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The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT G Programming 1st Edition by Terry Griffin ISBN 1593272189 978-1593272180

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Author(s): Terry Griffin
ISBN(s): 1593272189
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 14.49 MB
Year: 2010
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1593272189 

ISBN 13:  978-1593272180

Author: Terry Griffin

The LEGO MINDSTORMS software and its NXT-G programming language are powerful tools that make it easy to write custom programs for your robots. NXT-G is a great first programming language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to understand€”at least not right away.In The Art of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G Programming, author and experienced software engineer Terry Griffin explains how to program MINDSTORMS robots with NXT-G. You’ll learn how to work with the core parts of the NXT-G language, such as blocks, data wires, files, and variables, and see how these pieces can work together. You’ll also learn good programming practices, bad habits to avoid, and useful debugging strategies.As you follow along with the book’s extensive instructions and explanations, you’ll learn exactly how NXT-G works and how to: Write custom programs that make your robots appear to think and respond to your commands Design, create, and debug large programs
 

Table of contents: 

1. LEGO and robots: a great combination

the NXT online community

the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit

art and engineering

qualities of a good program

software, firmware, and hardware

NXT-G

what you’ll learn from this book

what’s next?

2. the NXT-G programming environment

writing an NXT-G program

your first program

running your program

your second program

debugging

the edit-compile-test cycle

comments

the configuration panel

conclusion

3. the test robot

left-side motor

chassis

caster wheel

attach the caster wheel

add the NXT

touch sensor bumper

attach the bumper to the chassis

ultrasonic sensor

sound sensor

color sensor or light sensor

attach the wires

the final beam

alternate placement for the color sensor

alternate placement for the ultrasonic sensor

conclusion

4. motion

the move block

there and back

around the block

the motor block

brake, coast, and the reset motor block

the reset motor block

the record/play block

the remote control tool

conclusion

5. sensors

the touch sensor

the BumperBot program

the sound sensor

BumperBot with sound

the light and color sensors

the RedOrBlue program

the ultrasonic sensor

by chime

the rotation sensor

the BumperBot2 program

conclusion

6. program flow

the switch block

the loop block

the keep alive block

the stop block

conclusion

7. the WallFollower program: navigating a maze

solving a maze

program requirements

assumptions

initial design

following a straight wall

turning a corner

going through an opening

final test

conclusion

8. data wires

the GentleStop program

tips for drawing data wires

the SoundMachine program

understanding data types

using the number to text block

displaying the tone frequency

using the text block

adding labels to the displayed values

dealing with broken wires

conclusion

9. data wires and the switch block

rewriting the GentleStop program

advantages of using a sensor block

passing data into a switch block

passing data out of a switch block

matching more than two values

using numbers with the NXT-G 2.0 switch block

fixing the Sound Machine program’s volume display

conclusion

10. data wires and the loop block

timers

the timer block

a programmable timer, version 1

the compare block

a programmable timer, version 2

a programmable timer, version 3

conclusion

11. variables

managing variables

the variable block

the RedOrBlueCount program

grouping common settings

replacing long data wires with variables

the LightPointer program

constants

conclusion

12. the NXT buttons and the display block

the NXT button block

the PowerSetting program

the display block

the NXTSketch program

conclusion

13. my blocks

creating a my block

the custom palette

editing a my block

configuring a my block

changing the name of a configuration item

the DisplayNumber block

using the DisplayNumber block

managing the custom palette

sharing programs with my blocks

advanced my block topics

conclusion

14. math and logic

computer math

integer math

floating-point math

the random block

adding a random turn to BumperBot

the logic block

adding some logic to BumperBot

the range block

improving RedOrBlue

improving RedOrBlueColorMode

conclusion

15. files

the file access block

checking for errors

the FileReader program

restoring the RedOrBlueCount data

managing memory

common problems

conclusion

16. data logging

the VerifyLightPointer program

controlling the amount of data

data logging using the LEGO MINDSTORMS education NXT software 2.0

conclusion

17. using multiple sequence beams

adding a second sequence beam

avoiding a busy loop

adding a sequence beam to a loop block

understanding program flow rules

synchronizing two sequence beams

keeping out of trouble

conclusion

18. the LineFollower program

the starting point

selecting the sensor trigger values

improving the control algorithm

conclusion

A. NXT websites

B. moving from NXT-G 1.0/1.1 to NXT-G 2.0

block changes

using old programs

side-by-side installation

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