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    The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide by David J. Perdue

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    • Pub. Date: October 2007
    • 320pp
    • Sales Rank: 60,806

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      • Pub. Date: October 2007
      • Publisher: No Starch Press San Francisco, CA
      • Format: Paperback, 320pp
      • Sales Rank: 60,806

      Synopsis

      The LEGO Mindstorms NXT set is a very powerful robotics toolkit, but it lacks a detailed users guide. This is the users guide that every Mindstorms owner needs. Includes a Mindstorms NXT Brickopedia.

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      Biography

      David J. Perdue is the author of Competitive MINDSTORMS (Apress, 2004) and has written for BrickJournal. He has been inventing with MINDSTORMS since 2001 and has received three Special Mention awards for his creations on the official online MINDSTORMS invention gallery. He lives with his family in Round Rock, Texas, and maintains a website.

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      November 05, 2007: Do you have any familiarity with LEGO or MINDSTORMS? If you do, then this book is for you. Author David J. Perdue, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that offers advanced material to challenge skilled MINDSTORMS users. Perdue, begins with an introduction to the NXT set. Then, the author guides you through the process of setting up your NXT set. Next, he examines vital pieces and their role in a robot. The author also examines the pieces in the NXT set as a whole. He continues by demonstrating essential techniques for building robust structures with beams from the NXT set. Then, the author discusses how to effectively employ gears in your NXT creations. Next, he introduces you to NXT-G--the official programming language. The author continues by covering advanced NXT-G features, including: data wires, the Complete palette, and the Custom palette. Then, he takes a brief look at the following unofficial languages that MINDSTORMS users have developed for the NXT: NBC, NXC, leJOS NXJ and RobotC. Finally, the author presents the MINDSTORMS method: A simple but powerful strategy that guides you from the beginning of a NXT project to its completion. This most excellent book can serve as a helpful reference for all readers. It helps you to more effectively and creatively use the NXT set. 1593271549