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FANUC Alarm PAIN-016 — ABRT Invalid color … received

Manufacturer wording — ABRT Invalid color %s received
The manual prints placeholders; your controller fills them in with the real group, axis or number.

FANUC PAIN-016 (“ABRT Invalid color … received”): An invalid color number was received from the PLC. First check: PLC must init robot with a valid color number.

Updated 2026-09-17 · LogrobotLM reference

Description

An invalid color number was received from the PLC.

Remedy

PLC must init robot with a valid color number.

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