Abstract: An I/O module for use with I/O devices such as pumps, valves, thermocouples, and mass flow controllers includes I/O interface software pre-programmed within the I/O module. The pre-programmed I/O interface software enables a user to remotely configure the I/O module to support an I/O device by selecting an I/O device from a menu of pre-programmed I/O devices. Once an I/O device is selected and the I/O module is configured to support the selected I/O device, a user can utilize pre-programmed interfaces to remotely monitor a parameter of the I/O device and to control the operation of the I/O device. Because the I/O module includes configuration, monitoring, and control capability pre-programmed within the I/O module, no additional I/O software is required to configure an I/O module, to begin monitoring a parameter of an I/O device, and/or to control a parameter of an I/O device.