M3-RS-U2 Two-Mirror Two-Axis Beam Steering Developer's Kit

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            M3-RS-U2 Two-Mirror Two-Axis Beam Steering Developer's Kit
                    Two-axis beam steering on users' fingertips with New Scale Technologies'  M3-RS-U2 developer's kit
    

New Scale Technologies' DK-M3-RS-U2-2M-20-L is a complete piezoelectric beam steering system with a familiar galvo form factor but a drastically smaller size: only 11.75 mm long x 21.9 mm wide x 16 mm tall, including the embedded closed-loop controller. The mounted aluminum-coated mirror moves at up to 1,100° per second with a repeatability of ±0.05° for precise, point-to-point beam steering.

Patented piezoelectric motors, position sensors, bearings, drive electronics, and embedded firmware are all integrated inside the two miniature rotary stages, eliminating the extra bulk of a separate external controller.

The small system size makes for fast, easy integration into a system. The beam steering system accepts direct input of high-level digital commands from the system processor or use the USB adapter to power and control the system from a PC. Input is only 3.3 V_DC.

This developer's kit includes two rotary smart stages, mounted mirrors, a 650 nm collimated laser, base, demo board, cables, USB adapter, and system evaluation and development software.

Features

Piezo stages with continuous 360° rotary motion
Mounted mirrors, laser, and two-axis base
Each rotary stage only 11.75 mm x 21.9 mm x 16 mm
Closed-loop controller embedded in each stage

No separate electronics needed
3.3 V_DC input
Direct digital input of motion commands (I²C, SPI, or UART)

Angular resolution ~21.9727 m° closed loop

Built-in absolute position sensor

Millisecond step and settle times

0.5° in 16 ms closed loop
0.5° in 1.2 ms open loop

Holds position with zero power and no jitter

Applications

Dermatology lasers, fluorescence microscopes, and imaging instruments
Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
Quantum computing
Laser marking, engraving, machining
3D printers
Remote sensing, e.g., pollution sources

LIDAR, 3D measurement, spectroscopy
Free-space optical communication
Variable optical attenuation
Fiber-to-fiber optical switching
Target designation, jitter compensation
Automated obstacle detection, tracking, and avoidance for robots, UAVs, and more