ABB Error 20142 — Start rejected
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Start rejected
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ABB 20142 (“Start rejected”): Start rejected — ABB robot hardware event on the Start rejected (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Start rejected — ABB robot hardware event on the Start rejected (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
Start/restart of program, via System IO, was rejected. Program will not be possible to start. Le texte constructeur de ce code n'existe qu'en anglais dans les manuels ABB dont il provient. Il est reproduit tel quel ci-dessus ; le manuel de votre robot fait foi.
What to check · Que vérifier
- Inspect the Start rejected, its wiring and connections first.
- Match this code against your robot's event-log timeline before swapping parts.
- Follow the French field checks below — they are the tested sequence for this fault.
- probable : - The reason could be that the robot is outside of regain distance.
- - The program was executing.
- - An ongoing Backup operation.
- - Jog robot into regain zone or move the program pointer.
- - Stop program before activating System Input Start.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 20142 mean?
- ABB 20142 (“Start rejected”): Start rejected — ABB robot hardware event on the Start rejected (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
- How do you troubleshoot ABB error 20142?
- Inspect the Start rejected, its wiring and connections first. Match this code against your robot's event-log timeline before swapping parts. Follow the French field checks below — they are the tested sequence for this fault.
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Indicative field information — the robot manufacturer's manual and safety procedures always prevail. Never bypass a safety device; apply lockout/tagout (LOTO) before any physical intervention. · Informations indicatives issues du terrain — le manuel du constructeur et ses procédures de sécurité font foi. Ne shuntez jamais un organe de sécurité ; consignez (LOTO) avant toute intervention physique. How this reference is built →