About The Nxt Brick; Nxt Interface - LEGO mindstorms NXT User Manual

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About The NXT Brick

NXT Interface

The NXT brick is the brain of the LEGO
Education robot. It is a computer-controlled LEGO brick that
provides programmable, intelligent, decision-making behavior.
Output ports
The NXT has three output ports labeled
A, B, and C for Motors or Lamps.
Bluetooth icon
The Bluetooth icon shows the current
status of any wireless Bluetooth
connections. If there is no Bluetooth icon
shown, Bluetooth is Off.
Bluetooth is On but your NXT is not
visible to other Bluetooth devices.
Bluetooth and On and your NXT is visible
to other Bluetooth devices.
Bluetooth is On and your NXT is
connected to a Bluetooth device.
USB icon
When you connect your NXT to a
computer with a USB cable, a USB icon
will be displayed. If you disconnect the
USB cable, the icon will disappear.
USB connected and working fi ne.
USB connected but not working properly.
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Power Plug
If you are using the rechargeable battery and need to
recharge it, or if you are not using 6AA batteries, you can
connect a power adapter to the NXT using the power plug.
(Power adapters are sold separately.)
USB port
Connect a USB cable to the USB port and
download programs from your computer
to the NXT (or upload data from the robot
to your computer). You can also use the
wireless Bluetooth connection for uploading
and downloading.
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