Electronic control unit for controlling e.g. temperature sensor, in sensor device utilized in air conditioning system in aircraft, has holding activation device provided for storing addresses in storage unit

The unit (1) has a connecting cable (16) for connecting an electronic data bus (6). A storage unit (13) is provided for storing initial addresses and relevant addresses. A holding activation device (14) is provided for storing the addresses in the storage unit. The activation device comprises a time switching device. The storage unit is designed as a non-volatile memory, flash memory, erasable programmable ROM and/or electrically erasable programmable ROM. The storage unit comprises a fundamental condition address in a delivery condition of the device. The holding activation device is designed as a mechanical actuating device, switching device, electrical contact device, magnetic field recognition device, electrical field recognition device, electromagnetic field recognizing device, electromagnetic alternating device recognizing device and/or optical recognizing device. An independent claim is also included for a method for assigning an address at an electronic control unit. Eine elektronische Steuervorrichtung (1) für Sensoren (11) und/oder Aktuatoren (12) einer Kraftfahrzeugklimaanlage (18) weist einen Anschluss (16) für wenigstens einen Datenbus (6) sowie ein Speichermittel (13) zur Speicherung einer Adresse (17, 22) auf. Es ist eine Aufnahmeaktivierungseinrichtung (14) vorgesehen, nach deren Betätigung eine Adresse (17, 22) in das Speichermittel (13) geschrieben werden kann.