A process simulation system for a control system of a physical process comprising: (a) a configurable connector module including: (i) a microprocessor; (ii) a power supply; (iii) a device communication connector apparatus for connecting at least one conductor between said module and at least one control system input or output signal; and (iv) interface apparatus comprising a plurality of user-configurable connector pins, each configurable connector pin controlled by a separate application specific integrated circuit, ASIC, for implementing a plurality of different user-defined functions and to selectively connect any of a plurality of signals generated in response to the user-defined functions onto any of the plurality of configurable connector pins of said device communication connector apparatus, wherein the interface apparatus is adapted to route control signals and power signals via one or more of the configurable connector pins in response to executing one or more of the plurality of different user-defined functions; (b) a simulator for managing a plurality of signals corresponding to a simulated physical process; and (c) a module power supply for energizing the configurable connector module and the simulator, wherein power is selectively routed by the configurable connector module to supply power to selected configurable connector pins of the configurable connector module and to supply power to the simulator, wherein the configurable connector module simulates one or more devices under control of the control system, wherein the processor is programmable for effecting a particular directing of signals between the configurable connector module and the one or more devices that are under control of the control system, and whereby the operations of the control system during the physical process are simulated. (a) a configurable connector module including: (i) a microprocessor; (ii) a power supply; (iii) a device communication connector apparatus for connecting at least one conductor between said module and at least one control system input or output signal; and (iv) interface apparatus comprising a plurality of user-configurable connector pins, each configurable connector pin controlled by a separate application specific integrated circuit, ASIC, for implementing a plurality of different user-defined functions and to selectively connect any of a plurality of signals generated in response to the user-defined functions onto any of the plurality of configurable connector pins of said device communication connector apparatus, wherein the interface apparatus is adapted to route control signals and power signals via one or more of the configurable connector pins in response to executing one or more of the plurality of different user-defined functions; (i) a microprocessor; (ii) a power supply; (iii) a device communication connector apparatus for connecting at least one conductor between said module and at least one control system input or output signal; and (iv) interface apparatus comprising a plurality of user-configurable connector pins, each configurable connector pin controlled by a separate application specific integrated circuit, ASIC, for implementing a plurality of different user-defined functions and to selectively connect any of a plurality of signals generated in response to the user-defined functions onto any of the plurality of configurable connector pins of said device communication connector apparatus, wherein the interface apparatus is adapted to route control signals and power signals via one or more of the configurable connector pins in response to executing one or more of the plurality of different user-defined functions; (b) a simulator for managing a plurality of signals corresponding to a simulated physical process; and (c) a module power supply for energizing the configurable connector module and the simulator, wherein power is selectively routed by the configurable connector module to supply power to selected configurable connector pins of the configurable connector module and to supply power to the simulator, wherein the configurable connector module simulates one or more devices under control of the control system,