Description
THE Mx1 series are air pressure / vacuum supply modules for use in OEM applications. The modules contain a single regulate air pressure / vacuum source designed for actuation and transport of gases and driving of fluids in miniature/micro-size channels and volumes. Modules can be used individually or stacked for multichannel instrument development. Modules can be placed up to 30m away from the controller.
Application Areas
Device and instrumentation development in the areas of microfluidics, chemical and biochemical analytics, diagnostic assays, biological cell culturing and handling, chemical synthesis, air analysis, and others.
Features
- Single controllable pressure channel, no external pumps needed
- Positive pressure 0 to +500 mbar
- Negative pressure (vacuum) 0 to -350 mbar
- SMC one touch connectors with 1.2 mm or 4mm tubing
- Stackable in linear array
- Operation position: 0-90 degrees on all axes from default position
- Transparent replaceable pressure reservoir
- Optional in-line filter cartridges for air filtration
Control Options
- Raspberry pi-based control PCB with web-based control for system development, supports up to 8 modules, Integrated macro language for multichannel pressure program generation, installation-free user interface on all PC and mobile devices, measurement/automation integration with external instruments via external I/O channels or the network- VXI-11 protocol, fully controllable through an expandable macro language
- Microcontroller/Display PCB for rapid OEM development
- Power supply/driver PCB with “naked” IO ports for OEM development
Specifications
| Number of pressure channels: | 1 (positive or negativ) |
| Positive pressure range: | 0 to +500 mbar |
| Negative pressure (vacuum) range: | 0 to -350 mbar |
| Pressure accuracy: | +-2 mbar with respect to set value |
| Stability: | <1% of full range |
| Addressable gas volume: | 1-150 ml (15 ml internal reservoir) |
| Power requirement: | 3.3- 6V, 0.5 A max |
I/O connections
Module: 8 pin FCC connector (1mm pitch)
Application Examples
Construction of instruments for:
- driving of flow in microfluidic devices and circuitry, for example sample processing, or in-liquid sensing
- pumping of air and maintenance of constant pressure
- periodic air sampling
- actuation of peristaltic devices in soft robototics
- microperfusion systems and flow cells
- systems integration of pressure-driven sample handling in user measurement setups (sensorics, lab on a chip)
Designed for greenness and sustainability
NO DOWN TIME: All module parts and components are accessible without special tools and can be quickly and easily exchanged and replaced by the user.
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