1. An interface device for providing access to a network to be monitored, the interface device comprising: a chip memory; and a plurality of microcells arranged in rows and columns, each microcell in the plurality of microcells comprising a matrix of elements, a local multiplexing circuit, and an amplifier, the elements being sensors and/or actuators, each element having a memory cell of the chip memory storing a state of the element, wherein the local multiplexing circuit is configured for selecting an active element based on the states of the elements stored in the memory cells and leave other elements unconnected, wherein the amplifier is configured to generate an output of the microcell based on an output of the active element, wherein an active plurality of microcells of the plurality of microcells is selected according to a programmed pattern stored in the chip memory, and wherein the interface device is configured to readout the respective generated outputs of the active plurality of microcells simultaneously.