Hysitron's new performech advanced control module greatly advances the precision of feedback-controlled nanomechanical testing. The performech offers a <30nN normal force noise floor, a 78kHz feedback loop rate, the ability to capture data at user definable acquisition rates up to 30kHz, and can image soft samples and delicate structures with contact forces as low as 70nN. Lateral (scratch) force and displacement measurement sensitivity is also greatly enhanced with low noise floors of <2uN and 3.5nm, respectively. The performech advanced control module allows Hysitron instrumentation to quantitatively operate with unparalleled performance and accuracy at a length scale only previously imagined.

Features:

• Digital Signal Processor (DSP) plus Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) architecture with USB2.0 connectivity
• Dual head testing capability allowing seamless operation between any combination of Hysitron capacitive transducers and high load heads (on the TI900/950 TriboIndenter systems)
• Completely software controlled operation eliminating the need for manual switching of front panel gains, tare values etc on the transducer control unit
• Industry leading sensitivity, enabling ultra small-volume materials characterisation and ultra soft materials characteristaion
• Faster feedback; 26x faster than the traditional Hysitron electronic control units
• TriboScan v.9 software package with enhanced testing routines and functionality included with hardware upgrade
• Modular design, fully upgradeable
• Easy integration to existing TS70 Triboscope, TI700 Ubi and TI 900 TriboIndenter systems