Embedded Bioreactor Controller


Vertical-Wheel® bioreactors are designed on a very robust and advanced controller architecture with advanced field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA).  Our bioreactors employ a real-time operating system (RTOS) similar to the ones found in demanding aerospace, industrial, and medical systems.
Controller Features
  • Embedded in the housing, so no effort required to integrate controller
  • Designed to give complete control over run parameters
  • Most user controls accessible through the touchscreen
  • Intuitive graphical user interface
  • Safety interlock and shutdown
  • Point-of-use pressure decay testing

The PBS Biotech controller platform includes:
  • National Instruments (NI) sbRIO electronics suite
  • LabView software, an Intel™ Atom board, and Wind River VxWorks RTOS

​The PBS Biotech design team selected LabVIEW, a powerful graphical programming environment, for developing the control system.  LabVIEW represents parallelism and data flow, allowing the bioreactors to be configured for each customer application and easily upgraded with new software releases.
PBS Biotech’s single-use bioreactors utilize integrated  touch-screen controls with remote connectivity for monitoring or management.  Key features include:​
  • Built-in data historian
  • Remote control panel capability over Intranet
  • Dedicated IP address allowing secure remote connection via Apple- and Android-based smartphones and tablets
  • USB ports permitting connections with keyboards, flash drives, and other computing devices​
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