Conveying installation and method of placing a conveying installation in operation

A method of starting a conveying installation which comprises several components including at least one conveying means, an installation control and a drive, wherein a control program suitable for different installation controls contains different control functions, wherein the control program for operating the conveying installation is executed in the installation control, the method comprising the steps of:

• activating the conveying installation;
• determining automatically by the control program identification numbers of components of the conveying installation;
• checking by the control program whether the determined identification numbers belong to a permitted component combination;
• determining the installation control type based on the permitted component combination to which the determined identification numbers belong;
• activating the different control functions in the control program in dependence on the determined installation control type;
• releasing the conveying installation for operation;
• and
• after determination of the installation control type, checking which control program is stored in the installation control and whether the stored control program is valid for the determined component combination,
• wherein the conveying installation is released when component combinations and control functions are permissible.

A conveying installation comprising:

• at least one conveying means, and
• an installation control and a drive, the installation control having a predetermined functional scope,
• wherein for operating the conveying installation a control program suitable for different installation controls and containing different control functions is executable in the installation control,
• wherein the components of the conveying installation have identification numbers, each component having a different identification number, and the identification numbers of the activated components is determined by the installation control when the conveying installation is activated, the control program checking whether the determined identification numbers belong to a permitted component combination, and an installation control type being settable in the control program in dependence on the permitted component combination to which the determined identification numbers belong, and the control functions contained in the control program being activatable in dependence on the installation control type, and
• wherein checking is performed by the installation control as to whether the determined component combination corresponds with the activated control functions, and the conveying installation being released when the component combination and the activated control functions correspond.