Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Peter Harmsen

Helmut Kraus

Rainer Keil

A functional module for a switch device control is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the functional module includes&#x2014;a communication unit having a communication interface for communicating with at least one further functional module and/or at least one coupling module,&#x2014;a control unit connected to the communication unit and designed to receive signals transmitted from the at least one further functional module and/or the at least one coupling module to the communication unit and to transmit switch commands via the communication unit to the at least one further functional module and/or the at least one coupling module,&#x2014;a first control current interface for the electric connection to a first switch device or an external energy supply unit, and&#x2014;a second control current interface for supplying control current to the at least one further functional module and/or the at least one coupling module.

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Schwarzenfeld, Germany

Peter Harmsen