Knuth Mark Super CNC Retrofit - need some help with my first LinuxCNC

Hello together.

i am Martin form Germany. I have bought a Knuth Mark Super CNC with a fault Controller (GPlus450) and I will not try to fix this old Controller.
The machine has servos with feedback and Maxsine EP100 AC Servo Driver so I think it is not a big deal to change the Controller to LinuxCNC.
I also have the electrical drawings of the machine.


I would use TCP/IP for connection so I think the Mesa 7i76e is fine for me, but this card is not available. So one alternative is the 7i96.
But this card has less in and output and I think I need a lot...

Spindel: CW + CCW + Analog
every Axis 3 switches (end, end, rev)
Lub level
Start/Stop
Drive X, Y, Z on
Cooling Pump
and much more....

So what do you think of this project.
How to start and what hardware I have to use?

Have a nice day
Martin

Hello,

thank you... I also have an PDF oft the AC-Driver:
 

Martin

Oh, i have to check this, tank you.
The Driver is an Maxsine EP100-3A, this I know exactly... but if the Knuth electrical drawing is right, I don't know... I find many errors there.
So I have to check it.

If the manual is right, can I also connect the analog Driver with encoder output to Linux CNC an make a closed Loop?

Martin

Hello,

i have found it very quick... it is as you say... it is controlled by analog signal...

4 Analog Out... 3 for the Axis and 1 for the Spindel.

So what Board did I need to buy?
This one is the "Minimum"?  Link

Thank you very much.
Martin

Thank you very much. The Mesa 7i97T card is very good for my machine, because every analog output come with a separate drive enable output.
So i have al the 6 extra outputs for other functions... think this is very good for the first start.

Can you give me a hint were i can read something about setup the axis with encoder feedback in LinuxCNC.
As it is a closed Loop Sytstem i think this is the Most difficult but very important thing in this setup... to get a very well runing machine.

Have a nice day
Martin