Sensor device, - wherein the sensor device has a signal connection, via which a digital request signal (req) can be supplied to the sensor device from a higher-level device, such that the request signal (req) has alternating leading and trailing edges, - wherein the sensor device is configured to output a resultant sensor signal to the higher-level device in response to supply of the digital request signal (req) via the signal connection or another signal connection, - wherein the sensor device has a clock generator which is configured to output a digital basic signal (clk) with a basic frequency (fclk), such that the basic signal (clk) has alternating leading and trailing edges, - wherein the sensor device has a counter, to which the basic signal (clk) and the request signal (req) are supplied and which is configured to output a counter reading, - wherein the counter, provided no leading and/or trailing edge of the request signal (req) occurs between two directly successive leading and/or trailing edges of the basic signal (clk), is configured to increment the counter reading modulo of a modulo value, - wherein the counter is configured, provided a leading and/or trailing edge of the request signal (req) occurs between two directly successive leading and/or trailing edges of the basic signal (clk), to correct the counter reading, prior to or after incrementation of the counter reading, by the distance between the counter reading and the next one of a number of particular counter readings (Za), - wherein the particular counter readings (Za) are a true subset of the possible counter readings, - wherein the sensor device has an exciter device which is configured to output an excitation signal to a sensor element of the sensor device, - wherein the respective counter reading or a value derived therefrom is supplied to the exciter device and the exciter device is configured to determine, on the basis of the respective counter reading or the value derived therefrom, what value the excitation signal has in each case, - wherein the sensor element is configured to output a raw signal (S') on the basis of the excitation signal, - wherein the sensor device has an evaluation device to which the raw signal (S') is supplied, - wherein the respective counter reading or a value derived therefrom is supplied to the evaluation device and the evaluation device is configured to determine, on the basis of the respective counter reading or the value derived therefrom, whether to acquire the raw signal (S') and in what way to take account of the respectively acquired raw signal (S') when establishing the resultant sensor signal. - wherein the sensor device has a signal connection, via which a digital request signal (req) can be supplied to the sensor device from a higher-level device, such that the request signal (req) has alternating leading and trailing edges, - wherein the sensor device is configured to output a resultant sensor signal to the higher-level device in response to supply of the digital request signal (req) via the signal connection or another signal connection, - wherein the sensor device has a clock generator which is configured to output a digital basic signal (clk) with a basic frequency (fclk), such that the basic signal (clk) has alternating leading and trailing edges, - wherein the sensor device has a counter, to which the basic signal (clk) and the request signal (req) are supplied and which is configured to output a counter reading, - wherein the counter, provided no leading and/or trailing edge of the request signal (req) occurs between two directly successive leading and/or trailing edges of the basic signal (clk), is configured to increment the counter reading modulo of a modulo value, - wherein the counter is configured, provided a leading and/or trailing edge of the request signal (req) occurs between two directly successive leading and/or trailing edges of the basic signal (clk), to correct the counter reading, prior to or after incrementation of the counter reading, by the distance between the counter reading and the next one of a number of particular counter readings (Za), - wherein the particular counter readings (Za) are a true subset of the possible counter readings, - wherein the sensor device has an exciter device which is configured to output an excitation signal to a sensor element of the sensor device, - wherein the respective counter reading or a value derived therefrom is supplied to the exciter device and the exciter device is configured to determine, on the basis of the respective counter reading or the value derived therefrom, what value the excitation signal has in each case, - wherein the sensor element is configured to output a raw signal (S') on the basis of the excitation signal, - wherein the sensor device has an evaluation device to which the raw signal (S') is supplied, - wherein the respective counter reading or a value derived therefrom is supplied to the evaluation device and the evaluation device is configured to determine, on the basis of the respective counter reading or the value derived therefrom, whether to acquire the raw signal (S') and in what way to take account of the respectively acquired raw signal (S') when establishing the resultant sensor signal.