From this menu you can access design information for Kinetix motors and drives.
For example, if you are looking for a Rotary Motor click on the first blue link. That will take you to another document.

On the first page is a table of contents showing the available Kinetix motors:

From here, you can simply click on the page number for the motor family you are looking for.

How to Select a Rockwell Servo Drive

You can navigate through the Kinetix drives the same way as the motors.

Start at the top-level of the selection guide, again:
https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/sg/knx-sg001_-en-p.pdf

From here, you can select one of the drives.

For this example, let’s use a Kinetix 5700. Click on the blue Kinetix 5700 Drive Systemslink.

You’ll be taken to another document with this table of contents on page one:

From here you’ll be able to jump directly to the drives that are best suited for the motor family you are using. This first page is useful for quickly determining if your particular motor is supported by this particular drive family (in this case the K5700). If your motor isn’t listed, it isn’t supported by this drive!

How to Select Motor Cables

In a nutshell, cables kind of “build themselves”. Not LITERALLY, but each cable, power-brake and/or feedback, is specific to the application and the motor you are using.

For this example, let’s assume we are using this motor: MPL-B580J-MJ74AA

There are two ways you can determine the cable part numbers for this motor.

You can either use the selection guide or ProposalWorks (free!).

One thing to take note of with your two options:
- ProposalWorks will select the part numbers for you, whereas the selection guide requires you to choose your own.

In this case, we will be using ProposalWorks.

So, open up ProposalWorks and enter your motor part number at the top where it says “Add Catalog Number”:

Then click on the yellow motor selection. You will then see this configuration pop-up:

Towards the bottom of this screen you will see “SpeedTEC Cables”.
Click on the red “NO SELECTION” text just to the right.

You’ll be shown another menu.
This menu will let you select either the power/brake cables or the feedback cables.

Click on each to configure the cable you need.

Don’t forget, MP motors require two cables and VP motors require one.
When you click on the “NO SELECTION” text the software will automatically determine how many you need and only present you with appropriate options.

I prefer to use ProposalWorks because the software prevents any errors or typos. But if you don’t want to use it there are other ways you can select cables…

One of those ways was already talked about above: when you are searching through the selection guide looking for a motor the motor family of each guide also discusses the available cables for each.

When you jump to a particular family from the table of contents you come across the cable information before you see any motor data!

You could also open another document that discusses ALL Kinetix cables.

Once again, start at the top level of the main selection guide:
https://literature.rockwellautomation.com/idc/groups/literature/documents/sg/knx-sg001_-en-p.pdf

This familiar table of contents will display:

Click on the blue text, “Kinetix Motion Accessories”.
You’ll be taken to another document with another table of contents that is FULL of cable data:

From here, you can click on any of the links that will take you to the cable information relevant to your motor selection.

While I prefer ProposalWorks to determine part numbers needed, I refer to this document all the time.
It is loaded with information about cable-types, methods, as well as explanations on cable length limits, which is one thing ProposalWorks doesn’t inform on.

Remember, cable limits are determined by motor and drive selection.

Don’t worry though, this document will help you determine the cable limit for your specific hardware.

And that's it!

Feel free to contact if you have any more questions about one of the above methods of selection.

David