Automation Component for an Industrial Automation Arrangement and Method for Activating an Operational State

摘要

An automation component for an industrial automation arrangement, wherein the automation component is configured to control at least one system part, process or subprocess of the industrial automation arrangement. At least two different operating states are able to be alternately set for the at least one system part, process or subprocess, and the operational states which differ with respect to the respective power consumption of the system part, process or subprocess. The automation component is configured to receive requests for a changeover to one of the at least two different operational states, the automation component is configured to output acknowledgement messages in response to the requests, and the automation component is configured to output status messages relating to the activated operating state of the operational states.