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CryoBridge

A purpose-built 4 + 1 channel AC resistance bridge for dilution-refrigerator thermometry — precise, standalone, and scriptable, engineered from day one as an OEM-friendly building block for manufacturer control systems and turnkey cryogenic platforms.

Now accepting early-access reservations
Channels
4 + 1
Self-heating
< 1 fW
Form factor
2U rack
The brief

A focused instrument, built for OEM integration.

CryoBridge is a no-frills millikelvin temperature controller designed to drop cleanly into manufacturer control systems and turnkey cryogenic platforms. It performs phase-sensitive lock-in resistance measurement on up to four thermometers with a fifth closed-loop heater channel — keeping self-heating below 1 fW so you measure the fridge, not the bridge.

Every design choice favours integration over consumer-grade polish: standalone operation with no PC required, an open SCPI command set, an Ethernet web UI, and a hardware emergency stop independent of firmware. For manufacturer-direct and OEM inquiries, contact info@gssquantum.com.

Specifications

Provisional spec sheet

REV 0.2 · subject to change
Channels
4 + 1
thermometer + heater
Resolution
< 1 mK
at 20 mK
Excitation
1 µV – 1 mV
AC, software-selectable
Range
10 Ω – 2 MΩ
auto-ranging
Sample rate
10 Hz
all channels
Form factor
2U rack
OLED + emergency stop
Capabilities

Engineered for the real cost of an experiment.

Lock-in detection, done right

Phase-sensitive AC measurement at programmable excitation. Self-heating held below 1 fW so you measure the fridge, not the bridge.

Standalone operation

Embedded controller runs autonomously — no PC required. OLED front panel shows live channels, setpoint, and heater state.

Modern automation

Ethernet web UI for configuration and logging. SCPI over USB for drop-in compatibility with LabVIEW and existing scripts.

Hardware emergency stop

A dedicated front-panel interrupt kills all heater outputs instantly — independent of firmware. Because mistakes warm fast.

Closed-loop control

On-instrument PID for the heater channel with anti-windup, ramp limits, and configurable safety bounds.

Built for OEM integration

Clean APIs, deterministic behaviour, and no consumer-grade frills — designed to slot into manufacturer control systems.

About

GroundState Strategy Instruments

GSS Instruments is the hardware line of GroundState Strategy — building precision measurement instruments for the lowest-noise corner of the lab: ultra-low-temperature physics and quantum experiments. CryoBridge is our first product. We build the instruments we wanted to buy.

Lead Engineer & Co-Founder
Reef Freger

Reef leads CryoBridge's electronics and hardware design. A high-school senior at Niwot High School, he works in analog electronics, PCB design, and scientific research, and is pursuing a career in electrical and mechanical engineering.

Managing Director & Co-Founder
Jack DeGrave, PhD

Jack directs GroundState Strategy and its instruments line, setting product strategy and OEM partnerships. He brings a research background in the physical sciences and leads the company's quantum market-intelligence work at gssquantum.com.

Get in touch

Reserve a unit or talk integration.

Early-access customers get pre-release pricing, a direct line to the design team, and influence over the final firmware feature set. Manufacturer-direct and OEM inquiries welcome.

info@gssquantum.com
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