PInano^® Nanopositioning Systems for
Super-Resolution Microscopy

	P-545 PInano^® XYZ / PInano^® XY Piezo Stage Systems

PInano^® series nanopositioning stages feature a very low profile of 20 mm (0.8), a large aperture for 3 x 1" slides and deliver highly accurate motion with sub-nanometer resolution in up to 3 axes. Slide / petri dish holders optional. P-545 stage shown with E-545 controller.

Long Travel, Low Profile, Optimized for Microscopy
PInano^® XY and XYZ low-profile piezo scanning stages are optimized for easy integration into high-resolution microscopes. They feature a very low profile of 20 mm (0.8") and a large aperture designed to hold Petri dishes and standard slide holders. The long travel ranges of up to 200 x 200 x 200 µm with nanometer closed-loop resolution are ideal for leading-edge microscopy and imaging applications.

Cost Effective Design, High Performance
PInano^® series piezo positioning stages are designed to provide high performance at minimum cost. For highly-stable, closed loop operation, piezoresistive sensors are applied directly to the moving structure and precisely measure the displacement of the stage platform. The very high sensitivity of these sensors provides optimum position stability and responsiveness as well as nanometer resolution. A proprietary servo controller significantly improves the motion linearity compared to conventional piezoresistive sensor controllers.

Low Profile for Easy Integration: 20 mm (0.8")

Up to 200 x 200 x 200 µm Travel Ranges

Large Clear Aperture for 3 x 1" Slides

Recessed Sample Holders for Maximized
Utility Available

Outstanding Lifetime Due to PICMA® Piezo Actuators

Cost-Effective Design due to Piezoresistive Sensors

Compatible w/ Leading Image Acquisition
Software Package

Closed-Loop Control for High Repeatability
and Accuracy

Millisecond Step Time, Ideal for
Super-Resolution Microscopy

24-Bit Controller w/ USB, Ethernet, RS-232
Interface and Analog Control

Available Manual Long-Travel Stage
with Motor Upgrade Option

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Datasheet: PInano^® XY(Z) Cap Super Stability Piezo Stage
This version replaces the piezoresistive sensors of the original PInano^® stage with direct-measuring capacitive sensors providing the for highest possible stability and linearity. Comes with upgraded USB controller equipped with high precision RF capacitive feedback circuitry.

Datasheet: PInano^® Trak XY(Z) High Speed Piezo Stage for Particle Tracking
This version is based on an internal direct drive mechanism to provide a stiffer and faster responding stage featuring 75x75x50µm travel. It comes with a high power driver with analog input.

High Reliability and Long Lifetime
The compact P-545 systems are equipped with preloaded PICMA® high-performance piezo actuators which are integrated into a sophisticated, FEA-modeled, flexure guiding system. The PICMA® actuators feature cofired ceramic encapsulation and provide better performance and reliability than conventional piezo actuators. Actuators, guidance and sensors are maintenance-free, not subject to wear and offer extraordinary reliability.

Specialized PInano^® versions:
PInano^® XY(Z) Cap Super Stability Piezo Stage
This version replaces the piezoresistive sensors of the original PInano^® stage with direct-measuring capacitive sensors providing the for highest possible stability and linearity. Comes with upgraded USB controller equipped with high precision RF capacitive feedback circuitry. Download PInano^® XY(Z) Cap Super Stability datasheet.

PInano^® Trak XY(Z) High Speed Piezo Stage for Particle Tracking
This version is based on an internal direct drive mechanism to provide a stiffer and faster responding stage featuring 75x75x50µm travel. It comes with a high power driver with analog input. Download PInano^® Trak XY(Z) High Speed Piezo Stage datasheet.

The optional M-545 manual XY stage provides a stable platform for the PInano^® piezo stages.

P-545 shown in
a microscope.

Accessories: Slide holder (above) and Petri dish holder (below), dimensions in mm
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P-545 dimensions in mm Click for larger view

Technical Data: PInano^® XY(Z) Cap Super Stability Stage (Highest Stability & Linearity)
Technical Data: PInano^® Trak XY(Z) High Speed Piezo Stage (Fastest Response)


	PInano^® Z, Scanner for SR-Microscopy Low-Profile, Low-Cost, Nanopositioning System for Super Resolution Microscopy

PInano^® Z nanopositioning stages (shown with optional slide and Petri dish holder) feature a very low profile of 20 mm (0.8"), a large aperture and deliver highly accurate motion with sub-nanometer resolution

Extremely Fast Step & Settle, From 5 msec

Low Profile for Easy Integration: 20 mm (0.8")

100 and 200 µm Travel Ranges Proprietary
Technology: Outstanding Lifetime Due to
PICMA® Piezo Ceramic Stacks

Cost-Effective Design due to Piezoresistive Sensors

Compatible w/ Leading Image
Acquisition Software Package

Closed-Loop Control for High Repeatability
and Accuracy USB Controller & Software Included

PDF Data Sheet, Order Info

High-Speed, Low Profile, Optimized for Microscopy
The new PInano^® Z low-profile piezo Z stages are optimized for very fast step and settle and easy integration into high-resolution microscope applications. They feature a very low profile of 0.8" (20 mm), a large aperture, and travel ranges of up to 200 µm with sub-nanometer closed-loop resolution–ideal for leading-edge microscopy and imaging applications. Longest lifetime is guaranteed by the integrated ceramic-encapsulated PICMA® piezo actuators. Due to the significantly higher humidity resistance, the patented PICMA® design provides up to 10 times longer life than conventional piezo actuators (see latest test results at www.pi.ws/picma).

Excellent Guiding Accuracy
Flexures optimized with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) are used to guide the stage. FEA techniques are used to give the design the highest possible stiffness in, and perpendicular to, the direction of motion, and to minimize linear and angular runout. Flexures allow extremely high-precision motion, no matter how minute, as they are completely free of play and friction.

Controller & Software Included
The PInano^® Z stage comes complete with a powerful digital closed-loop controller. The controller features two digital interfaces (USB & RS-232) as well as a high-speed analog interface and is compatible with leading image acquisition software packages such as MetaMorph etc. The controllers are delivered including software for Windows operating systems. DLLs and LabVIEW drivers are available for automated control. The extensive command set is based on the hardware-independent General Command Set (GCS), which is common to all current PI controllers for both nano- and micropositioning systems. GCS reduces the programming effort in the face of complex multi-axis positioning tasks or when upgrading a system with a different PI controller.

A compact piezo controller with a digital servo, USB, RS-232 and a high–speed analog interface is included

The PInano^® Z stage can be combined with the M-545 high-stability, long-travel manual/motorized microscope stage (25 x 25 mm)

P-736, dimensions in mm
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	M-545 Open-Frame Microscope Stage Long-Range Motion for Sample Positioning, Motorized and Manual

Motorized Microscope Stage with PILine^® Controller

Space Saving Piezomotors
Compared to conventional motorized translation stages, the M-545 provides a lower profile and smaller footprint. The compact PILine® ultrasonic piezoelectric linear motors and linear encoders make both, the lead screw duct and the flanged, bulky stepper motors employed in traditional stages obsolete. In addition, the piezomotors are self-locking at rest and hold the stage in a stable position without generating heat. More information

M-545.2U piezomotor microscope stages are mainly designed for automated positioning applications in microscopy. The low profile height of only 30 mm allows easy integration. The mounting pattern is compatible with many PI piezo nanopositioning stages. The M-545.2U microscope stage with closed-loop ultrasonic piezo motors provides 25 x 25 mm travel range and very high stability See Video

Integrated Closed-Loop Linear Piezomotor Drives
Provide Smooth Motion and High Speed to 50 mm/s

Travel Ranges 25 x 25 mm

Integrated Linear Encoders with 0.5 µm Resolution

Compact Design: 30 mm Profile Height

Mounts Directly to Microscopes

Self-Locking at Rest, with no Servo Dither

Compatible with PI Piezo Nanopositioning / Scanning
Stages

PDF Data Sheet

See Video on the M-545.2U

Technical Data

M-545 Manual XY Microscopy Stage

M-545 manual XY microscopy stage with 25 x 25 mm travel. The M-545 stage was designed to provide a stable basis for piezo stages, especially when the highest step-and-settle performance is required

Low Profile for Easy Integration: 20 mm (0.8")

Stable Platform for P-545 PInano^® Piezo
Nanopositioning Systems

Low Profile for Easy Integration:
30 mm 25 mm x 25 mm

Travel Range Micrometer Screws,
Motor Upgrade Available

For Nikon, Zeiss, Leica and Olympus Microscopes

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The M-545, 25 x 25 mm microscope stage, is designed to provide a stable platform for piezo scanning stages of the P-545 PInano^® series. These high-speed, high-resolution XY / XYZ piezo stages allow nanometer-precision adjustment of the specimen holder in up to three dimensions over 200 µm. The M-545 is also compatible with the following capacitive-feedback type piezo stages: P-733, P-5x7, P-5x8, P-54x and P-56x. The basic M-545 model is equipped with manual micrometers.

Motor Upgrade Options
The M-545 XY-microscope stage can be upgraded with the M-229 motorized actuators.


	E-545 PInano^® Piezo Controller; 3 Channels with USB Interface

E-545 PInano^® series nanopositioning stage controller

Low Profile for Easy Integration: 20 mm (0.8")

Low-noise 24-bit D/A Converter

Sample Rate 25 kHz

Linearization for Piezoresistive Sensors

Notch Filter for Higher Bandwidth

TCP/IP, USB und RS-232
Interfaces 3 x 14 W Peak Power

Wave Generator with Programmable Trigger-I/O

PDF Data Sheet, Order Info

PInano® Nanopositioning Systems for Super-Resolution Microscopy

PInano^® Nanopositioning Systems for
Super-Resolution Microscopy