ABB Error 40730 — Symbol Definition Error
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Symbol Definition Error
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ABB 40730 (“Symbol Definition Error”): Symbol Definition Error — ABB robot hardware event on the Symbol Definition Error (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Symbol Definition Error — ABB robot hardware event on the Symbol Definition Error (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
Task: arg . The string in text table arg at index arg and the used format string(s) will be too long to store in a RAPID string. 4.6 4 xxxx Program ref: arg . 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 Symbol 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.
- probable : A combination of used text resource with used format strings will exceed max length for a RAPID string.
- Change the file for the text table.
- Check used format string(s) in function arg .
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 40730 mean?
- ABB 40730 (“Symbol Definition Error”): Symbol Definition Error — ABB robot hardware event on the Symbol 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 40730?
- Inspect the Symbol 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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