An exhaust gas valve device for an internal combustion engine includes an actuator, an actuator housing, a valve rod configured to be moved in a translational direction via the actuator, a control body arranged on the valve rod, a flow housing comprising laterally delimiting walls, a valve seat arranged in the flow housing, and a shielding element. The poles of like current are connected in series, and the direct current poles are energized in synchronization with the alternating current poles. A first set of configuration data associated with the first software system is then stored. In addition one can incorporate biological andor pharmaceutical agents in combination with the present invention. Additionally, the method performs the decoding of data based on the decoding values and the corresponding value probabilities.