Deckel FP4A ATC retrofit

Hello people,

I am new here, and new to linux CNC. Recently i bought Deckel FP4A with ATC. Control unit is defective so i will not try to fix it because I will be limited with length of the program to 1000 lines with current configuration. 

I have decided to use LinuxCNC since i think that it is better solution than Mach, even though in Serbia there is low hardware support for LinuxCNC. 

I will remove old motors, since they are not usable for me. I will have Yaskawa servo drives and drivers. I have seen the thread here about retrofit but it was with old components. Linear encoders are having sine signal on output, but i will keep them for later possibility to implement them. 

From my opinion getting the drives to work will not such issue. Biggest issues will be ATC and spindle gearbox from my opinion since i don't know which conditions should be met. Inputs and outputs, so i would appreciate any help regarding this. 

I will post pictures of my works during the project. 

 

You are welcome to print more pictures and details when you will have questions.
Currently this information is absolutely not enough.