Add Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive dialog box

How do I open the Add Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive dialog box?
  1. If you are not already in Design mode, click design_mode_button.
  2. In the Asset Catalog, expand the
    Power Control Items
     node.
  3. Drag an Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive asset onto the tree in the Asset View.
Use the
Add Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive
dialog box to add Rockwell Automation Motor Control devices (for example, PowerFlex drives and SMC controllers) as PowerFlex Drive assets to the asset tree. You can add an Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive asset in the root or in a container.
The device is added to the asset tree as soon as this dialog box opens. Clicking
Cancel
 in this dialog box abandons any changes made to the device properties, but leaves the device in the tree.
AssetCentre provides two assets to backup Rockwell Automation drives: the Allen-Bradley PowerFlex asset type and the RA Drive asset type. When a drive is configured as an Allen-Bradley PowerFlex asset type AssetCentre uses the Universal Device Connector (UDC), from Connected Components Workbench, to perform the backup. The backup created by AssetCentre can be used in Connected Components Workbench. When a drive is configured as an RA Drive asset type, AssetCentre uses DriveExecutive Lite to perform the backup. The backup created by AssetCentre can be used in DriveExecutive Lite.
TIP:
It is not necessary to install either tool on the AssetCentre Agent computer; the AssetCentre installation process installs the necessary components.
If you are using Automatic Device Recovery (ADR) - that is to say, the drive configuration is managed through RSLogix 5000 or Studio 5000 Logix Designer – the drive configuration is part of the associated ACD file. When using ADR, there is no need to add either an Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive or an RA Drive asset to the AssetCentre system. The drive configuration is backed up as a part of the ControlLogix controller’s backup ACD file.
The following drives are compatible with Powerflex Drive:
PowerFlex 4
PowerFlex 4M
PowerFlex 40
PowerFlex 40P
PowerFlex 400
PowerFlex 400N
PowerFlex 400P
Multi-Drive 22-COMM-CNet
Multi-Drive 22-COMM-DNet
Multi-Drive 22-COMM-ENet
Multi-Drive 1769-SM2
PowerFlex 523
PowerFlex 525
Multi-Drive PF52X Dnet
Multi-Drive PF52X E2P
Multi-Drive PF525 EENet
PowerFlex 527
PowerFlex 70
PowerFlex 70 EC
PowerFlex 700
PowerFlex 700AFE
PowerFlex 700H
PowerFlex 700L
PowerFlex 700S
PowerFlex 700S 2
PowerFlex 700 AC
PowerFlex 700 VC
PowerFlex 6000T
PowerFlex 7000
PowerFlex 7000-2
Kinetix 3
PMM Deep Well
PMM Deep Well HP
PowerFlex 753
PowerFlex 755
PowerFlex 755HiP
PowerFlex DC
PowerFlex DC FC
MSR57
SMC Flex
SMC -50
PowerFlex 755T
PowerFlex 755TM
PowerFlex 755TS
PowerFlex 755TL
PowerFlex 755TR
PowerFlex 755CBI
PowerFlex 755TBS
E200 Overload
E300 Overload
As a general recommendation, Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drive is the best asset type to backup your drives, EXCEPT the following drives which are only supported by RA Drive:
1305 Micro Drive (AC Drive)
1305 Micro Drive (AC Drive)
1336 PLUS Drive (SM)
1336 PLUS II Drv
1336E IMPACT
1366R Line Regen
1336T Vector (CNet)
1336T Vector (PLC)
1336T Vector (STD)
1395 DC Drive
1397 DC Drive
160 Drive
1756-DMD30
1756-DMF30
2364F -RGU
AC Drive
Servo Drive
SMC DIALOG
SMP
FLOWSERVE IPS (200V)
FLOWSERVE IPS (400V)
FLOWSERVE IPS (600V)
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