COMPATIBILITY CONTROL OF COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO WORK MACHINE
The present invention relates to a method for controlling compatibility of components connected to a work machine comprising a control system. A compatibility check request message is transmitted to a server in response to detecting that identification information of a component attached to the work machine is unknown. The server comprises compatibility information on component identifiers allowed for a plurality of work machines. A compatibility check response message is receive from the server, the response message comprising compatibility information associated with the work machine. Use of the component in the work machine is allowed or rejected on the basis of the compatibility information in the response message.