Method for assignng an emergency-stop functionality, and automation system

Method for assigning an emergency-stop functionality between at least one emergency-stop device (1) and at least one robot system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3), comprising the steps of:

• starting an initialization routine which is designed and configured to integrate an emergency-stop device (1) assigned to the initialization routine into a safety circuit (8) of a specific robot system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) from a number of several robot systems (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) of a common automation system (4),
• retrieving data containing information about the current spatial localization and the current configuration of at least one robot system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) of the several robot systems (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) within the common automation system (4) from a digital process model (5) of the automation system (4), wherein
• the digital process model (5) contains configuration data which describe common and/or separate ranges (7.1, 7.1a, 7.1b, 7.2, 7.2a, 7.2b) of effectiveness of the several robot systems (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) within the common automation system (4),
• manually or automatically assigning the emergency-stop device (1), which is to be integrated into the safety circuit (8) of a specific robot system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) by means of the started initialization routine, to a range (7.1, 7.1a, 7.1b, 7.2, 7.2a, 7.2b) of effectiveness selected from several ranges (7.1, 7.1a, 7.1b, 7.2, 7.2a, 7.2b) of effectiveness of the digital process model,
• integrating the emergency-stop device (1) into the safety circuit (8) of the robot system (2.1, 2.2, 2.3) which lies within the selected range (7.1, 7.1a, 7.1b, 7.2, 7.2a, 7.2b) of effectiveness of the digital process model (5).