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Victor, NY - June 22, 2009 – New Scale
Technologies today announced new developer’s kits for its
SQUIGGLE® linear micro motors and
TRACKER™ NSE-5310 position
sensors. The DK Series developer’s kits feature a tiny SQL
series SQUIGGLE piezoelectric micro motor and a TRACKER NSE-5310
miniature position sensor. A slide assembly serves as a reference
design for mechanical integration. A drive card with New Scale’s
NSD-1202 motor controller ASIC serves as an electrical reference
design and a development tool for use from initial product
evaluation through prototype development.
The compact kit is powered by two AA batteries, with a
push-button operation to demonstrate motion. The New Scale Pathway™
Software controls the kit through a USB interface connected to your
PC, to allow for more detailed evaluation and system development.
All components can be removed from the kit using basic tools for
system integration and prototype testing.
The kits are designed to simplify evaluation of this miniature
motion technology and its integration into miniature OEM products
such as medical devices, tiny optical systems, and micro-robotic
instruments.
Closed-loop SQUIGGLE motor / TRACKER sensor kit
The model
DK-1.8-SS-TRK-33 closed-loop developer’s kit is
designed for evaluation of the TRACKER NSE-5310 position sensor and
the closed-loop operation of the SQUIGGLE motor. It includes:
- SQL-1.8-6-12-SS SQUIGGLE motor: The world’s smallest
linear motor at 2.8 x 2.8 x 6 mm, featuring 6 mm travel, 30 gram
force stall force and 0.5 µm resolution.
- TRACKER NSD-5310 position sensor: A magnetic sensor
array with on-chip digital encoding and 0.5 µm resolution. The
developer’s kit includes a sensor in TSSOP package; the NSE-5310
is available in chip-on-board packaging as small as 3.9 x 2.5
mm.
- MC-3300 motor controller: A development platform and
reference design integrating the NSD-1202 motor driver
ASIC. The controller generates high frequency signals to drive
the SQUIGGLE motor and accepts feedback from the TRACKER or
other position sensor. It connects to a PC via USB.
- New Scale Pathway Software: Evaluate the motor and
sensor using a graphical user interface or develop and test
scripts using the intuitive scripting interface. Documentation
describes the ASCII codes that would be used in an OEM’s
embedded system or microcontroller.
- Mechanical reference design. The SQUIGGLE motor and
TRACKER NSD-5310 sensor are integrated into a slide assembly
demonstrating proper mounting, loading and alignment.
Open-loop SQUIGGLE motor kit
The model
DK-1.8-SS-33 open-loop motor kit includes all of
the above components except the position sensor. It facilitates
open-loop motor evaluation, or development of systems using other
position sensors or limit switches.
Price and availability
The developer’s kits are available now starting at $495.
Buy online.
For more information:
New Scale’s design team works with OEM customers to integrate micro
motors and sensors into system designs and create
custom application-specific motion
modules. Contact New Scale at +1 585 924 4450 or
email us regarding volume pricing and customization including
custom chip-scale packaging for position sensors.
About New Scale Technologies
New Scale Technologies (www.newscaletech.com) is an innovation and
micro-manufacturing company delivering ingeniously small motion systems. We
serve worldwide markets for mobile products, medical devices, defense and
security systems and industrial instruments. Every day our creative engineers
and scientists use their deep understanding of micro-mechatronic technologies to
solve the most demanding customer problems. Since 2002, the company has been
awarded six patents with more pending. We combine our talents with the
capabilities of our global strategic partners, who provide “best in class”
integrated circuits, ceramic components and high-volume manufacturing. Through
direct customer engagements, continuous innovation and strategic partnerships,
we deliver disruptively small, precise and low-power motion systems that enable
our customers to create smaller feature-rich products.
New Scale’s SQUIGGLE® micro motors, TRACKER™ position sensors and M3 micro-mechatronic
modules enable design engineers to create smaller products including cameras for
mobile phone, medical, military and industrial applications; portable drug
delivery and implantable medical devices; endoscopes; precision tuning devices;
electronic locks; UAV controls; precision optics and photonic control systems;
and cryogenic and MRI-compatible instrumentation.
SQUIGGLE is a registered trademark and TRACKER and New Scale Pathway are trademarks of New Scale Technologies, Inc.
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