User Manual

Gold Bassoon Installation Guide
MAN-G-BASIG-EC (Ver. 1.002)
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Table of Contents
Chapter 3:
Product Description
The Gold Bassoon series of digital servo drives are highly resilient and designed to deliver the
highest density of power and intelligence. The Gold Bassoon delivers up to 3.25 kW of continuous
power in a compact package.
The Gold Bassoon series are part of Elmo’s advanced Gold Line. They operate from an AC 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. They
are designed for use with any type of sinusoidal and trapezoidal commutation, with vector control.
The Gold Bassoon 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 drives are easily set up and tuned using Elmo Application Studio software tools. This Windows-
based application enables users to quickly and simply configure the servo drive for optimal use with
their motor. The Gold Bassoon, as part of the Gold Line, is fully programmable with Elmo’s motion
control language.
Power to the drives is provided by an AC power source, either directly from the mains or via a
transformer.
An auxiliary 24 VDC power supply is required as the Gold Bassoon does not operate without one. In
addition, the Auxiliary 24 VDC also powers the heat cooling fan. This smart fan is activated only
“when required”, significantly prolonging the fan’s life-time. The auxiliary 24 VDC power supply also
serves as a backup functionality.