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title: "#2 Error messages"
description: "Episode 2: Automatically capture all machine errors, map them correctly, and output in a standardized format – faster, safer, and more convenient."
---

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# [#2 Error messages](https://machine-talk.ai/en/blog/2-fehlermeldungen)

 Written by [Peter Strohm](https://machine-talk.ai/en/blog/author/peter-strohm) | Oct 9, 2025, 6:00:00 AM

In many production environments, collecting error messages is a complex puzzle. Errors are often queried via bitmasks, spread across multiple PLC error areas. Error numbers can be stored as DInt or String, with mappings in comments or separate tables.

**The challenges:**

- Identify all relevant error memory locations
- Correctly map error numbers to text
- Provide a standardized output for dashboards or MES/ERP systems

**The solution with machinetalk:**

- Upload PLC project & target format
- Automatic detection of error areas and formats
- Complete description of all source addresses with clear text error meaning at the push of a button

**Customer benefits:**

- No error areas are overlooked
- No cryptic texts from incorrect mapping
- More convenience, faster results, less frustration

[View full post](https://machine-talk.ai/en/blog/2-fehlermeldungen)

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