M3 Micro-Mechatronic Module Design Platform
For rapid development of tiny closed-loop actuators with on-board PID control
With our M3 Design Platform, we can quickly develop closed-loop micro actuator modules customized for your OEM application. Building on our miniature SQUIGGLE motor and position sensor technology, this design platform yields complete closed-loop motion modules with high precision and tiny footprint.
No external control board!
No external control board is necessary. You supply simple serial commands to drive an on-board PID controller using a standard I2C or SPI interface. Modules have low power consumption and 3.3V input voltage for battery-powered operation.
M3-F customizable focus modules
M3-F focus modules add precision focus to compact board cameras. They provide 0.5 μm position resolution and better than 30 μm accuracy. The 20 x 22 x 16 mm package easily replaces a fixed lens holder on a board camera PCB.
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M3-L customizable linear actuators
M3-L linear actuators provide linear motion with high precision and repeatability. Typical parameters include > 6 mm travel, 0.5 μm position resolution and up to 20 grams force load in a 27.5 x 13 x 7.5 mm package.
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Simple integration
Modules built on the M3 Design Platform are extremely simple for OEM designers to integrate into their products. Electrical integration is as easy as sending serial commands to the module. Mechanical integration is customized to the application: possibilities include integrating a lens within the module, pushing a lever external to the module, or nearly any application.
Each custom module is a drop-in drive system for your miniature product. These micro-mechatronic modules are smaller, more powerful, more precise - and now even easier to integrate - than traditional electromagnetic motor systems.
Modules based on the M3 Design Platform are ideal for high resolution positioning in miniature optical instrumentation, lasers and photonics systems, aerospace controls and biomedical systems.
M3 Design Platform components
Modules built on the M3 Design Platform consist of:
- An SQL-RV-1.8 reduced voltage SQUIGGLE micro motor
- An NSD-2101 motor driver ASIC
- An NSE-5310 position sensor (encoder)
- An on-board microprocessor for PID control
- A customized motion guide assembly and housing to suit your OEM application
Learn more
... about the modules
- M3-F focus module details and developer's kits
- M3-L linear module details and developer's kit
- Contact us to discuss your micro-mechatronics requirements.
... about the technology used in the M3 platform
- Discover the innovations behind the development of the M3 platform in this article from Design World (330Kb PDF)
- Learn more about the SQUIGGLE RV micro motor
- Learn more about the NSE-5310 position sensor