Details and Specs: Nanonis Controller Base Package
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1. point representation with assigned SI units for immediate quantitative results without the need of additional calibrations during data analysis SPM Control System Base Package Signal analysis and monitoring All signals can be inspected with the FFT spectrum analyzer dual channel oscilloscope signal charts and history panels Such fully digital and integrated software instruments are much more efficient in use less invasive better in performance and lower in cost than their external counterparts The ability to digitally route live signals to software instruments during active measurements without any negative impact on signal quality is truly invaluable when optimizing the experimental set up eliminating disturbances and thus improving the quality of scientific results Highest signal performance High resolution AD DA conversion There is plenty of room at the bottom said Richard Feynman when he described his vision of the science that led to nanotechnology Enormous resolution is required to reveal the smallest features while maintaining a large dynamic range The signal frontend of the Base Package the Nanonis SC5 uses the latest advances in AD DA conversion technology in combination with sophisticated digital filtering oversampling and dithering techniques to provide the highest resolution 22 bit resolution with patented hrDAC technology 1000 900 800 700 Previous g2. this function very fast and designed to reduce creep induced drift but it also gives the user a variety of choices what to do in such an event ranging from engaging coarse motion to retract the tip further to a scan resume function which limits data losses while scanning Easy expansion through add on modules The modularity of the software is a key advantage in cost optimization Additional software modules can be added when experimental needs require them Even modules which are not available at the time of purchase of the Base Package can be purchased at a later stage making the instrument highly future proof The addition of new modules does not require any hardware or software installation and can be performed ina very short time High resolution images measured with the Nanonis BP 4 5 The modules include e Lock in detector e Programming interface e Time resolved measurement module with 1 MS s oscilloscope FFT Atom tracking e Kelvin controller e Interferometer controller In addition to the modules listed above pulse counters a function generator for slip stick piezo drive a PI controller and large number of coarse approach motor control modules for commercial and home built microscopes are available on request Graphene on Iridium 111 On the fly switch between NC AFM top and STM bottom mode using a KolibriSensor Scan size 6 7 nm x 6 7 nm AFM At Si ay Ilya SIMU OIV l SnA 1 19 Hz 238
3. workmanship INL 2 LSB typical RC5 lt 150 nV VHz 10 kHz Input Noise Density lt 650 nV VHz 10 Hz Dimensions 32 5 x28 x 21 cm lt 80 uV lt 100 uV 0 V 12 h Drift 9 9 V Built in universal power Power Supply supply max 200 W 100 240 V 50 60 Hz Analog Outputs Operating System NI LabVIEW Real Time OS all specifications for 10 V output range Hardware Interface 8 x BNC connectors 3 x SC5 max 3 x OC4 max referenced to AGND Connectivity Total of max 4 frontends SC5 Output Impedance lt 1 Q short circuit safe Dimensions R 32 5 x 28 x 7 cm Built in linearly regulated DA Converter 20 bit 1 ppm precision power supply toroidal 1 MS s Power Supply transformer automatic line voltage detection Max 51 W 100 240 V 50 60 Hz SPM Control System Base Package Analog Outputs all specifications for 10 V output range INL lt 2 LSB max lt 1 LSB typical lt 25 nV VHz 100 Hz Output Noise Density lt 75 nVNHz 1 Hz lt 1 5 uV lt 25 pv 12h Drift 0V 9 9V Digital Lines 4 x 8 lines on four D sub Ports 9 female connectors Signal 3 3 VTTL max 25 mA per line High Speed Digital Lines 4 x inputs and 4 x outputs on Ports SMB male connectors Maximum Sampling 200 MHz Frequency Clock 1 x input 1 x output for active Ports clock source 50 ppm standard clock 4 ppm optional OCXO Ac
4. 00 ecole 00 SPM CONTROL SYSTEM BASE PACKAGE 4 5 KEY FEATURES e Exceptional Signal Quality e Expandable and Future Proof Hardware and Software e Powerful Flexible and Customizable User Interface e Works with any SPM e Most Advanced Measurement Techniques SPECS INNOVATION IN SURFACE SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY SYSTEMS SPECS leads the way in state of the art technology for electron spectroscopy and scanning probe microscopy Our key to success is know how experience close contact to scientists from all over the world customer orientation reliable quality control and dynamic research and development SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH SPECS headquarters with more than 150 employees is located in the center of Germany s capital Berlin with subsidiaries in Switzerland SPECS Zurich GmbH and in the USA SPECS Inc Furthermore we have liaison offices and are represented all over the globe by our sales partners We are a team of scientists and engineers who have been dedicating their knowledge and experience to the development design and production of instruments for surface science materials research and nanotechnology since 1983 SPM Control System Base Package Nanonis SPM Control System From signal conditioning and AD DA conversion to fast signal processing via a comprehensive and clear graphical user interface the Nanonis SPM Control System provides a powerful framework th
5. M control system over its digital interface or with the included handset The amplitude of the output waveform can be varied continuously between 0 and 400 V and its frequency continuously between 1 Hz and 20 kHz Nanonis PD5 The Nanonis PD5 combines the functionality of the HVA4 and of the PMD4 into a single enclosure Five low noise high voltage channels with the same specifications as the HVA4 are combined with eight outputs for driving low capacitance piezo motors with software or handset control Adaptation kits For use with commercial microscopes Numerous adaptation kits are available to interface the Nanonis SPM Control System with most types of commercial microscopes including Omicron Veeco Bruker JEOL Createc RHK and Unisoku The original SPM cables connect directly to the pin compatible interfaces making a change of the control system extremely simple 13 Specifications D n gt A Q Q et V G 1 Analog Inputs cae all specifications for 10 V input range Real time controller RC5 8 x BNC connectors Hardware Interface f Signal conversion SC5 soft differential Content of Delivery ware and license unlimited updates and support for one year host computer Option Differential Input Impedance SS Operating 5 1C10 455 C Temperature Apieanarter 18 bit no missing codes One year parts and labor EU 1 MS s Warranty two years on defects in mate rial and
6. and generic sweep where any output or parameter can be swept while any number of other selected channels can be recorded Each module is designed to optimize precision and time requirements of the experiments In the case of bias spectroscopy a bias dependent measurement resolution reduces the required measurement time per acquired Spectroscopy curve while disabling of the dI dV AC modulation signal when in feedback improves reliability when determining the exact Z position In the same way in the Z spectroscopy module a dedicated safety loop reduces the risk of tip crashes In addition to the already implemented modules any user defined experiment written in LabVIEW can be integrated into the spectroscopy functionality of the Nanonis SPM Control System by using the Programming Interface SPM Control System Base Package Versatile Z controller The distance between tip and sample can be controlled by any signal or combination of signals Quantitative parameters allow the application of control theory models and yield a further understanding of the tip sample interaction The user configurable Z controller allows on the fly switching between settings such as input signal and feedback parameters And when it takes days to get the first high quality image a tip crash is the last thing a researcher wants to happen The SafeTip function takes care of retracting the tip should a potentially harmful event be detected Not only is
7. at can be further adapted and extended with a wide range of add on modules All basic processes such as Z control scan control data acquisition data monitoring spectroscopy atomic manipulation and lithography are included allowing easy control of most STM and AFM operations NI 7965R FPGA Card Pulse counters Pulse generators Real time controller RC5 Host computer Windows 7 or 8 Dual or quad display na TCP IP communication Graphical user interface Data storage Buffered transfer Device control Device readout NI 8115 RT system E Core i5 processor Oscillation I LabVIEW RT OS control Time critical loops PI controllers Data acquisition Scan generation State machines Digital filters Oversampling Dithering hrDAC Lock ins PXIe bus Oscilloscope FFT Nanonis BP 4 5 THE EXPANDABLE ENGINE FOR YOUR SPM PROJECT The Base Package of the Nanonis Control System combines exceptional signal quality and a flexible powerful and user friendly software interface making it the ideal choice for the most demanding SPM applications Fully digital system All analog signals are converted immediately into the digital domain where all signal processing is performed making them essentially immune to external noise and crosstalk and ensuring the best possible signal quality which is crucial for SPM applications In combination with the powerful software package signal routing ca
8. axis even allows to scan on the walls of high aspect ratio samples Advanced multipass techniques with scripting functions Many experimental techniques require the tip to be scanned multiple times on the same line while acquiring a scan image The Nanonis multi pass function allows multiple passes with different setpoints speeds bias voltages at constant tip to sample distance constant Z or with any other parameter recorded during the previous pass The scan control module gives the user a complete overview of the sample and full control of the SPM tip at any time Multiple passes can be time consuming when taking high resolution images therefore optimizing the time for each scanned image can become crucial The multipass function is therefore coupled with a scripting function which makes it possible to run experiments like KPFM at real time and deterministic speed just with a few script entries and thus reduces time losses without the need for complex programming Advanced 2D and 3D spectroscopy Advanced spectroscopy modules provide a set of flexible routines for experiments on a point line grid or a cloud of points Additionally a point and shoot mode where the user can interactively perform any experiment at a mouse click and a fast spectroscopy mode allow precise and time efficient spectroscopic measurements while scanning an image Spectroscopy modules are bias spectroscopy Z spectroscopy
9. curacy Graphical User Interface Windows XP Vista 7 8 Operating System Windows 7 64 bit recommen ded Intel Core i5 2 5 GHz or Recommended equiv 4 GB RAM 1 TB HD Configuration two 21 screens with 1600 x 1200 or 1920 x 1200 pixels Online help F1 for context sensitive help tip strips for each control element printed hardware user manuals with operation instructions for related software modules Documentation 48 signals inputs outputs and internal signals up to 24 simulteneous signals for data display and acquisition Signals 32 bit floating point real world physical units Representation 15 SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH Voltastrasse 5 13355 Berlin Germany WWW Specs com T 49 30 46 78 24 0 F 49 30 46 42 083 E support specs com SPECS
10. eneration eur single 16 bit LSB steps 500 400 300 Output voltage uV 200 SC5 single 20 bit LSB steps 16 times smaller 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 04 0 5 0 6 Time s 100 A 500 uV sweep measured under equal conditions The SC5 shows a 16x higher resolution higher precision stability and lower noise compared to the previous generation All outputs of the SC5 use 20 bit resolution 1 ppm precision DACs the best available on the market Just a few years ago similar performance on multiple outputs would have been impossible to realize The patented hrDAC technology turns these state of the art converters into real 22 bit devices which in a traditional approach would fill a rack with single channel instruments and cost ten times as much Measurements requiring smallest modulations with large offsets are thus possible without the need for drift and error inducing analog circuits or external mixers or attenuators The impressive dynamic range also eliminates the need for switching gains therefore coordinates are absolute over the full signal and scan range Adaptive oversampling high resolution data acquisition A custom designed input stage allows acquisition of the weakest analog signals without compromises in dynamic range The signals are digitized at an early stage with 18 bit AD converters running at 1 MS s and then processed in the digital domain Adaptive oversampling allows the ability to always obta
11. ever tuning fork needle sensors etc and their harmonics And it can be used as a powerful digital lock in amplifier SPM Control System Base Package High Voltage Amplifiers Nanonis HVA4 The Nanonis HVA4 is a low noise six channel high voltage amplifier specifically designed for nanopositioning applications using piezo elements Three different models with maximum output voltages of 140 V 220 V or 400 V let the user choose an optimal setup for his application With differential inputs and a noise spectrum density below 1 uV vHz at 300 Hz at gain 40 input shorted the HVA4 sets the standard for low noise HV applications The SNR of the HVA4 is so large that even with a 10 um Z range piezo tube the noise level in Z corresponds to less than 2 pm RMS far below the corrugation of the sample Piezo Drivers Nanonis PMD4 The Nanonis PMD4 is a high performance piezo motor driver designed to drive piezo positioners with a very wide range of specifications Owing to its patented output drive technology the PMD4 is perfectly suited for driving piezo positioners in SPM applications even under the most difficult conditions e g at very low temperatures or with large capacitance piezo motors The PMD4 is available with eight or sixteen output channels and a single waveform generator or with eight output channels and two waveform generators It can be remotely controlled in combination with a Nanonis SP
12. in the best signal to noise performance for a given data acquisition rate The user doesn t need to care about adjusting time constants as the data acquisition automatically provides the best setting Lowest drift with temperature Stabilization Scanning probe microscopes require very stable Signals over long measurement times For this reason the SC5 is equipped with a custom temperature stabilized high precision voltage reference The reference has a very low inherent noise and drift Temperature stabilization combined with thermal decoupling allows reduction of the temperature coefficient to below 3 uV C and output drift to below 1 5 uV in 12 hours at 0 V State of the art optional digital lock in amplifier with 40 kHz bandwidth DC signals are not the only strength of the SC5 Each output has a bandwidth of 40 kHz and measurement schemes requiring a lock in amplifier e g dI dV spectroscopy can be realized very easily With 1 MS s sample rate a THD N larger than 93 dB 18 ve at 1 kHz linearity down to below 120 dB up to 22 bit resolution and multiple demodulators the SC5 outputs offer a powerful measurement tool also for the most demanding AC experiments requiring low harmonic distortion and multiple harmonic demodulation Lowest noise Lowest output noise floor When experiments involve energies of a few peV high resolution alone is not the only prerequisite for a measurement interface Low noise is of u
13. n be adapted and optimized on the fly with the press of a button instead of adjusting external hardware cabling A fully digital system is also flexible and scalable since software adaptations are all that is needed for rapid custom developments of the system Signal distribution Optional Clock 1 0 precision clock 4x high speed DIO 4 x 8 bit DIO ports Signal Conversion SC5 8 analog inputs OC 01 03 L LP 100 kHz iM 8 analog outputs i LP 40 kHz SS oOo fast analog output ADC DAC Driver control logic SC 01 SC02 SC 03 20 bit LP 1 MHz _ Simplified block diagram of the Nanonis Base Package 4 5 The dual channel triggering oscilloscope makes monitoring analyzing and recording signals an easy task Plenty of channels The generic analog interface provides 48 live signals 8 inputs 8 outputs and 32 internal signals with up to 24 signals that can be acquired simultaneously This allows the connection of signals including bias voltage current scan signals lock in signals etc and combination of different signals in the digital domain The hardware is designed to support up to 24 inputs and 24 outputs plus multiple PLLs for AFM operation thus allowing operation of even the most complex measurement set ups This large number of live signals can not only be monitored but also all signals are displayed as real world numbers in floating
14. nt is started often not all requirements are already known in detail This is no problem with the SC5 and its real time controller RCS e The addition of one or more Nanonis Oscillation Controllers 0C4 which extends the frequency range to 5 MHz is straightforward should a larger signal bandwidth be required e Communication triggering and control of additional external instruments is an easy task thanks to the various digital communication options of the RC5 11 Hardware add ons Modular Control System Modularity of the Nanonis SPM control system means that the hardware required for a given experimental situation can be tailored to the users needs This is the most flexible and at the same time cost effective solution and offers the best performance since each instrument is highly optimized Hardware add ons include the oscillation controller high voltage amplifiers piezo drivers and adaptation kits for commercial microscopes Oscillation Controller with PLL Nanonis OC4 and OC4 Dual The Oscillation Controller OC4 with digitally integrated PLL adds dynamic AFM capabilities to the Nanonis Control System The z feedback can regulate on any signal coming from the mechanical resonator with any predefined SafeTip conditions Imaging modes include among others non contact AFM intermittent contact mode phase imaging dissipation With an input bandwidth of 5 MHz the OC4 can operate any type of cantil
15. pA 2 62 Hz 385 pA Constant height images of Graphene on Iridium 111 at 400 mV bias voltage left frequency shift and right the corresponding tunneling current Scan size 4 3 nm x 4 3 nm LabVIEW Programming Interface for experiments Flexibility for the user Competitive advantage in research is often based on the modification of an instrument that allows the researcher to perform experiments in a way nobody else has done before This is where the LabVIEW Programming Interface steps in to give you the building blocks to design your own experiment The LabVIEW Programming Interface consists of libraries to access the controls and functions of the graphical user interface It is used to automate experiments sequences calibration routines and experimental procedures Polling of parameters and signals at high rates allows for supervision and alarm settings and many other features Instead of using a simple scripting language or a dedicated language the Nanonis SPM Control System provides full access to all the features provided with LabVIEW graphs database access convenient data handling TCP IP GPIB RS232 USB access to other instruments signal analysis functions and much more SPM Control System Base Package Elaborated hardware design Only best in class components The electronic mainboard of the SC5 is a showcase for the best available active digital and analog electronic components on the marke
16. rse positioning applications the 9th analog output of the SC 5 has a bandwidth of 500 kHz With the flexible software function generator the user can use this additional channel to output arbitrary periodic waveforms Digital inputs and output 32 bidirectional digital lines give sufficient flexibility for read out and control of both Nanonis and external instruments For high speed counting applications four dedicated lines allow counting rates of up to 100 Mc s User interface Most advanced user interface for SPM One of the key parameters determining the productivity of a measurement system is the user machine interface or in aviatic terms the cockpit The cockpit of the Nanonis SPM Control System its user interface is designed to be a pleasure to use and to allow a safe effective and productive workflow without limitations for the user Let your SPM fly without crash landings Interactive scan control The scan control module is interactive and dynamic allowing instantaneous control of the SPM tip in real time and in any situation Mouse button and scroll wheel control allows on the fly adjustments and data visualization optimization By this itis possible to zoom in adapt scan frame parameters and paste multiple scanned images to the background for reference With up to seven scan windows it is easy to keep an overview over all acquired data Arbitrary rotation of the scan plane on any of the X Y and Z
17. t Cheaper solutions leading to compromises have been discarded from the beginning since only by meticulously choosing the best suitable components down to each single resistor can the exceptional performance of the SC5 be achieved Linear power supply with automatic line voltage detection The SC5 is powered by a linear power supply Switching power supplies or DC DC converters are not used anywhere in the instrument Despite being equipped with a linear power supply there is no need to manually adjust the line voltage to local circumstances An intelligent circuit detects the line voltage and automatically configures the power transformer inputs Preamplifier power supply An auxiliary power supplyis available for powering external instruments like e g preamplifiers With its low noise preregulated 15 V voltage with up to 300 mA current delivery capability it makes external power supplies unnecessary Future proof and modular platform Modular processing power The brain of the Nanonis Base Package is the real time controller RC5 By using the latest FPGA and CPU technology the RC5 provides enough speed connectivity and processing power for the most demanding tasks Modularity doesn t stop there either Both FPGA and real time modules are easily exchangeable and can be updated should significantly faster modules be available in the future Easy integration of additional experiments When a new experime
18. tmost importance and the SC5 delivers impressive performance on both inputs and outputs The noise floor of the SC5 lies below 25 nV vHz with an output voltage range of 10 V Despite its large bandwidth of 40 kHz the output noise does not exceed 10 uV RMS at a measurement bandwidth of 300 kHz meaning that the noise contribution of the SC5 is irrelevant in experimental situations Output range 10 V Previous generation More than 8x less output noise Spectral noise UV VHZ SC5 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 Frequency Hz A massive reduction in output noise ensures the best possible measurement results Lowest 1 f noise outputs In contrast to broadband noise which can be easily filtered 1 f noise cannot be eliminated and becomes an issue for experiments requiring signals to be very stable The outputs of the SC5 have been designed keeping this in mind leading to a noise level below 750 nV peak peak 0 1 10 Hz 10 V range or about 2 times smaller than the maximum output signal SPM Control System Base Package Output range 10 V Previous generation ILA MINT A IN t i SC5 More than 12x less output drift Voltage noise 0 1 10 Hz pV Time s Stability at its best More than a one order of magnitu de improvement over the previous generation Additional analog and digital interfaces High speed analog output Designed for providing sawtooth waveforms for coa
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