Device with a fountain code decoding unit for reconstructing a configuration data record

A device comprising:

• a bus interface;
• and
• a Fountain code decoding unit configured to reconstruct a configuration data record from a plurality of data packets received via the bus interface,
• wherein the device is set up to configure or to reconfigure itself using the reconstructed configuration data record,
• wherein the configuration or the reconfiguration changes how received instructions are processed by the device and/or process images to be sent are generated by the device,
• wherein the device is set up to carry out the configuration or the reconfiguration at a specific point in time which is communicated to the device via the bus interface,
• wherein the device is designed as a modular fieldbus node and/or comprises an input/output module (I/O module), and
• wherein the bus interface is set up for connecting a head station of the modular fieldbus node to a higher-level control unit or for connecting the I/O module to a head station of a modular fieldbus node to which the I/O module is connected during operation.