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The CONEX-LDS is ideal for:pitch and yaw measurementsrotation stage accuracy measurementsrotation axis orthogonality measurementssurface flatness measurementssettling time and stage damping analysisvibration analysiswobble controlbeam set-up and alignmentmachine alignments

A very compact controller is integrated into the autocollimator head of the CONEX-LDS. This allows for easy setup, smaller footprint, lightweight design, and easy connections directly to the PC and power.

If digital magnifiers are outside the budget, or you only want a magnifying glass between 10-30x magnification, here are some tips on what to look for:

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If you’ve ever had a strong magnifying glass, you may have been frustrated by the small lens! Digital magnifiers solve this problem. If you need magnification greater than 20x we would recommend a digital magnifier. They are higher budget, but our customers love them and say they wouldn’t cope without them. They can really help you to get your independence back and enable you to do all the tasks that you couldn’t do before.

The CONEX-LDS autocollimator performs high-resolution, non-contact angular measurements for alignment, quality assurance and metrology applications. The controller is integrated in the body of the autocollimator making it ideal for systems integration or as a portable metrology tool. The CONEX-LDS is used in the highest precision applications performing high resolution angular measurements at over distances of up to 5 meters.

The CONEX™ controller works in junction with the internal position sensor detector to provide high speed data acquisition rates up to 2 kHz. This feature is ideal for vibration measurements, structural drift, or even metrology applications like wobble measurements of bearings.

The CONEX™ controller works in junction with the internal position sensor detector to provide high speed data acquisition rates up to 2 kHz. This feature is ideal for vibration measurements, structural drift, or even metrology applications like wobble measurements of bearings.

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The strongest magnifying glasses for those with visual impairments are Video Magnifiers, also known as Electronic Magnifiers, or CCTV magnifying glasses. These are much more powerful than the strongest magnifying glasses with lights, and can go up to 50x in magnification. What’s more, the view display on a video magnifier is much larger than the surface area of a magnifying glass lens.

A calibration report is provided with each individual unit, certifying its performance. CONEX-LDS-VER is available to easily verify the unit's calibration on a regular basis. If the unit is out of calibration, it can be returned to the factory for re-calibration.

Traditional magnifying glasses have lenses made from glass. They work by using a curved piece of glass, which bounces the light around so as to make the image appear larger. The deeper the curve is cut in the glass, the stronger the magnification can be.

Newport's CONEX-LDS supplies an intuitive, built-in alignment window used for coarse alignment of the optics. This allows the user to manually and quickly setup the autocollimator.

The resolution of the CONEX-LDS is actually 0.003 µrad. Including the sensor noise, the sensitivity stays at 0.01 µrad, which is a very excellent value for angular measurement.

For out-of-the box control, the CONEX controller is preconfigured and delivered with the sensor. To start using the CONEX-LDS, the device simply requires plugging in the power supply, connecting the USB communication, and starting the free GUI. Once the GUI has been started, the layout is intuitive and straightforward. From the front panel, the user can access graphical displays of gathered data.

The strongest magnifying glasses need a really, steeply curved piece of glass. To get the angles required the glass itself needs to be quite small, otherwise the entire unit would be so big it would be too heavy and unmanageable.