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Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives
Rockwell drives from keypad to Logix: the PowerFlex family and VFD fundamentals, the 525 keypad and parameters, 2-wire, 3-wire, reverse, potentiometer and analog wiring, Connected Components Workbench, EtherNet/IP with Logix and ADC, encoder, PID, StepLogic and STO, the PowerFlex 4 and 4M, the 750 series and 755TS, and Armor PowerFlex, MCCs and line reactors.
Inside the course
From the lessons
The PowerFlex Family and VFD Fundamentals
lanre gbenga sadeeq
PowerFlex 525: Keypad, Parameters, Wizard, Faults and Reset
Tim Wilborne
Wiring: 2-Wire, 3-Wire, Reverse, Potentiometer and Analog
Tim Wilborne
Connected Components Workbench for PowerFlex
ESECOTV
EtherNet/IP with Logix: Adding the Drive, ADC, Start, Stop and Speed
lanre gbenga sadeeq
Encoder, PID, StepLogic and STO on the 525
Tim Wilborne
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Select PowerFlex drives, set 525 parameters from the keypad and CCW, wire 2-wire, 3-wire, reverse and analog control, connect drives to Logix over EtherNet/IP with ADC and drive match, use encoder feedback, PID, StepLogic and STO, commission PowerFlex 4, 750 and 755TS drives, and specify Armor PowerFlex, MCCs and line reactors.
- Select PowerFlex drives and read motor nameplates
- Set 525 parameters from the keypad and CCW
- Wire 2-wire, 3-wire, reverse and analog control
- Connect drives to Logix over EtherNet/IP with ADC
- Use encoder, PID, StepLogic and STO
- Commission PowerFlex 4, 750 series and 755TS drives
For you
Taking Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives from the United States
- Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
- The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$23.99. What you get for it
- Allen-Bradley is one of the automation brands most widely installed across the Americas, so this is a skill plants and integrators near you ask for.
- See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
- EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.
The course project 路 about 18 hours
Spinning-mill humidification fans: six PowerFlex 525 drives on EtherNet/IP with a CompactLogix, from motor list to energy report
Design, parameterise, commission and document six PowerFlex 525 drives on the supply and exhaust fans of three humidification plants in a cotton spinning mill: motor and load lists, an MCC schedule with line reactors and drive bypass, a single line, a parameter record per drive, Logix control over EtherNet/IP with ADC and an RH PID loop, a commissioning record with measured currents, and the energy-saving report that pays for it all. You deliver the Logix project, your own parameter record and commissioning record, and the report. The sample pack shows what a drives integrator hands a mill.
Sample document pack, 8 documents, filled in for the scenario
- Motor listMotor List: Humidification Plants HP-1, HP-2 and HP-3
- Load listElectrical Load List: VFD Panel HUM-VFD-1
- MCC scheduleMCC Schedule: VFD Panel HUM-VFD-1
- Single lineSingle Line Diagram: HUM-VFD-1 and its feeder from PCC-2 (described)
- Drive parameter listDrive Parameter Record: Six PowerFlex 525 on HUM-VFD-1
- FATFactory Acceptance Test Record: VFD Panel HUM-VFD-1
- Commissioning procedureCommissioning Record: Humidification Fan Drives, HP-1 to HP-3
- ReportEnergy Saving Report: Humidification Fan VFD Retrofit
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Course content
10 modules 路 66 lessons 路 10h 50m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 01The PowerFlex Family and VFD Fundamentals5 lessons1h 45m
- 02PowerFlex 525: Keypad, Parameters, Wizard, Faults and Reset7 lessons38m
- 03Wiring: 2-Wire, 3-Wire, Reverse, Potentiometer and Analog9 lessons48m
- 04Connected Components Workbench for PowerFlex8 lessons2h 9m
- 05EtherNet/IP with Logix: Adding the Drive, ADC, Start, Stop and Speed8 lessons2h 30m
- 06Encoder, PID, StepLogic and STO on the 5256 lessons24m
- 07PowerFlex 4 and 4M4 lessons47m
- 08PowerFlex 750 Series and 755TS7 lessons43m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner to intermediate. The free VFD course is the ideal preparation.
- Software
- Connected Components Workbench (free) and Studio 5000 (trial) What to download, and how
- Hardware
- None required. A PowerFlex 525 makes the wiring modules real.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Required
- 01Free
Connected Components Workbench Standard Edition
Rockwell Automation
- Runs on
- Windows 10 or 11 Pro or Enterprise 64-bit, or Windows Server 2019/2022
- Account
- A free Rockwell Automation account (sign in to the Product Compatibility and Download Center)
The Standard Edition is free and needs no activation. It includes a demo version of the Micro800 Simulator; the full simulator comes with the paid Developer Edition.
Steps
- 1.Open the Connected Components Workbench page on the Product Compatibility and Download Center.
- 2.Click Available downloads next to the latest version (23.00.00 on 27 Sept 2026) and sign in.
- 3.Accept the licence agreement and download the installer.
- 4.Run the setup as administrator; it installs .NET Framework 4.8 if needed.
- 5.Start Connected Components Workbench, add a Micro800 controller and open the Micro800 Simulator to test your program.
- Rockwell lists 8 GB RAM and 20 GB free disk as the minimum.
- The installer does not work on the very first Windows 10 releases (1507 and 1511); update Windows first.
Official download pagecompatibility.rockwellautomation.comAlternatives
- FactoryTalk Design Workbench: Rockwell's newer free Micro800 design tool.
Optional
Useful, not needed to finish the course.
- 02Paid only
Studio 5000 Logix Designer
Rockwell Automation
- Runs on
- Windows (check the Studio 5000 entry on the Product Compatibility and Download Center for exact versions)
- Account
- A Rockwell Automation account plus a purchased licence (serial number or subscription)
Rockwell sells Studio 5000 Logix Designer as a perpetual licence or a paid subscription. Rockwell's product page offers no public free trial or free edition.
Steps
- 1.If your employer or college has a Studio 5000 licence, ask for access and the serial number.
- 2.Sign in to the Rockwell Product Compatibility and Download Center and search for Studio 5000 Logix Designer.
- 3.Download the version that matches your controller firmware.
- 4.Install it as administrator and activate the licence with FactoryTalk Activation Manager.
- 5.If you have no licence, use one of the free Rockwell tools listed below instead.
- Match the Logix Designer major version to the controller firmware you will use.
Rockwell Automation product pagerockwellautomation.comLegitimate free routes
- Connected Components Workbench Standard Edition: Free. Programs Micro800 controllers and includes a demo Micro800 Simulator.
- FactoryTalk Design Workbench: Free Rockwell tool for Micro800 controllers, listed with the free downloads on PCDC.
- RSLogix Micro Starter Lite: Free edition for MicroLogix 1000 and 1100.
- FactoryTalk Design Studio free trial: Rockwell's cloud-based Logix design software with a free 90-day trial in the browser.
- Rockwell Automation training: Instructor-led Studio 5000 courses; an employer licence is the other legitimate route.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives at a glance
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in electrical and automation maintenance. It has 10 modules and 10h 50m of video lessons by Tim Wilborne, ESECOTV, lanre gbenga sadeeq and others, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
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- Price
- Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers in electrical and automation maintenance
- Format
- 10 self-paced modules, 10h 50m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. The free VFD course is the ideal preparation.
- Brand
- Allen-Bradley
- Software
- Connected Components Workbench (free) and Studio 5000 (trial)
- Hardware
- None required. A PowerFlex 525 makes the wiring modules real.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Tim Wilborne, ESECOTV, lanre gbenga sadeeq, McNaughton-McKay Electric Company, Solution Consultants Network, Shane Welcher SR (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
Pairs well with
PLC programming 路 FreeAllen-Bradley Studio 5000CompactLogix and ControlLogix from the wiring up: tags, instructions, timers, data, drives, messaging and Modbus, in Rockwell's Studio 5000.
PLC programming 路 FreeAllen-Bradley RSLogix 500 and MicroLogixThe MicroLogix and SLC 500 on real hardware: file-based addressing, every instruction group, analog scaling, faults and forces, in RSLogix 500.
PLC programming 路 FreeAllen-Bradley Micro800 with Connected Components WorkbenchThe Micro820/850 from wiring to motion: CCW, the simulator, bit logic, timers, counters, analog, UDFBs, high-speed counters, PTO motion, PowerFlex and Logix messaging, Modbus TCP, PID, and migration from MicroLogix.
SCADA 路 FreeFactoryTalk View Site Edition SCADARockwell's plant SCADA: applications and clients, displays and navigation, Logix tag references, global objects, FactoryTalk Alarms and Events, TrendPro, data logging and databases, RecipePro+, security and e-signatures, VBA, ViewPoint, backup and migration.More free courses: Free Allen-Bradley PLC courses 路 Free VFD and servo courses
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Common questions
Is CCW free?
Yes, from Rockwell; it programs drives, Micro800 PLCs and PanelView 800 panels.
Which drives are covered?
PowerFlex 4, 4M, 523, 525, 753, 755, 755TS and Armor PowerFlex, with the 525 as the main teaching drive.
Do I need Studio 5000?
For the EtherNet/IP module; the trial is enough.
Is the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives course take?
Plan on about 16 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the ten modules at your own speed.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
Adds to LinkedIn in one click
QR code on the certificate
Names what you can do
A permanent link
Earned, not attended
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.
Issued by EDWartens, the training division of Wartens, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales). It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Tim Wilbornethe PowerFlex 525 AC drive training
- ESECOTVthe motors, drives and MCCs playlist
- ESECOTVthe PowerFlex 755TS playlist
- lanre gbenga sadeeqthe PowerFlex playlist collecting drive and Logix integration videos
- McNaughton-McKay Electric Companya lesson in "PowerFlex 525: Keypad, Parameters, Wizard, Faults and Reset"
- Solution Consultants Networka lesson in "PowerFlex 525: Keypad, Parameters, Wizard, Faults and Reset"
- Shane Welcher SRa lesson in "Connected Components Workbench for PowerFlex"
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.