The MCS2 is SmarAct’s most versatile and modular control system.

Its stringent modular design approach makes it the perfect choice for all field of applications. From single positioning stages up to the most complex multi-axis systems with up to 18 positioning stages the MCS2 can be configured to match every setup’s specific requirements.

Key Features
User Friendly
• Pre-configured modular system
• Service Tool for easy setup and quick testing
• Programming examples for LabVIEW™, C++, and Python

Upgradeable
• In the field firmware update system
• Sophisticated firmware modules
-Low-vibration mode to reduce vibrations caused by stick-slip motion
-Advanced sensor calibration for increased accuracy

Intuitive Hand Control Module
• Precise, manual control
• Graphical display for easy view
• Tactile control via 2D joysticks, buttons, and knobs

Powerful
• Compatible with all SmarAct stages with stick-slip piezo drives, hybrid drives, and electromagnetic direct drives
• Supports S and L position sensors with nanometer resolution
• Is able to utilize SmarAct’s PICOSCALE Interferometer as a high-resolution position sensor with picometer resolution
• Fast control loop with up to 50 kHz

Smart
• Well documented property-based Application Programming Interface (API)
• SCPI based ASCII command protocol for Ethernet interface
• Synchronous motion of multiple axes
• Complex customizable trajectories with up to 1 kHz trajectory point frequency
• Sensor power save mode for thermal management in vacuum applications
• Closed-loop positioning with velocity and acceleration control and high-resolution positioning accuracy
• Open-loop scan mode for sub-nm slip-free piezo motion

Parameter Name	Parameter Value
Number of axes	multi-axis
Signal type	Ethernet USB
Technology	integrated closed-loop open-loop
Other characteristics	compact high-speed modular
Product applications	positioning