Mad City Labs Downloads

  1. OEM Nano-Drive® Controller Brochure 3/14/2016

    The Nano-Drive Series of controllers are complete electronic packages for sub-nanometer positioning, featuring low noise, low drift amplifiers, absolute position control, bandwidth selection, and closed loop feedback. Mad City labs also develops custom firmware and dll’s to speed up final product development by incorporating special motion profiles into the OEM Nano-Drive® controller.

  2. OEM Partnerships Brochure 3/14/2016

    Mad City Labs has proven expertise in designing and producing custom nanopositioning systems for integration into a wide variety of technical products. More than 50 percent of production is dedicated to OEM designs.

  3. Mad City Labs Custom Solutions 3/14/2016

    Mad City Labs offers solutions ranging from simple modifications of existing designs to completely custom projects. Some customized options include special physical configurations, expanded or reduced range of motion, compatibility with environmental conditions, and special materials.

  4. Understand Noise At The Sub-Nanometer Scale

    Every nanopositioner has a small amount of uncertainty in its position that contributes noise to a measurement. It's important to understand what position noise is and where it comes from in order to know just how accurate the nanopositioner is.

  5. Close Is Not Close Enough: Micropositioners' Role In Nanopositioning

    This article examines how micropositioners affect movement and positioning capability, as well as overall task effectiveness, by creating — literally — a solid foundation for work at the nanoscale.

  6. Custom Vs. Off-the-Shelf Solutions: Are You Dreaming Big Enough?

    Custom positioning solutions provide more leeway for innovation, and at far less cost, than many customers realize.

  7. Building A Do-It-Yourself Atomic Force Microscope

    Atomic force microscopes (AFMs) are versatile tools for characterizing surfaces down to the subnanometer scale. Researchers can build their own AFMs for as little as $30,000 using off-the-shelf components such as nanopositioning stages.

  8. Is A DIY Microscope For You?

    Whether modifying existing instrumentation or building a new tool from the ground up, a meticulous process is as critical as the functional result.