Stepper motor controller has been designed to drive any combination of microscope scanning stage, focus motor, filter wheel and shutters, all from a PC
Prior Scientific has added the Prior PCI stepper motor controller to its range of microscope automation products.
This new controller has been designed to drive any combination of scanning stage, focus motor, filter wheel and shutters, all from a PC.
The PCI stepper motor controller may be quickly and simply installed directly into any standard full size PCI slot, thus eliminating the need for a separate controller box.
This has the immediate advantage of saving valuable workspace in the lab.
The Prior PCI stepper motor controller has a communication response time of less than 250 nanoseconds which is over 100 times faster than a standard RS232 interface.
Using the controller enables movement of the stage in increments as small as 0.01 microns for the X and Y axis and 0.002 microns for a Z axis focus motor.
To give the ultimate in precise positioning, the controller has the ability to accept inputs from both linear and rotary encoder modules.
In addition, the system can be used to drive products such as scanning stages from other manufacturers.
The fully CE compliant PCI controller is supplied with a comprehensive data link library to facilitate integration into third party imaging software applications.
The system is also compatible with existing products from Prior Scientific, such as the ProScan II and OptiScan motor controllers.
