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FANUC Alarm SPOT-385 — PAUSE IWC(DG) illegal counter specified

Manufacturer wording — PAUSE IWC(DG) illegal counter specified(%s)
The manual prints placeholders; your controller fills them in with the real group, axis or number.

FANUC SPOT-385 (“PAUSE IWC(DG) illegal counter specified”): This operation requires the PC Interface option be loaded on the controller. First check: Install the PC Interface software option on the controller.

Updated 2026-09-17 · LogrobotLM reference

Description

This operation requires the PC Interface option be loaded on the controller.

Remedy

Install the PC Interface software option on the controller. Refer to the FANUC Robotics Software Installation Manual for more information.

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