Chapter 9. NXT-G Tools

The NXT-G programming environment offers not only a number of exciting programming blocks—the focus of our attention in Chapter 7 and Chapter 8—but also a collection of other tools that you can use to enhance and manage your programs. There are seven tools: Calibrate Sensors, Update NXT Firmware, Create Pack and Go, Block Import and Export Wizard, Image Editor, Remote Control, and Sound Editor. You can access these tools from the Tools menu on the menu bar of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 software. To help you understand and effectively apply these tools, we’ll examine the functionality of each one in the order it appears in the Tools menu.

Calibrate Sensors

The Calibrate Sensors tool (Figure 9-1), which you can select from ...

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