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Figure 3. Images o
f external components. This includes (a) the “backpack” on the left
-hand side of the
AFM hood, indicated with a red arrow. Image (b) includes, from top to bottom, the stage controller, the
AFM controller, and the black UPS box. Image (c) shows the CPU, indicated by a blue arrow, and the
sample stage pump, indicated by a purple arrow.
On the desk, there are 2 pieces of hardware. One is the joystick (Fig 4a). The other piece of
hardware is a dark blue box with silver wheels, referred to as the "hamster wheel;
” it has
2 wheels, inner
and outer, that move independently of each other (Figs 4b and 4c). The hamster wheel is useful in the
software to optimize data scanning parameters.
Figure 4. Images of the desktop hardware, including (a) the joystick. In (b)
the user’s finger is
manipulating the outer ring of the “hamster wheel” and in (c) the user’s finger is manipulating the inner
ring. The rings can be moved clockwise or counterclockwise and independently of each other.
