1. A system, comprising: a distributed automation control device comprising: a memory circuit storing a multi-Boolean function block configured to receive a plurality of inputs, to perform multiple Boolean logical operations based on the inputs, and to output any one of a plurality of logical outputs based upon the Boolean logical operations, wherein the plurality of inputs are accessible from the multi-Boolean function block as both a single bundle of the plurality of inputs and as the plurality of individual inputs, and the plurality of logical outputs are accessible from the multi-Boolean function block as both a single bundle of the plurality of logical outputs and as the plurality of individual logical outputs; a processor configured to execute the multiple Boolean logical operations; and an interface configured to output any of the plurality of logical outputs based upon the operations executed by the processor; and an automation controller coupled to the distributed automation control device via a network; wherein the distributed automation control device is configured to communicate with the automation controller via the network, but receives the plurality of inputs and outputs any one of the plurality of logical outputs without command from the automation controller.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the distributed automation control device is not a programmable logic controller.