Movement device composed of subassemblies

A method for operating a movement device, comprising:

• basing data exchange between subsidiary control devices a constant timing, wherein:
• a first and a second assembly, the first assembly comprising a first base and a plurality of first permanent-magnet arrangements, the first permanent-magnet arrangements being connected to the first base, via a respectively assigned actuator, in such a manner that they are each movable as a whole in at least one degree of freedom, by the assigned actuator, relative to the first base, the second assembly comprising a second base and a second permanent-magnet arrangement, the second permanent-magnet arrangement being arranged in a fixed manner relative to the second base, the first assembly being composed of a plurality of subassemblies, which each form an assigned part of the first base, and they each comprise a plurality of first permanent-magnet arrangements having the respectively assigned actuator,
• two directly adjacent subassemblies are conterminous with each other at a boundary line, the said two subassemblies forming at least one first pair of directly adjacent first permanent-magnet arrangements that are separated from each other by the boundary line, the two first permanent-magnet arrangements of the first pair each being arranged with a boundary distance from the boundary line that is reduced with respect to a spacing distance, such that they mutually have the spacing distance, there being present in each case within the said two subassemblies at least one second pair of directly adjacent first permanent-magnet arrangements that mutually have the spacing distance, and
• there is assigned to each subassembly a separate subsidiary control device, to which the actuators of this subassembly are connected, the subsidiary control devices being connected, at least indirectly, for data exchange.

A method for operating a movement device, comprising:

• exchanging data between subassemblies in the course of position determination, wherein:
• a first and a second assembly, the first assembly comprising a first base and a plurality of first permanent-magnet arrangements, the first permanent-magnet arrangements being connected to the first base, via a respectively assigned actuator, in such a manner that they are each movable as a whole in at least one degree of freedom, by the assigned actuator, relative to the first base, the second assembly comprising a second base and a second permanent-magnet arrangement, the second permanent-magnet arrangement being arranged in a fixed manner relative to the second base, the first assembly being composed of a plurality of subassemblies, which each form an assigned part of the first base, and they each comprise a plurality of first permanent-magnet arrangements having the respectively assigned actuator,
• two directly adjacent subassemblies are conterminous with each other at a boundary line, the said two subassemblies forming at least one first pair of directly adjacent first permanent-magnet arrangements that are separated from each other by the boundary line, the two first permanent-magnet arrangements of the first pair each being arranged with a boundary distance from the boundary line that is reduced with respect to a spacing distance, such that they mutually have the spacing distance, there being present in each case within the said two subassemblies at least one second pair of directly adjacent first permanent-magnet arrangements that mutually have the spacing distance, and there is assigned to each subassembly a separate subsidiary control device, to which the actuators of this subassembly are connected, and
• all subsidiary control devices are connected to a common main control device for data exchange.