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title: Process Control Interface (PCI) Automation System
description: Our Process Control Interface (PCI) is a highly flexible, open source automation system that comes available on all BPES process skids.
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# Exentec BioPharma Solutions

## Process Control Interface (PCI) Automation System

Posted by [BPES](https://blog.cpsgrp.com/bpes/author/bpes) on Apr 21, 2021 12:11:31 PM

### The exentec biopharma solutions Process Control Interface PCI™ comes SCADA-ready

Our Process Control Interface (PCI) is a highly flexible, open source automation system that comes available on all Exentec process skids. Our user-friendly standard software configuration enables automated process control and easy integration with other systems and entire process facilities.

![bpes-process-control-interface](https://blog.cpsgrp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CPSGrp_Feb2017/_Home/3%20blog%20images/BPES%20(FS%20Fitzy)/bpes-process-control-interface.png?width=842&name=bpes-process-control-interface.png)

| **Process Control Interface** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **HMI:** | Rockwell Factory Talk View SE with Windows: - Provides the touch screen operator interface to the control system. - Graphical animated P&ID always visible with status and faceplate displays for all detailed control functions. - Valves, pumps, instrument values, discrete devices, flow paths are all dynamically displayed. - Trends (real-time and historical). - Alarm and event summary. - Phase control and status. - Diagnostic and configuration functions. - System Security (can be linked to Windows). |
| **Phases & Recipes:** | Phase Manager: - Used to create and edit phases. - Phases can be linked together to form an Operation. - Uses  the S88 State Model. - Every function is defined for each step in the phase sequence including: - Step description. - Flow path. - All control loop modes and set points. - Analog alarm enable/disable. - Prompt (information or question). - Restart step. - Step Transition. Phase steps advance based on one or two transitions used in a boolean expression. Available transitions include totalizers, timers, instrument values, derived data values, control loop states and prompt acknowledgment. - Hold, Abort and End flow paths are defined for each phase. |
| **Recipe Editor:** | Defines control set points, alarm set points and transition variables used by the phase. All set points can be defined in the phase or use the recipe variables on a step by step basis. |
| **Report Client:** | Used to view reports. Data retrieved from secure SQL server database. Query by Batch ID or date/time. Print and/or save report data for viewing in Microsoft Excel. |

 

[Click here for a downloadable and printable version of the Process Control Interface data sheet.](https://blog.cpsgrp.com/hubfs/CPSGrp_Feb2017/docs/BPES-process-control-interface-flyer.pdf)

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