A pump comprising: one or more motors (175, 200) to draw fluid into an inlet of the pump and dispense fluid from an outlet of the pump; a connection for a removable filter so that the removable filter can be placed in a fluid flow path between the pump inlet and pump outlet; an electronic tag reader positioned and configured to read filter information for the removable filter from an electronic tag on the removable filter when the removable filter is connected to the pump; a pump controller configured to: receive filter information for the removable filter from the electronic tag reader, the filter information comprising at least one of a part number, design style, membrane type, retention rating, generation of the filter, configuration of the filter membrane, lot number, serial number, membrane thickness, membrane bubble point, device flow, particle quality, filter manufacturer quality information; and apply one or more rules to at least one of the part number, design style, membrane type, retention rating, generation of the filter, configuration of the filter membrane, lot number, serial number, membrane thickness, membrane bubble point, device flow, particle quality, filter manufacturer quality information to determine further operation of the pump including whether to prime the removable filter in preparation for dispense cycles. one or more motors (175, 200) to draw fluid into an inlet of the pump and dispense fluid from an outlet of the pump; a connection for a removable filter so that the removable filter can be placed in a fluid flow path between the pump inlet and pump outlet; an electronic tag reader positioned and configured to read filter information for the removable filter from an electronic tag on the removable filter when the removable filter is connected to the pump; a pump controller configured to: receive filter information for the removable filter from the electronic tag reader, the filter information comprising at least one of a part number, design style, membrane type, retention rating, generation of the filter, configuration of the filter membrane, lot number, serial number, membrane thickness, membrane bubble point, device flow, particle quality, filter manufacturer quality information; and apply one or more rules to at least one of the part number, design style, membrane type, retention rating, generation of the filter, configuration of the filter membrane, lot number, serial number, membrane thickness, membrane bubble point, device flow, particle quality, filter manufacturer quality information to determine further operation of the pump including whether to prime the removable filter in preparation for dispense cycles. receive filter information for the removable filter from the electronic tag reader, the filter information comprising at least one of a part number, design style, membrane type, retention rating, generation of the filter, configuration of the filter membrane, lot number, serial number, membrane thickness, membrane bubble point, device flow, particle quality, filter manufacturer quality information; and apply one or more rules to at least one of the part number, design style, membrane type, retention rating, generation of the filter, configuration of the filter membrane, lot number, serial number, membrane thickness, membrane bubble point, device flow, particle quality, filter manufacturer quality information to determine further operation of the pump including whether to prime the removable filter in preparation for dispense cycles.