» Interfacing the Arduino and LEGO MINDSTORMS. In this HowTo. We will show the NXT software in Labview for LEGO MINDSTORMS, and RobotC. NI LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Now Available. Developers of blocks for the MINDSTORMS NXT software need LabVIEW 7.1. For more information. LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS (Special MINDSTORMS specific version of LabVIEW - Educators) Video - What is LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS. NI LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS software turns any LEGO MINDSTORMS Education set into a full-featured science and engineering learning station. The software, designed.

Basic NXT flags These examples demonstrate some advanced features in LabVIEW. Using a Sub VI • This example shows a possible implementation of a sub VI. Sub VI’s are essentially consolidations of other code into one icon. Multiple NXTs • This example demonstrates how to use multiple NXTs.

After specifying which NXTs to use, the program uses motors on both NXTs. Multiple NXT Flags • This example demonstrates the use of multiple NXT flags. A robot is programmed to constantly check if the light sensor is on a dark surface, the touch sensor is pressed, and if the ultrasonic sensor is more than 10 cm away from an object. If any of these conditions are met, a corresponding flag is set to true and the parallel while loop reacts accordingly. Basic NXT Flag • This example shows a very basic use of the NXT flag function.

A flag is created and set to true only when the touch sensor is pressed. The flag is then used as a stop condition for a while loop. Resources • (ZIP).

Downloading the Software Please uninstall any previous versions of LEGO MINDSTORMS software first. You’ll need administrator rights for the computer on which you want to install the program. Use the link below to download a copy of the software for your NXT 2.0 from set 8547. Hidden Mysteries Game The White House. The Safari Web Browser doesn’t recognize the download as a.ISO file. We recommend Mac users download with Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome. Instructions for Windows Users Once you’ve downloaded this file, you’ll need to mount it as a Virtual Drive or burn it to disc to install.

There are many free programs for mounting and burning, but since they’re third party programs, we can’t suggest any specific software or provide step-by-step instructions. Once you insert the disc in your drive or mount the.ISO as a virtual drive, the “Autorun” window should appear. If it doesn’t, open the disc or virtual CD drive in “My Computer” and double click the file called “setup.exe” 2.

Follow the instructions on screen to install the software. You may need to restart your system after the installation is done.

To start the program, double click the MINDSTORMS NXT Software icon on your desktop. The first time you start the program it may take a couple of minutes to be ready. Instructions for Mac Users 1. Make sure you allow installations from anywhere, not just from the Mac App Store and identified developers. You can view or change this setting under “Security & Privacy” in your System Preferences. Double click the downloaded file in Finder or click on the file in your Downloads folder in the Dock. Double click the file named “Install”.

In the security warning that pops up, select “Don’t warn me when opening packages from this disk image” and click OK. The NXT 2.0 installation menu will launch. Simply select your preferred language and follow the instructions on screen. To start the program, select “LEGO Mindstorms NXT” from your Applications and click Mindstorms NXT. The first time you start the program it may take a couple of minutes to be ready.