Abstract: A hydraulic circuit is disclosed which includes one or more i) linear; or ii) rotary hydraulic actuator, wherein total number of cylinder chambers is N, M pressure rails, a valve arrangement, including M hydraulic rail ports each coupled to a pressure rail, N hydraulic chamber ports each coupled to a chamber of one or more actuators, N proportional valves each corresponding to one of the N hydraulic chamber ports, X sets of on-off valves and check valves coupling two or more hydraulic rail ports to each of supply sides of each of the N proportional valves, and Y sets of on-off valves and check valves coupling two or more hydraulic rail ports to each of return sides of each of the N proportional valves, and a controller configured to in real-time operate the N proportional valves and the associated on-off valves to achieve one or more desired functional parameters.