Integrated manufacturing uses computers to connect physically separated processes. When integrated, the processes can share information and initiate actions. This allows decisions to be made faster and with fewer errors. | page 1 Integration and Automation of Manufacturing Systems by Hugh Jack Copyright 1993-2001 Hugh Jack page 2 PREFACE 1. INTEGRATED AND AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING . . . .13 INTRODUCTION 13 Why Integrate 13 Why Automate 14 THE BIG PICTURE 16 CAD CAM 17 The Architecture of Integration 17 General Concepts 19 PRACTICE PROBLEMS 22 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO LINUX OVERVIEW 23 What is it 23 A Brief History 24 Hardware required and supported 25 Applications and uses 25 Advantages and Disadvantages 26 Getting It 26 Distributions 27 Installing 27 USING LINUX 28 Some Terminology 28 File and directories 29 User accounts and root 31 Processes 33 NETWORKING 34 Security 35 INTERMEDIATE CONCEPTS 35 Shells 35 X-Windows 36 Configuring 36 Desktop Tools 37 LABORATORY - A LINUX SERVER 37 TUTORIAL - INSTALLING LINUX 38 TUTORIAL - USING LINUX 40 REFERENCES 41 3. AN INTRODUCTION TO C C PROGRAMMING .43 INTRODUCTION 43 PROGRAM PARTS 44 CLASSES AND OVERLOADING 50 HOW A C COMPILER WORKS 52 page 3 STRUCTURED C CODE 53 COMPILING C PROGRAMS IN LINUX 54 Makefiles 55 ARCHITECTURE OF C PROGRAMS TOP-DOWN 56 How 56 Why 57 CREATING TOP DOWN PROGRAMS 58 CASE STUDY - THE BEAMCAD PROGRAM 59 Objectives 59 Problem Definition 59 User Interface 59 Screen Layout also see figure 59 Input 60 Output 60 Help 60 Error Checking 61 Miscellaneous 61 Flow Program 62 Expand Program 62 Testing and Debugging 64 Documentation 65 Users Manual 65 Programmers Manual 65 Listing of BeamCAD Program. 65 PRACTICE PROBLEMS 66 LABORATORY - C PROGRAMMING 66 4. NETWORK INTRODUCTION 68 NETWORKS 69 Topology 69 OSI Network Model 71 Networking Hardware 73 Control Network Issues 75 Ethernet 76 .
