Configuring of an intelligent electronic device

The invention relates to an intelligent electronic device and is aligned intelligent electronic device and method of function. The equipment (12) comprises between the bus component (26), a interface (30), and bus (26) interconnection includes a plurality of hardware (18, 20, 22 and 24). The module comprises a process control module (18), the process control module comprises a control unit, the control unit sensor is connected with a hardware type module (T1 to module, And Gate, and T4); From the external data obtaining carrier of data, is a data layout data and identifying data, verification data comprises a component related hardware categorical data and device; The data collection module with gain with a compares the hardware type the own data collection module of data sensing is at; And installed in each of identifying data with a matching activation protecting function.