Instruction Manual

Smart Piezo Drive Model Mk3-HV1

Programmable & Self-instrumented 200 Volt Ampliﬁ er

The Smart Piezo Drive is a 6-channel, very low-noise, low-drift, high-voltage ampliﬁ er for Scanning-Probe Microscopy

applications. With three main inputs, three auxiliary inputs, a wide range of possible adjustments of the parameters

(output offsets, gains and bandwidths), the Smart Piezo Drive is a feature-rich, extremely versatile product.

INDUSTRY FIRSTS

• Embedded high-precision DSP board allows the ampliﬁ er to be completely software-controlled through a USB or Ethernet link

• 3-channel real-time scope with unlimited recording function

• Low-pass ﬁ ltering and adjustable slew-rate limit on offset changes to avoid crashes due to fast motions

• Emergency Return-to-Preset function immediately returns all outputs to a preset “safe” position, with a slew-rate limit

during the return

• Drift-Correction function to track thermal drifts of the scanned surface

• Completely software-controllable parameters on all channels:

ü Bandwidth (1kHz to 50kHz)

ü Gain (x1 to x20)

ü Offset (full range)

SOFTWARE CONTROL INTERFACE

This interface, based on a DSP board, uses a USB or an Ethernet link to control the ampliﬁ er.

The following interface allows the full control of the ampliﬁ er.

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Smart Piezo Drive Model Mk3-HV1 Programmable & Self-instrumented 200 Volt Amplifier The Smart Piezo Drive is a 6-channel, very low-noise, low-drift, high-voltage amplifier for Scanning-Probe Microscopy applications. With three main inputs, three auxiliary inputs, a wide range of possible adjustments of the parameters (output offsets, gains and bandwidths), the Smart Piezo Drive is a feature-rich, extremely versatile product.
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The user can monitor the output voltage history on all channels and adjust the gain, the offset and the bandwidth. The entire set-up of the amplifier is automatically saved in the flash memory of the DSP board, so that it persists when the amplifier is powered off. The USB version of the interface provides a high sampling rate scope function to monitor, in real-time, the output signal on all outputs, with an adjustable history length up to 60s.
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Smart Piezo Drive Model Mk3-HV1 Programmable & Self-instrumented 200 Volt Amplifier SPECIFICATIONS ANALOG INPUT CHANNELS (SCANNING) SIGNAL QUALITY Main Inputs (X,Y and Z) ± 10 V Output Noise (gain x1 and 50 kHz) 70 µVrms Input Impedance 10 kΩ Coupling DC Output Noise Spectral Density (gain x1 and 50kHz) 1.