Extreme NXT extending the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT to the next level
"Although LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT allows anyone to build complex inventions, there are limits to what you can do with what comes inside the box. This book shows you how to advance the NXT with more than 45 exciting projects that include creating a cool magic wand that writes words in thin air, buil...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif.
Apress
2009
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Edition: | 2nd ed |
Series: | Technology in action series
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Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | "Although LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT allows anyone to build complex inventions, there are limits to what you can do with what comes inside the box. This book shows you how to advance the NXT with more than 45 exciting projects that include creating a cool magic wand that writes words in thin air, building a remotely guided vehicle, and constructing sophisticated robots that can sense color, light, temperature, and more. All projects are explained with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, so you'll be able to create them successfully whether you're a novice or an expert. This book also shows you how to expand the programming software and use the alternative language NXC. This second edition accounts for the important changes found in the next generation NXT, and it also covers the original concepts in greater depth. Details are presented for practically unlimited expansion of the NXT inputs and outputs by using the I2C communications bus, and several power amplifier designs allow the NXT outputs to drive bigger motors. Instructions are also included for adapting LEGO Power Functions motors to work directly with the NXT"--Resource description page |
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Physical Description: | xx, 339 pages illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781430224532 1282825372 1430224541 9781282825376 9781430224549 9786612825378 1430224533 |