I got this old ISA type card in an old system i was given. It is some sort of a controller for external devices like motors, etc. It has 8 relays on it, and some input sensing ability. I thought would be cool to use it for something, but i'm not sure how you would run this thing without some custom program. I was hoping the MFG would have some sort of a basic thing that would let you do things, even if was like a macro.

Anyone know anything about these, if so what is bet route to use it, or is it just a waste of time with things like Ardionos that are out now?

 

http://www.advantech.com/products/1-2MLJV8/PCL-725/mod_486AB6D2-F828-48B9-8314-0390BCDC15CC.aspx

 

I already found data sheet. I hadn't found driver made by the company, so thanks for that. I'm more wondering how would i actually send commands to it, and possibly pull the sensor input into something.

 

One section on that website mentions LabView. Another section (FAQ?) mentions MatLab.