Understanding this Circuit involving Relays

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I need to understand the hardware circuit.
I need to understand the below circuit, the RB4, RB5, RB6, RB7 are controlled by the micro controller. The COM2 and COM3 are going as input to the micro. I know when the outputs RB4 to RB7 are ON, the relays will be ON and 3,4 get shorted. But i don't understand the purpose the circuit. Am i sorry that i don't have much details. Any comments can help me, I heard it can be used to change star to delta connection and vice versa. Schematic of four relay driver circuits, each with a PNP transistor (BD139) fed from a base resistor labelled RB4 to RB7, a flyback diode, and a relay (LS1 to LS4) with a COM line running across the top.
 
Just to add this is the circuit used for phase voltage, i need to understand. Can I assume that the calculations for Y phase voltage at the micro input is 560K and 560K in series and 10K in parallel
Hence for 100V for example
Voltage at micro = (100*10)/(560K + 560K + 10K) = 0.97V. Please advise, i am not going to design this circuit, this is only for understanding purpose.
 
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  • Schematic of a PIC18F25K22 microcontroller input network: three 560K resistors in series with a 10K SIP resistor pack, with handwritten label '3 phase voltage'.
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PhysicsTest said:
Voltage at micro = (100*10)/(560K + 560K + 10K) = 0.97V.
Check your arithmetic and the missing k multiplier ?
100V *( 10k / ( 10k + 560k + 560k ) ) = 0.885 V
 
PhysicsTest said:
But i don't understand the purpose the circuit. Am i sorry that i don't have much details.
The text is important. There is too much white space. Do you have a readable schematic ?