Abstract: A charging station for charging electrically operated vehicles in particular a charging pole has a central control module and at least one secondary module. The secondary module has its own firmware memory and is connected to the central control module via a communication link. The central control module is configured to obtain a firmware update for the at least one secondary module and to cause installation of the obtained firmware update in the firmware memory of the secondary module. The invention further relates to a method for controlling a charging station carried out on a central control module of a charging station, in which a firmware update for an secondary module of the charging station is obtained, in particular received via communication link to an external server, and in which the installation of the obtained firmware update in the firmware memory of the secondary module is caused.