System for controlling distributed actuators, with: a plurality of control devices (14, 15) that are each connected to at least one actuator via at least one communication port of a respective control device (14, 15); and a computer system that is connected to each control device (14, 15) via at least one communication link, wherein at least the following information is available to the computer system: - communication information enabling communicating with the control devices (14, 15); - mapping information on which communication port of each control device (14, 15) is connected to which actuator; and characterized by the computer system further being configured to: - determine a control instruction based on which at least one of the actuators can be controlled, - by means of a software component comprised by the computer system, perform an actuator-specific data transformation by transforming a desired set value defined by the control instruction, the set value being a desired state parameter or operational parameter of the at least one actuator, into a voltage level required for achieving said state or operation, wherein the voltage level is to be set at the control device's communication port to which said actuator is connected; and - with help of the communication information and mapping information, send the control instruction comprising the voltage level to at least one of the control devices (14, 15) via the communication link, the control instruction defining the control device's communication port to which said actuator is connected and defining the voltage level to be set thereat by the at least one control device (14, 15) receiving the control instruction, wherein the control device (14, 15) does not alter the voltage level defined by the control instruction received from the computer system when setting the voltage level to the communication port. a plurality of control devices (14, 15) that are each connected to at least one actuator via at least one communication port of a respective control device (14, 15); and a computer system that is connected to each control device (14, 15) via at least one communication link, wherein at least the following information is available to the computer system: - communication information enabling communicating with the control devices (14, 15); - mapping information on which communication port of each control device (14, 15) is connected to which actuator; and characterized by the computer system further being configured to: - determine a control instruction based on which at least one of the actuators can be controlled, - by means of a software component comprised by the computer system, perform an actuator-specific data transformation by transforming a desired set value defined by the control instruction, the set value being a desired state parameter or operational parameter of the at least one actuator, into a voltage level required for achieving said state or operation, wherein the voltage level is to be set at the control device's communication port to which said actuator is connected; and - with help of the communication information and mapping information, send the control instruction comprising the voltage level to at least one of the control devices (14, 15) via the communication link, the control instruction defining the control device's communication port to which said actuator is connected and defining the voltage level to be set thereat by the at least one control device (14, 15) receiving the control instruction, wherein the control device (14, 15) does not alter the voltage level defined by the control instruction received from the computer system when setting the voltage level to the communication port. - communication information enabling communicating with the control devices (14, 15); - mapping information on which communication port of each control device (14, 15) is connected to which actuator; - determine a control instruction based on which at least one of the actuators can be controlled, - by means of a software component comprised by the computer system, perform an actuator-specific data transformation by transforming a desired set value defined by the control instruction, the set value being a desired state parameter or operational parameter of the at least one actuator, into a voltage level required for achieving said state or operation, wherein the voltage level is to be set at the control device's communication port to which said actuator is connected; and - with help of the communication information and mapping information, send the control instruction comprising the voltage level to at least one of the control devices (14, 15) via the communication link, the control instruction defining the control device's communication port to which said actuator is connected and defining the voltage level to be set thereat by the at least one control device (14, 15) receiving the control instruction, wherein the control device (14, 15) does not alter the voltage level defined by the control instruction received from the computer system when setting the voltage level to the communication port.