LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT-G 2.0 - Remote Control

One of the final new additions to NXT-G 2.0 is the internal Remote Control, lets have a look...

Preliminary Actions

Installed NXT-G 2.0

Run NXT-G 2.0

The Remote Control

The Remote Control can be located under the 'Tools/Remote Control...' menu in the software package.

Click on this menu option to run the Remote Control. You will know it is loading if the image on the left appears in the middle of your screen.

This window will appear - welcome to the Remote Control!

Click on the "Connetions" button to connect a NXT brick to the remote:

To control your robot, either press the buttons shown on-screen or press the corresponding buttons on your computer's keyboard. To change the speed of the movement motors, use the speed bar on the right of the Remote Control window, '+' will increase the speed, and '-' will decrease it.

Clicking on "Configure" will allow you to specify which motor ports will move the robot, the direction that the movement motors and action motor will rotate, as well as the power of the action motor.

Note that turning left or right will power BOTH the movement motors, while pressing 'Up' or 'Down' will power one of the movement motors. Therefore, the internal remote control in NXT-G 2.0 is best used for cars and other vehicles.

Lastly, you can run a program on the NXT brick while controling the robot from the Remote Control window!