ABB Error 20457 — SC arg Changed safety configuration
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 SC arg Changed safety configuration
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ABB 20457 (“SC arg Changed safety configuration”): SC arg Changed safety configuration — ABB robot hardware event on the SC arg Changed safety configuration (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
SC arg Changed safety configuration — ABB robot hardware event on the SC arg Changed safety configuration (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
The safety configuration for Safety Controller (SC) arg has changed contents or does not fit with the used hardware. 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 SC arg Changed safety configuration, 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 : - New safety configuration has been downloaded, the normal case.
- - The configuration does not fit with the used hardware.
- Typically when the event message with request for new pin code is repeated.
- - Corrupt safety configuration.
- Typically when the event message with request for new pin code is repeated.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 20457 mean?
- ABB 20457 (“SC arg Changed safety configuration”): SC arg Changed safety configuration — ABB robot hardware event on the SC arg Changed safety configuration (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 20457?
- Inspect the SC arg Changed safety configuration, 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 →