ABB Error 40006 — Argument error
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Argument error
ABB — CATALOGUE PRODUCTION
ABB 40006 (“Argument error”): Argument error — ABB robot hardware event on the Argument error (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Argument error — ABB robot hardware event on the Argument error (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
Parameter arg is missing an optional argument value. 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 Argument error, 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.
- The only parameters which may be specified by a name only are "switch" parameters.
- All others must be assigned a value.
- 1) Make sure parameter has a value.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 40006 mean?
- ABB 40006 (“Argument error”): Argument error — ABB robot hardware event on the Argument error (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 40006?
- Inspect the Argument error, 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 →