Which drives are covered?

The VFD course is vendor-neutral with Siemens, ABB and Delta examples; the servo course covers Siemens, Rockwell, Delta and Mitsubishi motion.

Do I need a drive to practise?

No. STARTER, Startdrive and CCW run offline; a small VFD makes the commissioning lessons real later.

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Free VFD and servo courses with certificate

Variable frequency drives and servo motion control, free and complete: drive parameters, motor control, braking, communication, servo tuning, homing and positioning, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

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6 courses · 74 modules · 60h 26m of video · Updated 27 September 2026

FreeDrivesBeginner

Variable Frequency Drives: Wiring, Programming, PLC and Network Control

Power wiring, keypad and terminal control, analog and preset speed references, relay outputs, PLC and Modbus control, fieldbus, safety functions and troubleshooting, on a generic drive and the Schneider ATV320.

Explain V/F against vector control and VFD against soft starter and servo
Wire a drive on single-phase or three-phase supply, with shielding and earthing
Set motor nameplate and basic parameters from the keypad

13 modules 5h 10mView course

FreeMotion controlIntermediate

Servo Drives and Motion Control

What a servo system is, how to wire, mode, home, tune and network one, then motion programming in Studio 5000 and Siemens TIA Portal technology objects.

Choose a servo system by torque, speed, inertia ratio and feedback
Wire, configure and jog a servo drive
Use position, speed and torque modes and know the runaway risk

15 modules 10h 50mView course

FreeDrivesIntermediate

Siemens SINAMICS Drives: G120 and S120 with STARTER and Startdrive

Siemens drives the way commissioning engineers work them: the SINAMICS family and STARTER, projects and uploads, G120 commissioning, BICO technology and command sources, limits, bands and diagnostics, parameter backup and firmware, S120 components and configuration, S120 in TIA Portal with Startdrive and motion blocks, drive safety STO and SS1, and S210 motion commissioning.

Connect STARTER over USB, PROFINET and PROFIBUS
Upload, download, archive and commission a G120
Wire signals with BICO and set limits and diagnostics

11 modules 7h 1mView course

FreeDrivesBeginner

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.

Select PowerFlex drives and read motor nameplates
Set 525 parameters from the keypad and CCW
Wire 2-wire, 3-wire, reverse and analog control

10 modules 10h 50mView course

FreeMotion controlIntermediate

Allen-Bradley Kinetix Servo Motion with Studio 5000

Rockwell motion from the axis tree to cams: the Kinetix family and Motion Analyzer, axis setup and hook-up tests, the RSLogix 5000 servo series, command operation and control bits, tuning with S-curves and trends, gearing and MRP, registration and event tasks, MAPC, MCCP and MAOC cams, coordinated and SFC motion, Kinetix 5300, 5500, 5700, 5100 and legacy 6000 Sercos hardware, and diagnostics.

Size and choose Kinetix drives and set up axes
Run hook-up tests, direct commands and the servo command sequence
Tune with S-curves, trends and fault protection

12 modules 17h 7mView course

FreeMotion controlIntermediate

Siemens TIA Portal Motion Control: S7-1200, S7-1500 and V90

Siemens motion control the way machine builders commission it: technology objects in TIA Portal V21, pulse-train axes on the S7-1200 and PROFIdrive axes on the S7-1500, the SINAMICS V90 with V-ASSISTANT, PLCopen motion blocks, homing, limits and safe stops, axis simulation in PLCSIM, tuning, gearing and camming, and a commissioning checklist.

Choose the technology object and the CPU for an axis: S7-1200, S7-1500 or a T-CPU
Wire a SINAMICS V90 and commission it with V-ASSISTANT: control mode, gear ratio, backup and jog
Drive a V90 or a stepper by pulse train from an S7-1200, and a V90 PN over PROFINET with PROFIdrive telegrams

13 modules 9h 28mView course

Compare the Drives and motion courses

Course	Level	Modules	Video	Brand
Variable Frequency Drives: Wiring, Programming, PLC and Network Control	Beginner	13	5h 10m	Vendor-neutral
Servo Drives and Motion Control	Intermediate	15	10h 50m	Vendor-neutral
Siemens SINAMICS Drives: G120 and S120 with STARTER and Startdrive	Intermediate	11	7h 1m	Siemens
Allen-Bradley PowerFlex Drives	Beginner	10	10h 50m	Allen-Bradley
Allen-Bradley Kinetix Servo Motion with Studio 5000	Intermediate	12	17h 7m	Allen-Bradley
Siemens TIA Portal Motion Control: S7-1200, S7-1500 and V90	Intermediate	13	9h 28m	Siemens

Why learn Drives and motion in India

Drives are in every Indian plant and servo systems in every modern machine; an engineer who can commission and fault-find both is hard to replace.

Questions

Which drives are covered?: The VFD course is vendor-neutral with Siemens, ABB and Delta examples; the servo course covers Siemens, Rockwell, Delta and Mitsubishi motion.
Do I need a drive to practise?: No. STARTER, Startdrive and CCW run offline; a small VFD makes the commissioning lessons real later.

Classroom course, Bangalore

VFD and drives training in Bangalore

The Automation Engineer Program (AEP) covers VFDs and drives alongside PLC programming, taught in person at our Electronic City centre.