ABB Error 50163 — Position adjustment
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Position adjustment
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ABB 50163 (“Position adjustment”): Position adjustment — ABB robot hardware event on the Position adjustment (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Position adjustment — ABB robot hardware event on the Position adjustment (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
External position adjustment too large. TCP speed, orientation speed, or external position speed exceed allowed robot performance. 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 Position adjustment, 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.
- - Reduce programmed TCP- and orientation speeds.
- - Modify the path.
- - WaitWObj closer to sync.
- - Run in automatic mode.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 50163 mean?
- ABB 50163 (“Position adjustment”): Position adjustment — ABB robot hardware event on the Position adjustment (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 50163?
- Inspect the Position adjustment, 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 →