Abstract: Modular production machines with appliances and components, controlled by means of projects. A project is the establishment of an arrangement of appliances and modules. A plurality of machine objects is associated with the determined arrangement locations in the project. In this way, the projects have a variability in terms of different machine objects, which is enabled by an engineering system. A control system (a run-time system) can affect a corresponding selection from the options. To enable an economical control of production machines some appliances or components can be selectively replaced by other appliances or modules.

Abstract: Modular production machines with appliances and components, controlled by means of projects. A project is the establishment of an arrangement of appliances and modules. A plurality of machine objects is associated with the determined arrangement locations in the project. In this way, the projects have a variability in terms of different machine objects, which is enabled by an engineering system. A control system (a run-time system) can affect a corresponding selection from the options. To enable an economical control of production machines some appliances or components can be selectively replaced by other appliances or modules.

Abstract: A computer system for configuring firmware for an automation device is disclosed, wherein the firmware includes packets. The computer system includes a database with an image of a data model of the firmware of the automation device, an input device for instantiating entities of the data model; and a processor that generates the packets for implementing the instantiated entities. The database stores a first packet for an alarm, a second packet for instantiating a number of axes, and a third packet for a controller. A first attribute for controller-type-independent packets is associated with the first packet, a second attribute for controller-type-independent axial packets is associated with the second packet, and a third attribute for controller-type-dependent axial packets is associated with the third packet.