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The SF is a segment fault on profibus, and the PF is a power fault however these can be misleading, or at least not descriptive.

A normal action to ensure that its not a controller fault is to...

I think you mean profibus port?

Does it look like a serial adapter? 9-Pin D-Sub?

Jokes on you, they only use 4 pins.

the best way is to use what Siemens calls an MPI cable like this.
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Hi there,

I'll try to share some info from my own experience. I have built some odd custom machines with Siemens hardware, so I can't speak to how to do this for specifically a mill or lathe, but...