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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2009
Dietmar Krumsiek, Emmerthal, DE;
Dietmar Krumsiek, Emmerthal, DE;
Abstract
The present invention proposes a method for accessing a functional module () of an automation system, wherein the automation system comprises a device in the form of higher-level device () and at least one lower-level device () arranged under this higher-level device and wherein the functional module () is in the form of part of the one or more lower-level devices () and for executing at least one device function. In addition, a device in the form of the higher-level device () for performing the method in an automation system is also proposed, wherein at least one device () comprising a functional module () for executing at least one device function is arranged under the higher-level device.