Abstract: The invention relates to a textile machine with at least one first service unit capable of traveling along a guide rail alongside a plurality of processing stations of the textile machine, and with a control system for the control of the travel movement of the service unit. The control system can determine data on travel path delimitations, predetermined return points and/or obstacles available, and the control system controls the travel movement as a function of the data of the travel path delimitations, the predetermined return points and/or the obstacles.