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PICOSCALE HARDWARE
Figure 5.1: Basic accessory
, consisting of (1)
PICO
SCALE
Controller, (2) sensor heads, (3) Environ-
mental Module, (4) One-Click cleaner and (5) User PC.
This chapter provides an introduction to the
PICO
SCALE
Hardware. The basic accessories are
shown in
fi
gure 5.1. The main component is the
PICO
SCALE
Controller.
I
t is available as a table-
top version (1) and a 19" rack version. Up to three measurement heads (2) and an environmental
module (3) can be connected to the controller. Typically each
PICO
SCALE
system is shipped with
some additional accessory (4) like a One-Click cleaner pen, head adapters, mirror mounts, etc.
Finally, a PC (5) is required.
I
t is not part of the
PICO
SCALE
system and must be provided by the
user.
5.1 PICO
SCALE
controller
The
PICO
SCALE
Controller contains the laser source, various optics and detection electronics.
I
t
furthermore holds the position calculation unit, which is a hybrid system with a high performance
FPGA and an embedded PC. This combination guarantees maximum
fl
exibility and highest perfor-
mance.
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