Scenic Automation Handbook

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, thanks to my wife, Emily, who tirelessly edited every page and offered innumerable improvements to this book. Beyond wordsmithing, she also exhibited incredible patience and support during all the evenings and weekends lost to the cause. I owe her a vacation or two (or six). Thanks to my daughters for enduring many months of me droning on about this project (and a lifetime of droning on about automation projects).

Thanks to Loren Schreiber for writing Chapter 8 and thereby saving me from PLCs.

Thanks to Paul Kelm for reviewing the book, catching errors, expanding my knowledge, and contributing a different perspective. Thanks to Jon Shimon for reviewing several key chapters and providing invaluable feedback. ...