FTC Getting Started with NXT G
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Owner
David Perry
Description
Goals
- Get coaches started with the FTC kit using NXT G.
- Audience:
- New, past FTC and past FLL coaches
- Rocky and experienced coaches.
- Warning:
- Some NXGT-G information may appear elementary for experienced coaches.
Schedule
- 6:00pm Thursday September 25th, 2008 at OMSI
Prerequisites
none
Outline
- Getting Started 30-45 min
- Using NXT-G
- Installing the Software
- Quick tour
- Sequence Beam
- Palettes
- New Blocks
- Custom
- Subroutines (my blocks)
- Configuration Panel
- NXT Window
- Help & Navigation
- Menu Bar
- Tool Bar
- Robot Educator
- Changing Firmware
- Connecting with Bluetooth
- Writing a Simple Program
- Using Logitech Controller
- FTC Controller Station
- Autonomous vs Teleoperated
- Sample Controller Programs
- Troubleshooting
Resources
- www.ftctraining.com
- http://www.ortop.org/ftc/index.htm
- http://usfirst.org/community/FTC/default.aspx?id=968
- http://usfirst.org/community/resourcecenter.aspx?id=954
- http://catalog.pitsco.com/store/default.aspx?CategoryID=157&by=9&c=1&bhcp=1
- http://firsttechchallenge.blogspot.com/
- http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles/Community/FTC/FTC_Documents_and_Updates/2008/FTC%20Competition%20Kit%20for%20FIRST.pdf
- http://www.mindsensors.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=58
- http://www.ortop.org/NXT_Tutorial/
- http://hitechnic.com/
- http://mindstorms.lego.com/Support/Updates/.
- http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/events/ftc/nxt_g/index.htm
- http://www.zdome.net/wiki/images/8/86/NXT_G_workshop.pdf
