Abstract: In a system and a method for the automated design of an automation unit, multiple electronically controllable components are interconnected in a work dependency. The system includes a central web server having a database, an interface for importing technical application data for the automation unit, a processor, which applies technical application data and provided functionality data sets of the components according to interconnection rules to generate a circuit diagram for the components. The system can also include a converting unit, which converts the generated circuit diagram into control commands for the design of the automation unit.

Abstract: A process is proposed for configuring a product or a product combination on a PC, which can be connected or is connected via a data link with a data processing facility or computer of the product manufacturer. The product or product combination and/or their individual components are portrayed on the display of the PC by means of a configuration program in this computer, menu-guided on the basis of a selectable system concept for the product or product combination, where the dimensioning and working parameters (11, 12) are selected and/or fed in and the individual components required for this are automatically selected from the individual components present in the data bank of the computer and/or automatically configured or adapted. The resulting individual components are represented and/or listed.