We're really excited to announce another new product release at EpiTech as we deliver our first substrate manipulator controller, the SmartSubstrate™ Controller.
We dipped into our reservoir of MBE growth experience and talked to other veteran growers to identify what makes a great substrate manipulator controller.
We ultimately decided on the following characteristics:
- Boots in seconds
- Fast, easy, and intuitive calibration of position and rotation angle
- Zero position can be reset without having to recalibrate safe range of motion
- Backlash compensation
- Adjustable gear ratio
- Substrate position and rotation accuracy is +- 0.1 degrees
- Coninuous substrate rotation rate accuracy is +- 0.01 RPM to 60 RPM
- Compact and powerful brushless AC servo motor (200 W or 400 W)
- Communicates over serial port using EI-BYSYNCH and Modbus RTU protocols
- Communicates over Ethernet port using Modbus TCP protocol
- Compatible with Molly and AMBER control software
- Touchscreen interface makes the substrate controller intuitive to use and configure
- Enable button on the front panel makes disabling the motor quick and easy
- Compact design fits in a 2U high, half rack width per axis
- Universal voltage (100 – 240VAC, 1 phase)
