Method and system for defining and configuring a hardware setup of a fluid processing system

A system for defining and configuring a hardware setup of a fluid processing system, comprising:

• a client module configured to process user input comprising a set of requirement data for the fluid processing system;
• a server module which is connectable to the client module via a network for receiving the set of requirement data from the client module;
• a setup module configured to define the hardware setup of the fluid processing system based on the set of requirement data and stored catalogue data;
• a configuration module configured to generate a configuration file based on the hardware setup and the set of requirement data;
• and
• a generic control module which is part of the hardware setup, wherein the generic control module is configurable by downloading the configuration file,
• wherein the client module is configured to approve the hardware setup and/or to trigger transferring the configuration file to the generic control module.