Pacific Nanotechnology Adds National Instruments' LabVIEW Interface to its AFMs
Users can now tailor their AFMs to specific applications using LabVIEW
Santa Clara, CA -- June 16, 2003 -- Pacific Nanotechnology, Inc. (PNI), the
global leader in high-performance, easy-to-use, and affordable atomic force
microscopes (AFMs), announces that it has added the National Instruments
LabVIEW™ interface to its Nano-R™ and Nano-I™ AFMs. Although PNI offers
SPMCockpit™ software for acquiring and analyzing AFM images, sometimes it
is desirable to customize the software for specific applications and to
facilitate the development of unique methods with the PNI AFM systems.
This ability is now possible through the LabVIEW interface.
"Using LabVIEW software, we are able to control all of the functions in the
AFM microscope including the optical microscope, AFM Scanner, and X-Y sample
positioner," said Paul West, Vice President of Products and Chief Technical
Officer of PNI. "Users can now expand and customize their instruments to fit
their needs while still keeping the current functionality of the software.
This ability allows them to creatively explore the limits of their instruments
without being hindered by software. They can also customize the software's
abilities to collect and display images in any style they want."
National Instruments LabVIEW (for Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering
Workbench) is a graphical programming language that has been widely adopted
as the standard for data acquisition and instrument control software. A
description of the LabVIEW interface can be found at
www.pacificnanotech.com/tech/labview.htm.
Nano-R and Nano-I are trademarks of Pacific Nanotechnology, Inc. LabVIEW is
a product of National Instruments. Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks
belong to their respective companies.
About Pacific Nanotechnology, Inc.
PNI is the global leader in high-performance, easy-to-use, affordable AFMs
for nano-scale research and manufacturing. The company is facilitating the
growth and expansion of nanotechnology and the manufacture of nano-scale
products by providing practical AFM tools for new or experienced and
single- or multi-user environments. For more information, visit the
company's website at www.pacificnanotech.com.
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