INMOCO LAUNCHES SMALLEST EtherCAT-ready DIGITAL SERVO DRIVE

The Gold Whistle is one of the first of a new family of digital servo drives launched by ELMO incorporating its new Gold Line technology. The Gold Line is an evolutionary family of motion products, including intelligent servo drives, a revolutionary, distributed network motion controller, and a network I/O controller. These products provide seamless connectivity (communications, feedback and I/Os), high performance and ease of operation, to create comprehensive, high performance, yet easy to use solutions for modern motion control systems.
An ideal OEM product, the Gold Whistle is small and light enough to be PCB mounted, or installed in a motor housing or near a motor. This facility cuts costs significantly, by reducing cabling and installation time, and greatly simplifies maintenance for end-users of the product.
The high power density of the Gold Whistle design provides top performance, advanced networking and built in safety, as well as a fully featured motion controller and local intelligence. The drive is also highly efficient, has high bandwidth performance and supports a wide variety of feedback types, including Incremental Encoder, Absolute Encoder, Resolver, Digital and Analog Hall, Tachometer and Potentiometer. This functionality is complemented by multiple communication options, which include EtherCAT, CANopen, Ethernet, USB and RS-232.
In conjunction with the Elmo’s Gold Maestro network motion controller, the Gold Whistle can be integrated into a network enabling sophisticated applications to be developed and implemented in a short time-frame.
Power to the Gold Whistle is provided by an external 12-95 VDC isolated DC power supply (not included). A smart control-supply algorithm enables the Gold Whistle to operate with the power supply only, with no need for auxiliary power. If back-up functionality is required for storing control parameters during power-outs, an auxiliary 12-95 VDC power supply can be connected, providing maximum flexibility and optional backup functionality when needed.
Intelligent Motion Control (Inmoco) has over 30 years experience in the servo drive industry. Inmoco’s products are used in Robots, Machine Tools, Automation, Metal Bending, Handling, Packing, Textiles and Paper (etc.). They are backed-up by comprehensive application and service facilities.