SOL-WHIA20/48E02 Elmo Motion Control Solo Whistle Digital Servo Drive

The Elmo Motion Control Solo Whistle Series Digital Servo Drives are an integrated solution designed to simply and efficiently connect Elmo's Whistle servo drive directly to the application. The solution consists of the Whistle together with a convenient connection interface which either eliminates or reduces development time and resources when designing an application's PCB board.

The Solo Whistle series of digital servo drives is designed to deliver "the highest density of power and intelligence". The Solo Whistle is a lightweight and highly compact solution which can be used whenever reduced size and weight are essential to the application. The Solo Whistle delivers up to 4000 W of continuous power in a 77.19 cc/4.55 in^3 (58.25 x 28.5 x 46.5 mm or 2.3" x 1.1" x 1.8") package.

The Solo Whistle drive is designed for OEMs. It operates from a DC power source in current, velocity, position and advanced position modes, in conjunction with a permanent-magnet synchronous brushless motor, DC brush motor, linear motor or voice coil. It is designed for use with any type of sinusoidal and trapezoidal commutation, with vector control. The Solo Whistle can operate as a stand-alone device or as part of a multi-axis system in a distributed configuration on a real-time network.

The drive is easily set up and tuned using Elmo's Composer software tools. This Windows-based application enables users to quickly and simply configure the servo drive for optimal use with their motor. The Solo Whistle, as part of the SimplIQ product line, is fully programmable with Elmo's Composer motion control language.

Power to the drive is provided by a 12 to 195 VDC isolated DC power source (not included with the Solo Whistle). A "smart" control-supply algorithm enables the Solo Whistle to operate with only one power supply in up to 100 V models with no need for an auxiliary power supply for the logic. For 200 V models, auxiliary power supply in the range of 12 to 95 V is always required.

If backup functionality is required for storing control parameters in case of power-loss, an external 12 to 95 VDC isolated supply should be connected (via the +VL terminal on the Solo Whistle) providing maximum flexibility and backup functionality when needed.