Networked industrial control and method for changing of an operating mode of such an industrial control

A method for changing of an operating mode of at least one robot control of a plurality of networked robot controls each controlling a respective robot, comprising the steps of:

• sending a first packet via a network of the networked robot controls;
• and
• receiving said first packet by a receiving means of at least one robot control;
• wherein the first packet sent over the network and received by the receiving means causes said robot control to change from an active operating mode into a hibernate mode, or from the hibernate mode into the active operating mode, on basis of said received first packet if the first packet is addressed to said robot control,
• wherein in the active operating mode a group of components of the robot control are supplied with energy such that the robot is functional to perform robotic operations,
• wherein for the duration of the hibernate mode, at least one brake of the robot controlled by the robot control is closed, and the group of robotic components of the robot control are not supplied with energy such that the robot is not functional to perform the robotic operations, and
• wherein the first packet is sent via a control system configured to selectively change the respective robot controls of the plurality of networked robot controls between respective active operating modes and respective hibernate modes.