Using the Lego Mindstorms Edu NXT

Software

Locate and Click the LEGO Mindstorms Edu NXT Software on the Start Menu or the desktop.

Close the right side panel by clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner.

Start a New Program by using your three initials plus the word Forward. Click Go.

Use the Complete palette to have access to all of the Blocks.

Blocks will be taken from the palette and placed on the sequence beam. Blocks represent commands and commands are issued in order along the beam.

The specifics of each command are in the configuration panel at the bottom of the screen.

Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the view position of the sequence beam one grid space at a time. Page up and Page Down will move 10 grid squares at a time.

In the lower right corner of the screen, click on the top left corner of the square with the picture of an NXT on it.

A communication window opens showingthe connected NXT the battery life and the free storage available. This is also where you can name your NXT.

Click on the memory tab at the top and click on the word programs in purple on the left hand side. The programs that are currently save to the NXT are listed by name. Click on Delete All so that your NXT will be completely clean and ready for all of the program you will be making today. Programs can be deleted individually from the NXT itself, but this is the fastest and most efficient way to delete multiple programs at once.

To send a program the robot must be plugged in and turned on.

Click the Download button in the lower right side of the screen.

The program is downloaded to the NXT with the same name as the file name.

Run the program on the robot by going to the program files section. Locate the file name and press the orange button on the NXT to run the program.