Abstract: The invention relates to a compressor (20) for generating a compressed air flow for a fuel cell (10), having a compressor element (21), in particular a compressor wheel, wherein the compressor element (21) is coupled in a to a drive shaft (23) for co-rotation, the drive shaft (23) being driven by a motor (22), in particular an electric motor, wherein at least one hydrodynamic or hydrostatic bearing (24, 25) is used to mount the shaft (23) in a rotatable manner, wherein the plain bearing (24, 25) is connected to a lubricant supply means (30), which is used to supply a lubricant for hydrodynamic or hydrostatic pressure generation to the plain bearing (24, 25), wherein the lubricant is water or a fluid mixture, predominantly comprising water, wherein the plain bearing (24, 25) has a lubricant inlet and a lubricant outlet, wherein the lubricant can be routed to the plain bearing (24, 25) via the lubricant inlet and the lubricant can be discharged from the plain bearing (24, 25) via the lubricant outlet, and where

Abstract: A program-controlled unit is described and is distinguished in that it has a connection which can be used to signal to it whether it is connected to a particular other circuit, and/or in that the program-controlled unit has a connection which it can use to signal to an external device that it is currently communicating or cooperating with a particular other device. Such a program-controlled unit can communicate and cooperate with devices connected to it better than has been the case to date, but at the same time can operate correctly under all circumstances even without these devices.