To meet various customer needs, Newport offers three different Agilis™ controllers. All Agilis™ controllers are compatible with all Agilis™ piezo motor driven products.
AG-UC2 Hand-held 2-axes controller
The Agilis AG-UC2 controller provides convenient push button remote control and USB computer control for two Agilis axes*.
For each axis, the AG-UC2 controller features two sets of push buttons, the top for step size settings and the bottom set for precise, low speed adjustments and fast coarse motion.
Power is supplied through the USB port and if not available, the USB-CH power supply can independently power the Agilis controller. USB hubs may also be used for power and communication, but must provide the required 5 V supply, e.g. must have an external power supply.
A virtual GUI that comes with the controller, allows the user to mimic the remote operation of the controller buttons through the computer. The GUI provides the ability to select another AG-UC2 controller and operate the connected Agilis stages.
ASCII commands, a Windows DLL and LabView VI's for all functions are provided.
AG-UC8 Compact 8-axes controller
The Agilis AG-UC8 controller provides USB computer control of up to 8 Agilis axes*.
Power is supplied through the same USB port used for communication. USB hubs may also be used for powering and communication, but must provide the required 5 V supply, e.g. must use an external power supply.
A virtual software utility allows selecting any channel (1 to 4), that drives either of the two piezo motors (1&2 or 3&4, etc). Apart from selecting the active motor pairs, the AG-UC8 uses the same ASCII-commands, DLL and LabViewVI's as the AG-UC2. An LED indicates the current controller status. Two holes in the controller allow stacking of several controllers and attachment to optical tables.
AG-UC8PC 8-axes PC-Card controller
The Agilis AG-UC8PC is primarily intended for industrial customers and system integrators. It provides the same features and functions as the AG-UC8 controller, but comes as a PC-card without an enclosure nor cables for flexibility in assembly.
In addition to the mini-USB connector for USB communication, the AG-UC8PC provides an additional HE10 connector on the board for RS232 and RS485 communication. The active communication channel is set by jumpers.
A virtual software utility allows selecting any channel (1 to 4), that drives either of the two piezo motors (1&2 or 3&4, etc). A set of ASCII-commands, Windows DLL and LabViewVI's for all functions are provided and are fully compatible with the ones used in the AG-UC2 and AG-UC8. An LED indicates the current controller status.
AG-UC2 Hand-held 2-axes controller
AG-UC8 Compact 8-axes controller
AG-UC8PC 8-axes PC Card controller
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