Embedded Systems Design - The Engineer's Toolbox - Page 1
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author: Romain
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2016, 12:09:14 am
content: Hi everyone,A new book about designing embedded systems by Mark Donners:QuoteHas anyone had a peak yet? Do you think the book is worth buying?(I am not affiliated with this gentleman in any ways, just curious...)Him mentioning the book release (need to log in):https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1952592/1952592-6214749373079920644His profile (no need to log in):https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-donners-91470836Link to buy the book:http://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-donners/embedded-systems-design-the-engineers-toolbox/paperback/product-22971750.html#productDetails(delete if already posted elsewhere)

author: akos_nemeth
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2016, 12:47:21 am
content: Hi Romain,Strange, this book has two versions on Lulu with two different price:http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?contributorId=1471751I think this book is on the methodology rather than the implementation details, since it is only 176 pages long...Regards,Ákos

author: Romain
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 24, 2016, 09:54:04 am
content: One is in black and white, the other in colour (a more premium edition). The author said the B&W is enough to access the content.

author: donnersm
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 04, 2017, 02:37:47 pm
content: How about a word from the author..(Me).The book is available in two versions. The cheapest is the black and white edition while the more expensive one is in full color.The full color version is just a more premium version and the black and white version has the exact same content.The book is specially interesting for those who want to start creating an embedded system but don't know how to go about it.I explaned how an idea should be divided into smaller pieces so that every individual piece can be designed by it self.It gives you a bunch of tools you can use like state diagrams, protocol diagrams, use case diagrams, nassi schneidermann diagrams, Mindmaps. some uml and many more.I then show 3 cases in which an idea is develop into a product, using the described 4 stage design method.This shows a step by step design including , schematics and code.This book will NOT teach you how to design a schematic or a mechanic actuator. So, your knowledge of electronics and/or mechanics is something you already have or will learn elsewhere.I changed the pdf preview of the book so that more content can be seen.http://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-donners/embedded-systems-design-the-engineers-toolbox/paperback/product-22971750.html#productDetailsIf you have any questions, mail me, I will answer asap.Regards,Mark donneresmark.donners@judoles.nl

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2017, 03:00:39 am
content: QuoteWhere is that, please? I couldn't find anything on the page you referenced.

author: donnersm
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: January 05, 2017, 08:01:52 am
content: The preview can only be seen thru the lulu website.Click on the link below and look at the upper left of the screen, on the image of the book there is a link called "preview" , you have to click that link to see the previewhttp://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-donners/embedded-systems-design-the-engineers-toolbox/paperback/product-22979260.htmlhttp://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-donners/embedded-systems-design-the-engineers-toolbox/paperback/product-22979260.html

author: PlainName
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 05, 2017, 03:19:46 pm
content: Ah! Thanks very much - that text is very small and non-obvious as something to click (as seems to be the norm, now). But once found, and once Flash 8 is made available...Looks good and if I weren't watching pennies I'd probably buy a copy, but one thing I caught in the preview is on p.107 where it says "... converting a state diagram to code will have different code results. The results will be the same but the way..." I know what you're saying but that comes across as contradictory