Abstract: A method for depicting data on the display of a modular display unit is provided. The data to be depicted comprises safety-critical data portions and non-safety-critical data portions data stream and depicted on the display via a graphical to the invention, a safety component of the display unit generates the safety-critical data portions based on safety-critical signals which are supplied to the display unit, while a background component of the display unit generates the non-safety-critical data portions in the form of a background screen. The safety-critical data portions are put on the display over said background screen in that a multiplexer converts the graphical data stream for display between the safety component and the background component, wherein, the specific regions, graphical content of the background screen changes and safety-critical graphical content is introduced and depicted on the display.

Abstract: A method and a damping device for absorbing an undesired vibration, in particular, a tremor or an oscillation, in which a base is decoupled from the vibration by a positioning actuator. A control unit registers a relative displacement of the foot and a mass caused by the vibration as a deflection of a spring element that links the foot to the mass. There is thus no need for a reference system that acts independently of the vibration to control the positioning actuator, allowing the damping device to be produced at relatively low cost. The time-delayed transfer from the spring element to the mass is also exploited to counteract the vibration before it has an undesired effect on the base.