Abstract: A method for adjusting a first functional unit (for example, a filter) and a second functional unit (for example, a proportional branch, integral branch, controlled industrial system and interference variables) includes determining a characteristic number that quantifies a relative deviation of respective reactions YMod and ySys of the two functional units to a reference variable change that occurs when both functional units are excited by the same reference variable change and determining a correction factor based on the characteristic number and using the correction factor to adjust at least one of the two functional units in order to reduce the relative deviation.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a regulating device which ensures automatic monitoring of additional regulator parameters, and a method for said automatic monitoring. To this end, the method and the device for adjusting a first (2) and a second functional unit (1, 3, 4, 6) of a regulating device are characterised in that, in a first step, a code is determined, which quantifies the relative variance between the reactions yMod and ySys of both functional units in relation to a control variable variation during the stimulation of both functional units using the same control variable variation, and in a second step, a corrective factor is determined from the code and used to parameterise at least one of the two functional units (1, 2, 3, 4, 6), reducing the relative variance. The invention is advantageous in that the regulating circuit can be automatically adapted to new conditions at any time.

Abstract: The aim of the invention is to achieve a process monitoring system structured such that it is easily configured in an application-specific fashion. This aim is attained according to the invention by a process monitoring system comprising a first action module (1) suitable for performing an action assigned thereto, wherein a data storage medium (11) comprises a communications medium (13) such that it is able to transmit or receive data, wherein the data may be stored in the data storage medium (11), wherein the action module (1) comprises an action medium that causes a retrieval of data (111, 112) stored in the data storage medium (11) as a function of an occurring event and makes said data (111, 112) accessible to other modules of the process monitoring system by means of the communication medium (13). A process monitoring system based on the concept according to the invention is able to cover very complex applications and may be achieved in a flexible and cost-effective fashion.