ABB Error 50198 — Calibration failed
Error / Erreur🇫🇷 Calibration failed
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ABB 50198 (“Calibration failed”): Calibration failed — ABB robot hardware event on the calibration failed (IRC5).
Updated 2026-08-29 · LogrobotLM reference
What it means · Ce que ça veut dire
Calibration failed — ABB robot hardware event on the calibration failed (IRC5). Specific to this controller generation. Severity: Major. Field diagnosis below (French); your robot's own manual remains authoritative.
Internal error during calibration due to unknown origin switch. 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 calibration failed, 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.
- - Report the occurrence to ABB.
- - Make a new calibration.
Frequently asked · Questions fréquentes
- What does ABB error 50198 mean?
- ABB 50198 (“Calibration failed”): Calibration failed — ABB robot hardware event on the calibration failed (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 50198?
- Inspect the calibration failed, 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 →