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Well, most of the things you mentioned are very simple things. I don't know how to code for speed controllers, but things like pnuematics are simple. The thing you have to do is understand how they work physically and how they are hooked up.

Example:

You have the solenoids connected correctly. This is a double action (not spring loaded) soleniod. So the way you would move the piston out is by activating the relay controling the flow valve. Air flows into the side wanted, and the piston moves out.

So really, the majority *note majority* or controlled parts are controlled through either the relays or the speed controllers. So once you learn to program the relays and the speed controllers, you're left with the way it is physically designed and build.