# IRC5 teachpendant will not foward or run to a cursor selected position **URL:** \ **Category:** IRC5\ **Created:** [August 23, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333 "2021-08-23T18:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rheamy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Rheamy37](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Rheamy37)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/1 "2021-08-23T18:53:47Z")
Hello Abb world, I am new to ABB, we just got an IRC5 single. We are unable to foward or run to a cursor selected position. Eveverything else is working. No alarms and can jog robot manually. When we put pp to cursor on a move line in any routine, everything functions as it should but wont foward when pressing foward button. Does anyone have an idea of what this could be? ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/2 "2021-08-23T19:10:04Z")
Can you PPtoMain? ARe there any syntax errors? Debug, check program. ---
**Author:** ![Rheamy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Rheamy37](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Rheamy37)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/3 "2021-08-24T12:59:09Z")
I can PPtoMain. Checked program, no errors. ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/4 "2021-08-24T15:27:43Z")
Please elaborate what you mean by “IRC5 single”. A single robot connected to controller or single axis connected to controller? ---
**Author:** ![Rheamy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Rheamy37](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Rheamy37)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/5 "2021-08-24T15:43:50Z")
A single robot to controller and only 1 robot task. ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/6 "2021-08-24T16:54:33Z")
So what happens if you put the program pointer to a non-motion instruction? How about when you press the start button? Or the backwards button? Maybe the forward button is bad. ---
**Author:** ![Rheamy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Rheamy37](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Rheamy37)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/7 "2021-08-24T18:34:00Z")
The start or backward buttons will not work. With no errors we are starting to think its wiring inside pendant ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/8 "2021-08-24T18:55:49Z")
The entire membrane could be bad, or disconnected inside. Best to see about a warranty replacement or service call under warranty. ---
**Author:** ![Rheamy37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Rheamy37](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Rheamy37)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/9 "2021-08-27T20:42:05Z")
We just received a new pendant. Everything is working. Thanks for the help ---
**Author:** ![lemster68](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/lemster68/32/1945_2.png) [@lemster68](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/lemster68)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/irc5-teachpendant-will-not-foward-or-run-to-a-cursor-selected-position/10333/10 "2021-08-30T12:12:21Z")
Excellent!