The Dimension Icon Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) features a large sample stage capable of high-precision positioning for such materials as silicon wafers and computer hard drive media as well as small samples. The XY stage consists of a pair of stacked, perpendicular slides and uses an open loop (unencoded) architecture with stepper motors to drive the stage to user-specified coordinates.
The vacuum power switch is located at the upper right of the Dimension Icon system. It toggles On or Off to control the sample vacuum capabilities.
When viewing the Dimension Icon SPM from the front, stage movements are defined over two axes of motion: X (left-right), and Y (front-back). For X-axis movements, lesser (decreasing) coordinates are located to the left. For Y-axis movements, positive (increasing) coordinates are located toward the rear of the machine, decreasing values are located forward:
Figure 1: Stage XY Axis Orientation
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