Control arrangement for an electric motor or the like used for driving a printer, in accordance with at least one nominal value fed thereto such as given rotary speed, controls at least one power control element to be connected to an electrical network and the motor, is characterized that a data transfer device, (computer unit 12), designed in such a way that it allows data, either stored in a memory (14) or measured, to be effectively used in the control device. In this way the control device can be used for a number of motors. |