ABB Error 40109 — Type definition error
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Type definition error
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ABB 40109 (“Type definition error”): Type definition error — ABB robot hardware event on the Type definition error (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Type definition error — ABB robot hardware event on the Type definition error (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
Cannot determine type of record component arg (circular type definitions?) 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 Type definition 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.
- Check that the type of the component is correctly defined.
- If so, it could be a circular definition, the type of a component could not refer to the its own record type.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 40109 mean?
- ABB 40109 (“Type definition error”): Type definition error — ABB robot hardware event on the Type definition 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 40109?
- Inspect the Type definition 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.
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