Triggerscope Mini Released

Compact, Simplified TTL and DAC – Micromanager Native

I’m happy to share a new device I’ve been working on after encouragement from numerous clients. This new smaller version of the Triggerscope is intended to bridge the gap between large complex systems and more streamlined setups.

With the Mini you get:

• 4 TTL Outputs at 5V
• 2 DAC Outputs at 5V
• 1 3.3V to 5V input Trigger
• Status LEDs for all connections!
• A single USB-C Connection to the computer
• Full supported Micromanager Triggerscope-Hub Behavior

This was a super fun project for me, as for the first time this board uses a bare MCU, which enabled my team to use any connector we wanted (hence the USB C) as well as full USB-Serial emulation on our own terms.

I’m also quite fond of the baby side-emitting LEDs on the outputs. These LED’s draw almost no current, but having them for all of the outputs makes it so easy to know whether a given control line is on or off. For the DAC LED’s, they change brightness with the output!

I tried to keep this design in-line with the current TG4, as it’s worked well for us over the years. This one is of course thinner, lighter and smaller, but in effect a truly miniaturized version of the larger model.

If you’d like to buy a Mini, we have them ready for sale on the store page here. For more information on the unit please see this flyer or the product page, thanks!