PPL has been an innovative leader in providing high performance and reliable measurement systems to customers around the world in semiconductor, electronics and disk drive industries for nearly two decades. Now, PPL proudly introduces yet another innovative and economic product called “C-Scope™” which runs on the very same factory hardened and easy to use VCMM II software with leading edge detection algorithms that have earned PPL systems global reputation and acceptance around the world. C-Scope™ also comes with a host of upgrade options such as Operator Interface, Statistical Process Control Package and a variety of optics and lighting configurations.
C-Scope™ comes standard with a manual zoom and can be upgraded to a motorized 12X zoom with options for additional objectives for more extensive magnifications. For X-Y travel of 8”x8”, it has the smallest footprint in its class, integrated motion electronics, a 3 Axis Joystick, 0.5 micron linear encoder (upgradable to 0.1 micron resolution), 17” LCD Display and Windows XP based Pentium4 computer.


   

 Motorized C-Scope Technical Specifications

 
Measuring Range

8”x8"x6”, 200 mm x 200 mm x 150 mm

 
Platform

Granite base.

 

Aluminum X-Y stages with removable stage glass.

 
Stage Drive System

Micro steppers

Stage Resolution

0.5 micron (option 0.1 micron)

Stage Error Mapping

Non-linear (segmented) 2D error correction in X-Y plane

Load Capacity

15 kg (35 lbs.)

 
Optical System (see optical table)

Standard: 12X Zoom Microscope with detents.

 

Working distance: 37mm to 86mm

 

Field of view: 0.57mm to 13.8mm

 

Pixel size: as low as 0.7 microns depending on magnification.

 
Illumination

Back light and coaxial light- standard

 

Ring light- optional.

 
Illumination intensity control

All light sources are automatically controlled by Video CMM II® software.

Camera

Hitachi 1/2" CCD, 640x480 pixel array

Image processing

8-bit grayscale gradient processing with 5:1 to 50:1 sub-pixeling

 

(application specific).

 
Software

PPL Video CMM® II

Computer

Intel Dual Core processor, hard disk, 17" SVGA monitor,Windows® Operating System, CD ROM, 3.5” floppy drive, ethernet network adapter, image capture card.
(Call for current processor speed, memory, and disk capacity)

 
Electrical

120/240 VAC, 15A, single phase

Environmental Requirements

20°C (68°F) ± 3°C, 20-80% Humidity (non-condensing)

 
Metrology Platform Dimensions
(excludes computer and peripheral components): 30.5 “ L x 22” H x 23.5” W
 
Options

1. Various zoom microscope configurations are available -- see optics table.

 

2. Statistical Process Control software (QC Calc) ® of ProLink Software

 

3. Operator Interface Package. Provides access control to the various features in Video CMM II ® software. Also provides a simplified interface for dedicated applications.

 

4. Illumination upgrade, provides fine control of 3 channels of Fostec lighting and better illumination stability.

   
Optical Table  
 

Working Distance (mm) with ring light
removed

Optical
magnification
Pixel size
(microns)
Field of view
(mm)
Numeric
Aperture
Depth of Field
(mm)
12X Zoom
Microscope, standard
86
0.58X - 7.00X
17.2 - 1.4
13.79 - 1.14
0.018 - 0.1
3.0 - 0.1
12X Zoom Microscope,
(with 1.5X Auxiliary Lens)
50
0.87X - 10.5X
11.5 - 1.0
9.19 - 0.76
0.027 - 0.15
1.35 - 0.05
12X Zoom Microscope,
(with 2X Auxiliary Lens)
37
1.16X - 14.0X
8.6 - 0.7
6.90 - 0.57
0.036 - 0.2
0.75 - 0.03

Option: premium microscope with full Koehler illumination, aperture and field diaphragms, filter holders and one or more fixed objective lenses. (Specifications are subject to change without notice)