Originally Posted by
PaulEMB
For my 2 cents worth -
the FDS SYS boards allow you to connect to any hardware (except rotary encoders) and are
a) easy to wire up, which you can do with little technical knowledge, just common sense.
b) the best part is the Interface IT, which allows you to recognise each switch or LED, via the software, and tell it the required function.
I am also using the FDS G1 card for the glare functions, which is more complex to connect, but also relatively pain free (speaking as an electronicis idiot)
BUT, I have no experience of other cards, so may be biased - only speaking from experience.
EDIT - Of course with the FDS Plug and Play panels the SYS cards are standard, but I have a non standard set up made of normal switches, and LEDs wired by hand.