Floorplan

The floorplan panel (Figure 72, 73) provides functionality to arrange fields into the floorplan and define the scan grid of the session.

flp 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).

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Figure 71 Scan Plan

Floorplan Tab

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Figure 72 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.

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Figure 73 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.

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Figure 74 Overlay Plan Tab

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

Reference Field Min (%): Minimum of the displayed depth range (Figure 75)

Reference Field Max (%): Maximum of the displayed depth range (Figure 75)

Write Field Opacity (%): Opacity of the write field

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Figure 75 Reference Field Display Attributes