SmartStage ™ XY Linear Positioning Stage with Built-in High Performance Controller
Description
SmartStage™ Positioning Stages
The SmartStage™ positioning stages, available as SmartStage™ Linear for single axis, or as SmartStage™ XY for dual axis, are available in a range of travel sizes and options to meet your precision motion needs.
SmartStage™ positioning stages offer the following features and benefits:
Hardware Agility:
- Unique, compact, integrated motion stage and miniaturized controller, with a single combined power and communications cable
- Easy integration; with minimized footprint, complexity, and lower parts count inside your instrument
- Integrated solution for multiple stages
Performance:
- Precise, high-performance motion control – and supporting software tools – for the most demanding applications
- Compelling price-to-performance ratio, achieved using an innovative and patented system architecture
- US Patent 10,374,530
- US Patent 10,367,436
- Long-life: quiet brushless linear motor, non-contact encoder, crossed-roller linear bearings
Dependability:
- Reliability and confidence of an experienced supplier
- More than 22,000 motion systems shipped to Fortune 500 companies worldwide
- On-time delivery of over 95%
Integrated Solution
- By including the encoder, interpolator, drive, and motion controller electronics all within the stage, the SmartStage positioner is able to achieve high in-position stability and avoid noise errors introduced by external cabling, poor grounding, and other detrimental influences on the feedback signal
- Ecosystem of SmartStage XY and DOF-5 objective focusing stage provides an integrated control solution for your applications
- Simplify software architecture with common API between X,Y, and Z stages
Precision Linear Motor
- The novel magnetic topology of Dover Motion’s ironless linear motor technology is optimized for high servo bandwidth and uniform force over the entire stroke, and it has no backlash as commonly experienced with screw-based positioners. This allows the SmartStage XY axes to perform equally well for applications requiring high-throughput step and settle or constant velocity scanning.
All while providing high performance
- A potent combination of crossed roller bearing ways and Dover Motion’s linear motor drive system results in superior instrument performance.
- Stiff, crossed roller bearings allow for a wide range of payloads. These bearings also offer exceptional trajectory performance and excel for applications such as constant velocity scanning that requires smooth motion.
- Smooth and Stable Motion: The unique motor design combined with ultra-precision encoder provides consistent force over the entire travel of the stage resulting in extremely low velocity ripple while scanning and < 30nm stability at rest
- High Resolution Trigger On Position for Image Capture or Laser Synchronization: High speed hardware output with < 1 nm resolution for synchronizing stage position with a camera or laser. Ideal for triggering during motion commonly required for TDI Imaging or laser processing.
Table 1: The SmartStage XY is smaller, lighter, and has fewer cables
| Dover Motion SmartStage XY | Traditional Linear Motor Stage | Traditional Leadscrew Stage | |
| XY Travel (mm) | 100 x 100 mm | 100 x 100 mm | 100 x 100 mm |
| Volume Including Controls (cm3) | 1,477 | 2x Larger | 4x Larger |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 40% Heavier | 30% Heavier |
| Cable Count (# of cables for XY stack) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Applications
The SmartStage™ XY series of positioning stages for single axis or stacked XY linear motion was developed in response to the increasing throughput, resolution, and stability requirements of automated microscopy. SmartStage™ XY is the ideal choice for precision positioning applications when accurately positioning your sample, such as a microscope slide or a flow cell. We have shipped thousands of positioning stages to support applications including:
- Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
- Digital cell morphology
- Automated digital pathology
- Optical metrology instruments
- Semiconductor and nanotechnology imaging
- Digital microscopes
- High content imaging
- Automated cell counting
High Resolution Trigger On Position for Image Capture or Laser Synchronization
- High speed hardware output with < 1 nm resolution for synchronizing stage position with a camera or laser. Ideal for triggering during motion commonly required for TDI Imaging or laser processing
- A high-speed Trigger On Position output allows precise synchronization of a camera, laser, or other peripheral device with the exact position of the stage. Triggering is configurable at either fixed incremental intervals, or at arbitrary intervals using a user-defined look up table.
Coordinated Motion
- User defined profile mode (UDP) allows stages to coordinate motion using auxiliary inputs. Stages can be driven by another axis or external source to follow defined motion curves based off the input.
Specifications
SmartStage™ XY Mechanical Stage Specifications
| Travel (mm) | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position Feedback – Encoder Resolution* | 5 nm | 5 nm | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Accuracy (2s, μm) *1 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Bi-directional repeatability. (2s, μm) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Homing repeatability (μm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Minimum Move (nm) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Holding Stability (± nm) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Load Capacity (kg) *2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Maximum Acceleration (m/s2) *3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Maximum Velocity (m/s) *3 | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Flatness & Straightness (μm TIR) *4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Mass (individual axis) (kg) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
* Other resolutions available, for options contact an applications engineer
*1 Accuracy has 2 point slope correction applied
*2 Please contact our Applications Engineers for loads exceeding 10kg.
*3 The maximum acceleration and velocity is resolution and load dependent.
*4 Linear stage must be mounted to a flat surface, see datasheet for details
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CAD Model
Software & Manuals
| Description | Revision | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmartStage XY, RS-232 Quick Start Guide | 41-1609 Rev A | Download | SmartStage Linear and SmartStage XY Quick Start guide using RS-232 Communications |
| SmartStage XY, RS-485 Quick Start Guide | 41-1610 Rev A | Download | SmartStage Linear and SmartStage XY Quick Start guide using RS-485 Communications |
| SmartStage XY, CAN Quick Start Guide | 41-1645 Rev A | Download | SmartStage Linear and SmartStage XY Quick Start guide using CAN Communications |
| SmartStage XY User Guide | 41-1336 Rev D | Download | |
| SmartStage XY Programming Guide | 41-1368 Rev A | Download | |
| SmartStage XY CAN Cable Kit Set Up | 41-1642 Rev A | Download | Detailed hardware setup instructions for the CAN communications adapter kit |
| SmartStage XY RS Cable Kit Set Up | 41-1390 Nov 2020 | Download | Detailed hardware setup instructions for the RS-232 & RS-485 communications adapter kit |
| Motion Synergy | 3.3.10509 | Download | Programming API for all SmartStage Ecosystem products. Compatible with C++, C Sharp, Python, and Labview |
| Pro-Motion | Version 5.20 | Download | Graphic user interface for DOF-5, SmartStage XY, and DMCM products. |
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