Abstract: An automation system includes a first/second control devices having first/second field bus terminals, a field bus, a peripheral assembly having at least one input/output peripheral module for connection to sensors and/or actuators, where the peripheral assembly includes an interface module having a third field bus terminal for communication to and/or from the control devices, and where the interface module includes at least one input/output module storing interconnect information that creates an association between inputs/outputs of the at least one input/output peripheral module and the control devices, and where the interface module additionally includes a virtual data set module in which a data set receiving module is associated with the first control device to which a data set is writable by the first control device, and includes a data set transmitting module associated with the second controller from which the data set is retrievable by the second control device.

Abstract: An automation system includes a first control facility with a first fieldbus connection, a second control facility with a second fieldbus connection, a fieldbus, a peripheral board with at least one I/O peripheral module, wherein the peripheral board has an interface module with a third fieldbus connection, where the interface module has at least one I/O module which stores interconnection information featuring an assignment of input/outputs of the I/O peripheral module(s) to the control facilities, where the interface module additionally has a virtual I/O module, in which an output region is assigned to the first control facility, and furthermore an input region is assigned to the second controller, and where the virtual I/O module is configured such that the output data is copied from the output region of the first control facility into the input region as input data for the second control facility.

Abstract: An automation system includes a first/second control devices having first/second field bus terminals, a field bus, a peripheral assembly having at least one input/output peripheral module for connection to sensors and/or actuators, where the peripheral assembly includes an interface module having a third field bus terminal for communication to and/or from the control devices, and where the interface module includes at least one input/output module storing interconnect information that creates an association between inputs/outputs of the at least one input/output peripheral module and the control devices, and where the interface module additionally includes a virtual data set module in which a data set receiving module is associated with the first control device to which a data set is writable by the first control device, and includes a data set transmitting module associated with the second controller from which the data set is retrievable by the second control device.

Abstract: An automation system includes a first control facility with a first fieldbus connection, a second control facility with a second fieldbus connection, a fieldbus, a peripheral board with at least one I/O peripheral module, wherein the peripheral board has an interface module with a third fieldbus connection, where the interface module has at least one I/O module which stores interconnection information featuring an assignment of input/outputs of the I/O peripheral module(s) to the control facilities, where the interface module additionally has a virtual I/O module, in which an output region is assigned to the first control facility, and furthermore an input region is assigned to the second controller, and where the virtual I/O module is configured such that the output data is copied from the output region of the first control facility into the input region as input data for the second control facility.