PbrickDev - Programming Environment for LEGO� Mindstorms� RCX

 What is PbrickDev?

LEGO Company released the "Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention System" few years back. This kit contains a microcomputer called RCX. The RCX has it�s own operating system that lets you manipulate 3 input ports for sensors and 3 output ports for motors, lamps or any other device that operates on 9 volt.

The Mindstorms kit contains few hundreds Lego parts that you can assemble into many types of mechanical models. After assembling the model you design, you need to write a program that controls it and that�s where PbrickDev is used.

PbrickDev is a complete programming environment for the RCX, it is a win32 application tested on win95, win98 and Windows NT.

See an overall image of PbrickDev.

Here are some of the main features of PbrickDev:

• Full graphical user interface, you don�t need to write code or remember syntax.

• Naming variables and constants.

• Visually placing motors and sensors.

• Test panel that you can use to debug your program at design time or run time.

• Enhanced Datalog handling with graph viewer (NEW).

• Full project map.

• Use your joystick and keyboard to control the robot.

• Transmitting code fragments immediately to the RCX in order to check the program behavior.

• Full help documentation.

Downloading and installing PbrickDev:  (Last Spirit.ocx version 2.5.1)
In the download page you can find several download kits.
Read the description of each kit to find out which one you need.

 If you have any questions or want to comment, please contact [email protected]