Oscillating conveyor having a control device

Oscillating conveyor having a conveying apparatus and a drive device that, upon an actuation of the drive device by a control device, excites an oscillation of the conveying apparatus with respect to a base of the oscillating conveyor in order to convey objects supported by a conveying surface of the conveying apparatus by means of this oscillation, wherein the control device is integrated in the base or mounted on the base and comprises at least one communication interface for communication with an external communication device, in particular with a communication device of another oscillating conveyor, wherein the control device is designed so as, upon receiving a communication message that comprises address information and control information, to use the communication interface to check an addressing condition, the meeting of which is dependent on the address information, and only if the addressing condition is met to alter the actuation of the drive device on the basis of the control information and/or to set an internal control parameter on which at least one chronologically subsequent actuation of the drive device by the control device is dependent to a value that is dependent on the control information, wherein the control device is designed to provide at least one network-callable function to the external communication device via the communication interface so that the OPC-UA standard is implemented.