Operating instructions
5
2. Manual approach using the approach stage 40
3. Automatic final approach 41
Starting a measurement ......................................................................43
Selecting a measurement area............................................................44
Storing the measurement ....................................................................46
Creating a report..................................................................................46
Finishing ..............................................................................................47
Improving measurement quality 48
Removing interfering signals ...............................................................48
Judging measurement quality..............................................................49
Adjusting the measurement plane .......................................................50
Measurement modes 54
Static Force..........................................................................................54
Dynamic Force.....................................................................................55
Phase Contrast....................................................................................55
Phase measurement 57
Force Modulation.................................................................................58
Spreading Resistance..........................................................................59
The Signal Modules 61
Signal Module: S..................................................................................61
Signal Module: A..................................................................................62
Using the User Inputs and Outputs 64
Maintenance 65
Scan head 65
Scan electronics 65
Problems and Solutions 66
Probe Status light blinks red 66
Image quality suddenly deteriorates 66
No connection to microscope 67
USB Port error 67
Nanosurf support .................................................................................68
Self help 68
Assistance 68
AFM Theory 70
Scanning Probe Microscopy................................................................70
The Nanosurf easyScan 2 AFM...........................................................71