July 2008
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
16h 52m
English
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1.5 A Guided Tour of This Book 45
Command
type: 3-bits
address: 3-bits
parity: 1-bit
type 5 010
value: 7-bits
type 5 001
value: 3-bits
EstopSet-inertiaSet-speed
type 5 000
FIGURE 1.30
Refined class diagram for the train controller commands.
1.5 A GUIDED TOUR OF THIS BOOK
The most efficient way to learn all the necessary concepts is to move from the
bottom–up. This book is arranged so that you learn about the properties of com-
ponents and build toward more complex systems and a more complete view
of the system design process. Veteran designers have learned enough bottom-
up knowledge from experience to know how to use a top–down approach to
designing a system,