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  1. What is the difference between the Motor block and the Move block?What is the difference between the Motor block and the Move block? []
    The Motor block is designed to simply turn the motors on and off. You can input the duration of the motion (for example, how many rotati

  2. How can I do I combine the values of different sensors in NXT-G? For example, how could I program the motors to start only when there is combination of a loud sound AND a bright light?How can I do I combine the values of different sensors in NXT-G? For example, ho... []
    Sensor values can be easily combined using the wiring ports on the sensor blocks. The sensor blocks are different from the 'wait for' blocks, as they ha

  3. What is the NXT-G Math block for?What is the NXT-G Math block for? []
    The 'Math' block (located in the 'Advanced' section in the 'complete palette' tab on the left side of the screen) is used to carry out mathematical oper

  4. What is my role as a teacher during LEGO engineering activities?What is my role as a teacher during LEGO engineering activities? []
    It may be helpful to think of yourself as a problem poser, consultant, and facilitator. LEGO engineering activities are intended to be e

  5. I have purchased earlier LEGO® Control products. Can I use any of these with the Mindstorms® sets?I have purchased earlier LEGO® Control products. Can I use any of these with th... []
    Any 9 volt motor, lamp or sensor purchased earlier will also work with the RCX and the ROBOLAB system. Electric components from LEGO TC Logo (4.5 volt)

  6. Can the NXT rotation sensor sense negative and positive rotation (counterclockwise and clockwise)?Can the NXT rotation sensor sense negative and positive rotation (counterclockwi... []
    In other words: "the NXT-G Software doesn’t allow me to display negative numbers when I use the Rotation Sensor; what can I do about it?"

  7. In NXT-G, how can I write a program to command a 2-motor car to drive straight until it reaches a black line?In NXT-G, how can I write a program to command a 2-motor car to drive straight u... []
    One way to program an NXT car to stop on a black line is to use the switch block to constantly check the light sensor for darkness.

  8. Installing Mindstorms NXT-G on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)Installing Mindstorms NXT-G on Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) []
    This seems to be an issue with the installer. If you already had Mindstorms NXT-G installed before you upgraded to Mac OS 10.6, everything should work f

  9. My synchronized motors won't follow the NXT-distance-control command. What is wrong?My synchronized motors won't follow the NXT-distance-control command. What ... []
    You might have a mistake like the one in the program below. The writer of this program synced the motors, commanded A to rotate a certain amount, but th

  10. How can I program my NXT to play a song?How can I program my NXT to play a song? []
    To play a song on your NXT, use the 'play sound' icon. Once this is within your program, you have two options: Firstly, there are many

  11. How do I upload data from the NXT to the NXT-G?How do I upload data from the NXT to the NXT-G? []
    ...y using the 'NXT window' button located near the download button, you can access the memory section of the NXT. Here, under the memory tab, you can vie

  12. How can I command my NXT car to move only when the sound in the room is more than a certain decibel level?How can I command my NXT car to move only when the sound in the room is more tha... []
    ...is is to use a sound switch. The only difficult part is to figure out what sound level (on a scale of 1-100) your t

  13. Does NXT-G have anything similar to events? How can I write a program that runs a whole sequence of tasks while waiting for a certain sound level to bring everything to stop?Does NXT-G have anything similar to events? How can I write a program that runs ... []
    Unfortunately, NXT-G has no equivalent to the RoboLab event. The way to get around this is to use the beams to have multiple tasks execu

  14. How do I install the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT (NXT-G) 1.0 software on Windows Vista?How do I install the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT (NXT-G) 1.0 software on Windows Vista? []
    The installation will be very similar to installing the software on Windows XP with these exceptions: 1. When the installer launches, Windows

  15. What is the NXT-G Range block for?What is the NXT-G Range block for? []
    The 'Range' block (located in the 'Advanced' section in the 'complete palette' tab on the left side of the screen) is used to determine whether an input

  16. How do I use the NXT orange and gray buttons as sensors or inputs?How do I use the NXT orange and gray buttons as sensors or inputs? []
    First, click on the Complete Palette tab at the bottom of the programming screen to change your menu of programming blocks to the fuller

  17. Why can’t I display a number on the NXT screen?Why can’t I display a number on the NXT screen? []
    ...ck (located under the “Advanced” section in the 'complete palette' tab on the left side of the screen) is used to c

  18. Are there any tricks for using the logic output from the rotation sensor block in NXT-G? My green data wires always turn grey. What might I be doing wrong?Are there any tricks for using the logic output from the rotation sensor block i... []
    Example:

  19. Does ROBOLAB 2.9 preserve on-brick programming for the NXT?Does ROBOLAB 2.9 preserve on-brick programming for the NXT? []
    No. Once you download the ROBOLAB 2.9 firmware onto your NXT, you will lose the capability to program on the NXT brick. On-brick programming

  20. My NXT is frozen and I can't reload the firmware (I'm using NXT-G)! (Answer in Francais) My NXT is frozen and I can't reload the firmware (I'm using NXT-G)! ... []
    Téléchargement du micrologiciel LEGO Mindstorms NXT

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