Microcontroller based massage system

A massaging system comprising:

• a pad comprising a plurality of zones;
• vibratory transducers in the pad for vibrating the zones, each transducer comprising a motor and a mass element eccentrically coupled to the motor;
• a microcontroller comprising an input interface and an output interface;
• a program memory coupled to the microcontroller;
• input elements including an intensity input element and a speed input element coupled to the input interface for signaling the microcontroller in response to operator input;
• a motor driver coupled to the output interface and the vibratory transducers for driving the vibratory transducers at an intensity in response to the operator input;
• firmware stored in the memory and executed by the microcontroller, the firmware comprising instructions for selectively operating the vibratory transducers in a pulse mode and in a wave mode in response to the operator input;
• and
• a heater in the pad, wherein the intensity of the vibratory transducers is reduced when the heater is on, and wherein the firmware comprises instructions for reducing the intensity of the vibratory transducers when the heater is on.