Floorplan¶
The floorplan panel (Figure 72, 73) provides functionality to arrange fields into the floorplan and define the scan grid of the session.
Open the floorplan panel
Figure 71 shows the arrangement and space requirements of the fields. The read field is defined as a margin around the write field. Additionally, some space is required for deceleration and acceleration of the piezo scanner (Scan Grid).
Floorplan Tab¶
Session Mode: Read-Only or Write-Read
Load Reference Field: Select a reference field from the layout
In the Read-Only mode, select “No Field” to set arbitrary read field size and rotation.
Read Upsampling: Upsampling of the read field relative to the write field
Lock Aspect Ratio: Enforce equal Factor X and Factor Y
Factor X: X-upsampling factor for the read field
Factor Y: Y-upsampling factor for the read field
Read Margins: Read field margins
Margin X (%): Fraction of the write field X-dimension
Margin Y (%): Fraction of the write field Y-dimension
Read Field: Read field parameters of the floorplan
Derived from the write field parameters (if selected), read upsampling and read margin parameters.
dX (nm): X-spacing between adjacent read positions
dY (nm): Y-spacing between adjacent read positions
X (µm): X-size of the read field
Y (µm): Y-size of the read field
X (px): X-dimension of the read field
Y (px): Y-dimension of the read field
Estimated Runtime Duration (s)
Derived from parameters in Scan Plan Tab.
Scan Plan Tab¶
Scan grid parameters are set in the scan plan tab.
Scan Speed
Pixel Timing (µs): Time interval between adjacent tip indentations
Turnaround Frequency (Hz): Frequency of the turnaround section
A higher frequency reduces the overall patterning or read time at the expense of positioning accuracy.
Scan Offset
X0 (µm): X-offset of the write field relative to the piezo scanner origin
Y0 (µm): Y-offset of the write field relative to the piezo scanner origin
Set the scan offsets such that the scan plan lies within the piezo scanner range.
Estimated Runtime Duration (s)
Derived from the pixel timing, turnaround frequency and the field dimensions.
Overlay Plan Tab¶
The overlay plan tab (Figure 74) provides functionality to manually position the write field by superimposing the write field over the reference field.
Write Field Offsets:
Xoff (µm): X-offset of the write field relative to the piezo scanner
Yoff (µm): Y-offset of the write field relative to the piezo scanner
Orientation (°): Orientation of the write field relative to the piezo scanner
Display Attributes: Parameters to higlight and precisely align relevant features of the fields