ABB Error 40800 — Tool Error
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Tool Error
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ABB 40800 (“Tool Error”): Tool Error — ABB robot hardware event on the Tool Error (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Tool Error — ABB robot hardware event on the Tool Error (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
Task: arg . The component robhold in the tool has not got the correct value. 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 Tool 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.
- Change the value of robhold.
- If the robot is holding the tool the value should be TRUE.
- If the robot is not holding the tool, i.e.
- a stationary tool, the value should be FALSE.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 40800 mean?
- ABB 40800 (“Tool Error”): Tool Error — ABB robot hardware event on the Tool 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 40800?
- Inspect the Tool 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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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 →