Simodrive 611 -> LinuxCNC

Hello,

I received a machine with a full (I think in working condition) Simodrive 611.
Those drives are huge (main motor drive is rated at 71Kw peak) and would be really a shame not to use them as they will certainly perform well.

I wonder if someone already did a retrofit with the same hardware that could share some information or at least some important information that was obtained from the experience.
Any hint would be appreciated.

I have photos here of the drives:
drive.google.com/open?id=0B2x2WOxtQitRZWI1akFfQ0tWaDQ

Those are 611A. Simple analog +-10V speed and one enable per axis is enough to drive them. Motors have tach feedback, and aditional encoders for NC. Good servos, but vey expensive when they fail.

Hello,

I am not the person that is working on this retrofit (that we just started) but today I know that we were able to enable the drives and to place a analog voltage on the drives and they all responded (X,Z,spindle, c axis). Im our case it is a lathe. I think that only the milling motor was not tested.

I can provide details if you ask what you want to know. Can you post a picture of your drives to see if the connections are similar?