The NXT Jump » sensors http://nxt-jump.com Just another WordPress site Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:15:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Short Length Flexi-Cables for NXT Sensors and Motors Reviewshttp://nxt-jump.com/lego-rcx/428/short-length-flexi-cables-for-nxt-sensors-and-motors-reviews/ http://nxt-jump.com/lego-rcx/428/short-length-flexi-cables-for-nxt-sensors-and-motors-reviews/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:12:46 +0000 Eric http://nxt-jump.com/lego-rcx/428/short-length-flexi-cables-for-nxt-sensors-and-motors-reviews/ Continue reading →]]> Short Length Flexi-Cables for NXT Sensors and Motors

  • Ribbon like thin and flexible
  • Comes with NXT Compatible Phone jack connectors
  • Uses external power supply (up to 35 Volts) for motors.
  • Pack of 4 short cables:
  • 2 cables: 10cm (4 inches), 2 cables: 20cm (8 inches)

These flexible cables are ribbon like thin, and are compatible with NXT.

Price: $ 9.85

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]]> http://nxt-jump.com/lego-rcx/428/short-length-flexi-cables-for-nxt-sensors-and-motors-reviews/feed/ 0 Getting Started with the Internet of Things: Connecting Sensors and Microcontrollers to the Cloudhttp://nxt-jump.com/netduino/416/getting-started-with-the-internet-of-things-connecting-sensors-and-microcontrollers-to-the-cloud/ http://nxt-jump.com/netduino/416/getting-started-with-the-internet-of-things-connecting-sensors-and-microcontrollers-to-the-cloud/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 21:18:28 +0000 Eric http://nxt-jump.com/netduino/416/getting-started-with-the-internet-of-things-connecting-sensors-and-microcontrollers-to-the-cloud/ Continue reading →]]> Getting Started with the Internet of Things: Connecting Sensors and Microcontrollers to the Cloud

The Internet of Things is the new generation of devices that serve as the Internet’s interface to the physical world. Today’s tiny microcontrollers, sensors, and actuators are powerful, inexpensive, and simple enough to code that anyone with basic programming skills can create a variety of fun, useful, and even profitable systems — such as devices that detect and extinguish fires or automatically water plants when the soil becomes too dry. This hands-on introductory guide will quickly show you

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Price: $ 13.74

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]]> http://nxt-jump.com/netduino/416/getting-started-with-the-internet-of-things-connecting-sensors-and-microcontrollers-to-the-cloud/feed/ 0 NXT Sensorshttp://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/115/nxt-sensors/ http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/115/nxt-sensors/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:52:51 +0000 Eric http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/nxt-sensors In this lab we learned how to use the sensors and how to program it…!!!

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]]> http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/115/nxt-sensors/feed/ 0 Using NXTHID to enter NXT sensor data into cell of EXCELhttp://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/69/using-nxthid-to-enter-nxt-sensor-data-into-cell-of-excel/ http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/69/using-nxthid-to-enter-nxt-sensor-data-into-cell-of-excel/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:34:23 +0000 Eric http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/using-nxthid-to-enter-nxt-sensor-data-into-cell-of-excel This video shows the capabilities of Mindsensors.com NXTHID sensor which can simulate keyboard typing function of entering data from NXT into the cell of MS Excel worksheet.

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]]> http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-sensors/69/using-nxthid-to-enter-nxt-sensor-data-into-cell-of-excel/feed/ 0 LEGO Mindstorms NXT: A Brief Introduction & Tutorial Part 1http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-education/40/lego-mindstorms-nxt-a-brief-introduction-tutorial-part-1/ http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-education/40/lego-mindstorms-nxt-a-brief-introduction-tutorial-part-1/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:20:13 +0000 Eric http://nxt-jump.com/nxt-education/lego-mindstorms-nxt-a-brief-introduction-tutorial-part-1 Continue reading →]]> This is part 1 of a brief introduction and tutorial to LEGO Mindstorms NXT. Topics discussed are (1) what is included with the NXT robotics kit and (2) how to build a simple NXT robot.

See part 2 for a look at (3) programming an NXT robot and (4) testing an NXT robot.

This was my topic of choice when given an instructional video assignment in one of my college courses.

Check out my website for a hi-res download:
http://www.chadcardwell.net

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