AFM Galaxy Dual Controller

Discover New Possibilities for the AFMs - A Second Life For Your Existing AFM System

Enhance your AFM performance with the Galaxy Dual Controller:
An innovative solution designed for compatibility with Multimode, Dimension D3000 and D3100, 5100, 5500, 5600LS, and 54xx AFM/STM systems. This state-of-the-art controller upgrades your current microscope while adding advanced capabilities to support a broader range of research applications.

Application fields

  • Materials Science
  • Semiconductors
  • Biology
  • Polymers
  • Energy Materials
  • 2D Materials

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Upgrade Your AFM's Capabilities: The Galaxy Dual Controller Revolution
Key features

Seamless Compatibility:
Proven expertise in operating a wide range of AFM/SPM systems, including Multimode AFM, Pico SPM (STM), and Agilent/Keysight scanning probe microscopes (models 5100, 5500, 5600LS, and 54xx)
Supports and preserves all established operating modes, including STM, Contact, AC, Phase, MFM, EFM, PFM, LFM, and EC modes

Advanced New Modes for your old AFM

  • HD-KFM: No lift, higher sensitivity & resolution
  • ResiScope & Soft ResiScope: Resistance & current measurements from 10² to 10¹² ohms and 50 fA to mA range, even on soft samples
  • Soft Intermittent Contact Mode: Measure adhesion, stiffness, Young's modulus with quantitative accuracy

High-Performance Hardware:

  • Real integrated lock-in for enhanced measurement capabilities
  • Low-noise electronics and power supply
  • USB 24-bit drive architecture for high resolution and smart integration

User-Friendly Software

  • Intuitive NanoSolution interface
  • One-click mode selection and automatic electronics configuration
  • Guided workflow for efficient image acquisition
  • Auto-settings for quick results and expert controls for in-depth analysis
Add new advanced modes
  • HD-KFM : No lift, much higher sensitivity & resolution
  • ResiScope & Soft ResiScope : Resistance & current, from 10² to 1012 ohms, also on soft samples
  • Soft Intermittent contact mode : Adhesion, Stiffness, youngs modulus, constant force = quantitative measurement
Software - High-definition AFM imagery finally accessible to everyone in a few seconds

Easy to use interface

The NanoSolution user interface is very intuitive and versatile;

  • AFM mode selection quickly and automatically configures the electronics in just one click requiring no help from the user
  • The interface, composed of clickable buttons and a guided workflow allows easy configuration of the AFM for • efficient image acquisition
  • The top view allows for simple laser alignment and adjustment by displaying a view of the laser reflection on • the tip. The side view allows a really easy pre-approach without damage to the tip and sample.
  • The auto setting allows the user to obtain an AFM image in just a few clicks while access to the parameters • gives an expert the opportunity to exercise all of the AFM’s capabilities for a very high quality image.
Software designed for everyone: performance and versatility

Whether the user is new or experienced, whether AFM needs are focused on academic research or industry, NanoSolution is a software suitable for everyone.
The ultra fast automated mode allows inexperienced users to produce a quality image very easily and with less support. All the user needs to do is to follow the workflow instructions for configuring the AFM and launch the scan in 1 click.

  • Auto tune
  • Auto approach
  • Auto gain
  • Auto predefined setpoint AFM condition

In parallel, the manual mode which requires advanced experimentation and requires increased knowledge in the acquisition of an image, offers high control and gives access to all the functions and adjustments necessary so that the most experienced users can refine their results and generate high quality images usable for their analyzes.

Advanced spectroscopy

In addition to the standard spectroscopy parameters, the Nanosolution software has unique functions specially created for force curve spectroscopy.

  • The FLEX GRID allows the user to select several points to obtain during the scan and the force curves at the • coordinates selected. An interactive file will then allow him to positioned curve on topography (or other signal).
  • The FIXED STEP GRID allows the user to obtain a force curve mapping configured in number of points per line
  • The EXPERT CURVE CONTROL is segment programming of the displacement of the probe in Z with different parameters: speed, resolution or even duration.

These unique functions make NanoSolution a powerful software for force curves.

Technical Features

XY drive resolution

24 bit control - 0.06 A

Z drive resolution

24 bit control - 0.006 A

Ultra low noise HV

Typ : <0.01 mV RMS

6 DAC Outputs

6 D/A Converters - 24 bit
(XYZ drive, bias, aux...)

8 ADC Inputs

8 A/D Converters - 16 bit

Data points

Up to 8192

Integrated Lock-in

Up to 6 MHz (software limited)
2nd lock-in (6 MHz-optional)

Interface

USB 2.0

Controller Power

AC 100 - 240 V - 47-63 Hz

Operating System

Compatible Windows 10 and 11