Multi-System Beverage Machine

A beverage preparation machine, comprising:

• a base having a fluid circuit for conditioning and delivering a fluid via a base outlet, the fluid circuit being coupled to a fluid source and controlled by a control unit and comprising a pump, wherein the base has a base data interface;
• at least one module having a module inlet cooperating with the base outlet, the at least one module having a unit for housing an ingredient to be mixed with the fluid, and wherein the module is a removable module having a module data interface disconnectably connectable to the base outlet and the base data interface, respectively;
• and
• wherein the pump is a membrane pump, and wherein the control unit is configured to control the flow and the pressure of the liquid delivered by the membrane pump to the module during the preparation of a beverage according to a command selected from a plurality of commands suitable for different types of ingredients and/or for different preparation processes of a given ingredient.