ABB Error 20398 — Automatic Mode Rejected
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Automatic Mode Rejected
ABB — CATALOGUE PRODUCTION
ABB 20398 (“Automatic Mode Rejected”): Automatic Mode Rejected — ABB robot hardware event on the Automatic Mode Rejected (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Automatic Mode Rejected — ABB robot hardware event on the Automatic Mode Rejected (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
A stopped static/semi-static task (alias background task) could not be started when automatic mode was requested. The system cannot enter automatic mode. 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 Automatic Mode 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 : A stopped static/semi-static task could not be started.
- Switch back to manual mode.
- Make sure that all static/semi-static tasks has a program/module containing the configured production entry.
- Make sure that no static/semi-static task has any syntax errors.
- Switch back to automatic mode and confirm.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 20398 mean?
- ABB 20398 (“Automatic Mode Rejected”): Automatic Mode Rejected — ABB robot hardware event on the Automatic Mode 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 20398?
- Inspect the Automatic Mode 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.
Related codes / Codes liés
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 →