Pneumatic system and process

A pneumatic system, comprising:

• a valve arrangement with a carrier section and several valve modules which are arranged in or on the carrier section,
• wherein each valve module comprises at least one valve unit and wherein the carrier section comprises a plurality of working ports, wherein each working port can be selectively pressurised or exhausted via a respectively assigned valve unit;
• a hose arrangement;
• and
• at least one pneumatic consumer with a compressed air receiving space which via the hose arrangement is pneumatically connected to at least two of the working ports, so that by way of this the valve units which are assigned to these working ports are pneumatically interconnected and the compressed air receiving space can be simultaneously pressurised and/or exhausted via at least these two interconnected valve units,
• further comprising a control unit which is configured to generate control signals for controlling the valve units, in order to effect the simultaneous pressurising or simultaneous exhausting of the compressed air receiving space by way of the at least two interconnected valve units, wherein the control unit comprises connection information which indicates that the at least two valve units are interconnected,
• wherein the control unit is configured to take into account the connection information on generating the control signals.

A pneumatic system, comprising:

• a valve arrangement with a carrier section and several valve modules which are arranged in or on the carrier section,
• wherein each valve module comprises at least one valve unit and wherein the carrier section comprises a plurality of working ports, wherein each working port can be selectively pressurised or exhausted via a respectively assigned valve unit;
• a hose arrangement;
• and
• at least one pneumatic consumer with a compressed air receiving space which via the hose arrangement is pneumatically connected to at least two of the working ports, so that by way of this the valve units which are assigned to these working ports are pneumatically interconnected and the compressed air receiving space can be simultaneously pressurised and/or exhausted via at least these two interconnected valve units, further comprising a control unit which is configured to generate control signals for controlling the valve units, in order to effect the simultaneous pressurising or simultaneous exhausting of the compressed air receiving space by way of the at least two interconnected valve units,
• wherein the control unit is configured to carry out a detection procedure and in the course of the detection procedure to control the valve units with the control signals, in order to effect each valve unit into carrying out a respective pressurising and/or exhausting, and on the basis of sensor signals which are detected during each pressurising and/or exhausting, of sensor units which are assigned to the valve units, to determine which valve units are pneumatically connected via the hose arrangement to the same compressed air receiving space and to register these valve units as interconnected valve units.