Method and Hardware Topology Presentation for Graphically Visualizing a Hardware Topology for a Drive System

Abstract

The invention relates to methods and a hardware topology display for graphically visualizing a hardware topology of a drive system (10, 11, 12) of a machine tool, production machine, and/or robot. According to the invention, component symbols (3, 8, 9) representing physical components of the drive system (10, 11, 12) are visualized from a data record describing the drive system (10, 11, 12), the component symbols (3, 8, 9) being interlinked according to the connections (13, 14) of the physical components (10, 11) by means of said data record. The invention creates a method and a hardware topology display for graphically visualizing a hardware topology of a drive system (10, 11, 12) of a machine tool, production machine, and/or robot.

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