Allen-Bradley PowerFlex VFDs

Rockwell Automation and Infinitum Team Up To Make High-Efficiency Low Voltage Drives and Motors

Infinitum, creator of the sustainable air core motor, and Rockwell Automation announced an exclusive agreement to develop and distribute a new class of high-efficiency,...

Message (MSG) – ControlLogix to PowerFlex 525? (qa230208)

Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 02/08/23: Recently I was asked by a community member if they could use a MSG instructions...

PowerFlex 755TS VFD (P90)

Adam Davis introduces us to the PowerFlex 755TS in Episode 90 of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored by the vendor,...

Micro820, PanelView 800, PowerFlex 525 – New Project

One of the positive attributes of the Connected Components Workbench project is the ability to program multiple devices with one software package. A CCW project...

CCW – v11: Preview of the next Connected Components Workbench Release

Welcome to part four of the nine part series covering my picks for the top new PLC and HMI products shown at Rockwell's Automation...

Learn how to use CCW to backup, edit, and restore A-B VFD parameters

Do you or someone on your staff need to backup, edit, or restore A-B VFD parameters? If so, you may be interested in my new...

Set PowerFlex 525 Ethernet IP Address using PC (M3E41)

Learn how to set a PowerFlex 525's Ethernet IP address using a PC and the free Boot-p utility in Episode 41 of The Automation...

Set PowerFlex 525 Ethernet IP Address using Keypad (M3E40)

Learn how to set a PowerFlex 525's Ethernet IP address using its built-in keypad in Episode 40 of The Automation Minute Season 3: [vimeo 468321695...

Flashback Friday! MicroLogix to PowerFlex 4

Welcome to The Automation Blog's "Flashback Friday!" Today I'm highlighting a couple of eleven year old MicroLogix programs showing how to communicate to a PowerFlex 4. Back in 2004...

The PowerFlex 527 As Seen At Automation Fair 2014

I was able to get my first look at Rockwell's new PowerFlex 527 VFD at Automation Fair 2014, and in today's article I share the...

The one website you need to know when using Allen-Bradley Variable Frequency Drives

My colleague and I recently had the pleasure of meeting with two of our local Rockwell "Variable Frequency Drive" (VFD) experts. We met so they...

USB Cables For Use With Allen-Bradley (A-B) Products

For decades we’ve relied on our laptop’s trusty Serial Port or PCMCIA Slot to communicate with legacy A-B devices. But when our old laptop dies,...

Free Allen-Bradley (A-B) And Rockwell Automation (RA) Software (Part 2)

UPDATE 10/31/2017: Try as I might, I can no longer find the software packages listed in this article anywhere online (the associated sites have...

MicroLogix to PowerFlex 4

My first sample program is based on the example in the appendix of the  22-SCM-232 Manual. After unsuccessfully attempting to get an electronic copy from Rockwell Drives...

MicroLogix 1200 to PowerFlex 4 from 22-SCM-232 Manual

This first program is based on the example in the appendix of the 22-SCM-232 Manual. After unsuccessfully attempting to get an electronic copy from Rockwell Drives...