm	0.7 nm
Settling time for 10% step in Z	5 ms	7 ms
Drive Properties	P-736.ZR1S	P-736.ZR2S	Tolerance
Drive type	PICMA®	PICMA®
Mechanical Properties	P-736.ZR1S	P-736.ZR2S	Tolerance
Permissible push force in Z	5 N	5 N	max.
Guide	Flexure guide with lever amplification	Flexure guide with lever amplification
Overall mass	550 g	550 g	±5 %
Material	Aluminum	Aluminum
Miscellaneous	P-736.ZR1S	P-736.ZR2S	Tolerance
Operating temperature range	15 to 40 °C	15 to 40 °C
Connector	D-sub 9 (m)	D-sub 9 (m)
Cable length	1.5 m	1.5 m	±10 mm
Controller	P-736.ZR1S	P-736.ZR2S	Tolerance
Controller type	E-709 (included in the scope of delivery)	E-709 (included in the scope of delivery)
Application-related functions	Data recorder	Data recorder
Motion types	Wave generator	Wave generator
Communication interfaces	RS-232 ǀ SPI ǀ USB	RS-232 ǀ SPI ǀ USB
Command set	GCS 2.0	GCS 2.0
User software	PIMikroMove	PIMikroMove
Software - APIs	Dynamic library for PI General Command Set (GCS) ǀ C, C++, C# ǀ MATLAB ǀ NI LabView	Dynamic library for PI General Command Set (GCS) ǀ C, C++, C# ǀ MATLAB ǀ NI LabView
I/O lines	1× analog input 0 to 10 V; 1× sensor monitor 0 to 10 V; 1× digital input (LVTTL, programmable); 1× analog output; 5× digital outputs (LVTTL, 3× predefined, 2× programmable)	1× analog input 0 to 10 V; 1× sensor monitor 0 to 10 V; 1× digital input (LVTTL, programmable); 1× analog output; 5× digital outputs (LVTTL, 3× predefined, 2× programmable)
Controller's dimensions	160 mm × 96 mm × 33 mm	160 mm × 96 mm × 33 mm
Drive functions	Autozero	Autozero
Motion-dependent inputs and outputs	Digital trigger input ǀ Digital trigger output	Digital trigger input ǀ Digital trigger output
Integration with third-party solutions	µManager	µManager

The resolution of the system is limited only by the noise of the amplifier and the measuring technology because PI piezo nanopositioning systems are free of friction.

At PI, technical data is specified at 22 ±3 °C. Unless otherwise stated, the values are for unloaded conditions. Some properties are interdependent. The designation "typ." indicates a statistical average for a property; it does not indicate a guaranteed value for every product supplied. During the final inspection of a product, only selected properties are analyzed, not all. Please note that some product characteristics may deteriorate with increasing operating time.

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