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Lego NXT firmware loss - 2007/01/10 12:29 Imagine you run out of battery while you are uploading the firmware to your NXT brick. The result is a corrupted (or incomplete) firmware load, which means that the PC does not recognize the USB NXT device anymore and/or you can't use the brick any other way.

The solution is (thanks to Escuby for this) to ignore Windows is not recognizing the device and use the Lego application to upload the firmware again.

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Re:Lego NXT firmware loss - 2007/01/12 21:01 Do you own a NXT? I want to see it!

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Re:Lego NXT firmware loss - 2007/01/15 12:45 It is actually Escuby's NXT (a friend of mine). I am working with an old RCX 2.0 so far. And a simulated NXT using Robotics Studio. I've taken a picture of the NXT and I'll try to upload a video showing it working.

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Re:Lego NXT firmware loss - 2007/01/19 14:20 I love it!

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Re:Lego NXT firmware loss - 2007/03/01 00:04 Me da un huevo de pereza escribir a estas horas en inglés...jejeje

Acaban de pillar 3 NXT en mi uni para proyectos fin de carrera, etc. estoy intentando "agenciarme" uno para cacharrear. ¿Realmente se puede hacer algo útil con un NXT? Por lo que he visto hasta ahora me da que tiene muchas cosas pero me da la sensación que le falta algo...

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Re:Lego NXT firmware loss - 2007/03/01 13:07 As always, there are pros and cons. My point of view is that Lego NXT is a fantastic platform for teaching robotics. You can build simple robots within minutes, getting hands on and experimenting from the beginning. Programming is simple and recommended for beginners. Serious research is a different story. There is no doubt that you can develop simple experiments using one or more NXT robots. However, processing power and sensor quality are not professional (as expected in such a low cost educational platform). I think NXTs could be a nice option to take into account depending on the domain you are working. Budget is another important factor.

I don’t really have much experience using NXT’s. What I know for sure is that if you loved the old RCX, then you’ll like NXT. Sensors and motors have been improved, as well as the microcontroller. The use of USB and Bluetooth interfaces is a great advance. The old IR interface really sucks.

The problem of program complexity and size is gone if you use a tool like robotics studio, where the code can be executed in a DSS node in the PC which sends commands to the NXT via Bluetooth. I don’t know if you can do the same using another development platform or coding directly the BT communication between the PC and the robot. This is a great feature from my point of view, that I missed in the old RCX. Raúl Arrabales Moreno. conscious-robots.com/raul

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