Device and method for starting and / or maintenance of a controlled machine

There are provided a device (5) and a method for starting and / or maintenance of a controlled machine (1) is provided. has the unit (5) a read-out means (51) which is designed for reading out configuration data (11) from a control device (10) of the controlled machine (1), an export means (52) which is configured to export from the read-out means (51) read-out configuration data (11) configured in an export format and for exporting the project data (551) corresponding to the read-out configuration data (11) and stored on the device (5), in the export format, a comparison device (53), is to compare the read out configuration data (11) of the controlled machine (1) with the project data (551) of the device (5) in the export format to a configuration of an engineering project of the unit (5) with a configuration of the controlled machine (1) to comparing and adjusting means (54) which is designed for matching the configuration data (11) and / or the project data (551) on the basis of the United carried out the same means (53) comparison.