A control system for a wind turbine or a wind power park is disclosed, comprising a plurality of control stations arranged in a hierarchical master/slave configuration using a real-time communication system, each comprising a generic control unit in the form of a fully equipped computer module and a generic power module,one of which is arranged to act as a gateway or interface for communication with other control stations one level higher or one level lower in the control station hierarchy, wherein one or more of the control stations further may comprise a dedicated control unit adapted to a specifically assigned control task and/or one or more I/O unit configured to receive inputs from and generate outputs to parts of the wind turbine outside the control system. Furthermore, a wind turbine and a wind power park comprising such a control system are disclosed.