Here's the FIRST book to offer step-by-step guidelines that walk the reader through the entire process a building a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine from start to finish. Using inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts, readers can build CNC machines with true industrial shop applications such as machining, routing, and cutting--at a fraction of what it would cost to purchase one.
* Great for anyone who wants to automate a task in their home shop or small business
* Easy-to-use Windows-based software controls the robotic automation
* Builders can scale and customize the machine to suit their own industrial needs
* Numerous tips, tricks, and pictorials walk the reader through every step--design, construction, and completion

Although there are many books on microcontrollers and many books on control theory, this book, which combines microcontrollers with control theory, is flexible enough to allow lecturers to teach a class with either a microcontroller class as a prerequisite, a controls class as a prerequisite, or both as prerequisites. The text features a special focus on digital applications of microcontrollers.