What causes KUKA Robot alarm KRC0827?

Special characters or non-ASCII characters used in variable names or code statements. Incorrect quote types (curly quotes instead of straight quotes) copied from external sources. Control characters or hidden Unicode characters in the source code file. Improperly formatted strings or comments containing unsupported character encodings. File encoding mismatch (UTF-8 vs. ASCII) causing character interpretation errors.

How do I fix KUKA Robot alarm KRC0827?

1. Open the affected KRL program object in the KUKA IDE and navigate to the line number indicated in the alarm message 2. Carefully inspect the character immediately before and after the flagged position for non-standard or special characters 3. Verify that all variable names, function names, and identifiers use only alphanumeric characters and underscores 4. Check for copied code from external sources and replace any smart quotes or special formatting with standard ASCII equivalents 5. Re-save the file explicitly in ASCII or UTF-8 encoding without BOM using the IDE's file encoding options 6. Recompile the program to verify the syntax error is resolved

KUKA Robot codes

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KUKA Robot Controller

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Alarm KRC0827

KUKA Robot KRC0827 - INVALID INPUT CHARACTER 2163

An invalid character was encountered during KRL program parsing or compilation in the specified object. The character at the indicated position does not conform to KRL syntax rules and prevents successful program interpretation.

KUKA RobotSystemBasic

KRC0827

KUKA Robot KRC0827 - INVALID INPUT CHARACTER 2163

INVALID INPUT CHARACTER 2163

Common Causes

Special characters or non-ASCII characters used in variable names or code statements
Incorrect quote types (curly quotes instead of straight quotes) copied from external sources
Control characters or hidden Unicode characters in the source code file
Improperly formatted strings or comments containing unsupported character encodings
File encoding mismatch (UTF-8 vs. ASCII) causing character interpretation errors

Troubleshooting Steps

1Open the affected KRL program object in the KUKA IDE and navigate to the line number indicated in the alarm message
2Carefully inspect the character immediately before and after the flagged position for non-standard or special characters
3Verify that all variable names, function names, and identifiers use only alphanumeric characters and underscores
4Check for copied code from external sources and replace any smart quotes or special formatting with standard ASCII equivalents
5Re-save the file explicitly in ASCII or UTF-8 encoding without BOM using the IDE's file encoding options
6Recompile the program to verify the syntax error is resolved

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