Apparatus and method for configuring a bus system

A method for configuring a bus system (10), the bus system (10) comprising:

• a plurality of participants (12) connected at a bus line (14);
• a bus master (16) configured to control communication at the bus line (14) by directing cyclic queries at the plurality of participants (12) via bus addresses respectively associated with each of the plurality of participants (12), during operation of the bus system (10);
• and
• a safety monitor (18) configured to listen to messages transmitted between the bus master (16) and each of the plurality of participants (12) via the bus line (14), and to securely evaluate these messages,
• the method for configuring the bus system comprising:
• inputting or selecting at least one piece of configuration information for the configuration of the bus system (10) via an input unit (28), and
• configuring the bus master 16 and the safety monitor (18) by means of at least one piece of common configuration information identical to at least one piece of suitable configuration information input or selected via the input unit (28), using a configuration unit (26),
• wherein the at least one piece of common configuration information includes a piece of safety information which states whether a participant (12) associated with a specific bus address is a safety related participant (12) or a non-safety related participant (12).

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium which when executed causes a computer system to perform a method for configuring a bus system (10), the bus system (10) comprising:

• a plurality of participants (12) connected at a bus line (14);
• a bus master (16) configured to control communication at the bus line (14) by directing cyclic queries at the plurality of participants (12) via bus addresses respectively associated with each of the plurality of participants (12) during operation of the bus system (10);
• and
• a safety monitor (18) configured to listen to messages transmitted between the bus master (16) and each of the plurality of participants (12) via the bus (14) and to securely evaluate these messages,
• the method for configuring the bus system (10) comprising:
• inputting or selecting at least one piece of suitable configuration information for the configuration of the bus system (10) via an input unit (28), and
• configuring the bus master (16) and the safety monitor (18) by means of at least one piece of common configuring information identical to the at least one piece of suitable configuration information input or selected via the input unit (28), using a configuration unit (26),
• wherein the at least one piece of common configuration information includes a piece of safety information which states whether a specific participant (12) associated with a specific bus address is a safety related participant (12) or a non-safety related participant (12).

A non-transitory computer readable electronic storage medium configured to cooperate with a computer to perform a method for configuring a bus system (10), the bus system (10) comprising:

• a plurality of participants (12) connected at a bus line (14);
• a bus master (16) configured to control communication at the bus line (14) by directing cyclic queries at the participants (12) via bus addresses respectively associated with each of the plurality of participants (12) during operation of the bus system (10);
• and
• a safety monitor (18) configured to listen to messages transmitted between the bus master (16) and each of the participants (12) via the bus line (14) and to securely evaluate these messages,
• the method for configuring the bus system (10) comprising:
• inputting or selecting at least one piece of suitable configuration information for the configuration of the bus system (10) via an input unit (28), and
• configuring the bus master (16) and the safety monitor (18) by means of at least one piece of common configuration information identical to the at least one piece of suitable configuration information input or selected via the input unit (28) using a configuration unit (26),
• wherein the at least one piece of common configuration information includes a piece of safety information which states whether a participant (12) associated with a specific bus address is a safety related participant (12) or a non-safety related participant (12).