IN-VISION launches first commercial control electronics for Phase Light Modulation
Texas Instruments design house partner IN-VISION unveils the DLPM980E Development Kit – a breakthrough Phase Light Modulation platform for the next era of optical engineering
(Vienna/Boston) – Austrian optics company and Texas Instruments design house partner IN-VISION Technologies AG proudly announces the launch of the DLPM980E Development Kit, a next-generation platform redefining what is possible in Phase Light Modulation (PLM). Engineered for cutting-edge optical applications, this new development kit empowers OEMs, researchers, and system integrators to do Phase Light Modulation with the latest chipsets from Texas Instruments.
Built around the newest 0.98” PLM device with 2048 × 1088 micromirrors and powered by a high performance FPGA control architecture, the development kit gives innovators a game-changing tool to push the frontiers of lithography, microscopy, metrology, with a potential novelty of adaptive optics. Breakthroughs in holography, optical-tweezers, and a host of advanced light-manipulation applications are now within reach.
“With the DLPM980E Electronic Subsystem, we are introducing a platform that drastically widens the scope of what can be achieved with phase light modulation,” says Florian Zangerl, CEO of IN-VISION. “Its combination of speed, resolution, and programmability is designed to accelerate breakthroughs in both research and industrial innovation.”. Whether building structured light fields, microscopes, developing adaptive optical systems, or shaping light fields for industrial holography, the DLPM980E offers unmatched flexibility and performance. The ultracompact design of the boards make them an ideal fit for OEM equipment, benchtop research systems, and high-end optical instruments.
IN-VISION will present the all-new DLPM980E Phase Light Modulation Development Kit for the first time at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, 17 - 22 January 2026. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience live demonstrations of the ultra-resolution PLM platform and explore its capabilities. Visitors can meet IN-VISION’s optical engineering team, see the new PLM hardware live, and learn how the DLPM980E enables unprecedented control over phase-based light field steering.
The DLPM980E features a fully open and developer-friendly hardware foundation that puts control back into the hands of engineers:
• Ultra-high-resolution PLM device (2048 × 1088 pixels)
• 2 to 8 GB on-board memory with lightning-fast bandwidth
• Open FPGA platform for custom logic and processing
• Dual streaming interface: 1G Ethernet + PCIe 3.0 x4 (up to 2891 fps)
• Electrical & optical trigger ports for seamless synchronization
• Compact controller & PLM boards (105 × 70 mm and 75 × 76 mm)
• Developer-ready evaluation board and universal PLM software API
Designed for immediate adoption, the DLPM980E runs on IN-VISION’s proven software ecosystem:
• PanOS – A Linux-based environment enabling stable, high-performance operation
• PanAPI – A comprehensive control interface for advanced exposure and modulation workflows
• PanGUI – A user-friendly tool for quick commissioning and system validation
With these integrated modules, users can deploy the DLPM980E straight out of the box.
More detailed specifications can be found at www.in-vision.at.
About In-Vision
Design house partner and optics company IN-VISON Technologies AG has a strong team of optics and mechanical designers, offering one-stop shopping for PLM projects. With more than 20 years of experience in prototype development and series production of optronic solutions, the company is ideally positioned to implement phase light modulators. IN-VISION Technologies AG is located in Guntramsdorf, south of Vienna, Austria producing world-leading DLP UV projectors which are mainly used for additive manufacturing, bioprinting, 3D metrology, and lithography applications. The company manufactures exclusively at the production site in Austria and has two research and
development departments in Austria and Boston, USA.