Patent ID: 7486182

Claim:
An arrangement for regulating an electrical drive, the arrangement comprising: a peripheral unit; an electronic intermediate module connected to said peripheral unit via a data acquisition interface and a data transmission connection; a position measuring device that provides position data of a movable element for regulating purposes, said position measuring device is connected with said electronic intermediate module via a first communications interface and a first serial communications connection, wherein first data which is not time critical is transmitted from said peripheral unit to said electronic intermediate module via said data transmission connection and second data which is not time critical is transmitted from said electronic intermediate module to said position measuring device via said first serial communications connection, wherein said position measuring device further comprises a second communications interface; and a control unit being connected to said position measuring device via said second communications interface and a second serial communications connection via which said position data and said second data is transmitted and wherein said control unit uses said position data and said second data for regulating said electrical drive.