Request for help getting started - Student Edition (7.1) with NXT toolkit

[dnaughton]

Does anyone have any suggestions for tutorials on getting started with Labview 7.1 and the NXT.  There are three tutorials on the NI website.  They all seems to assume you either already understand LabView or you're familiar with programming the NXT with mindstorms/NXT-G:

How_To_Create_NXT_Blocks_with_NI_LabVIEW.pdf

Not really a getting started guide at all - importing mindstorms blocks?

LabVIEW_for_NXT_Advanced_Programming_Guide.pdf

This was nice in that it goes through all the NXT functions, but doesn't give any examples of how to use them.

 

LabVIEW_Toolkit_for_LMS_NXT_Getting_Started_Guide.pdf

Not alot of informaiton here on getting the robot going.

If anyone has any links to tutorials on using Labview 7.1 Student Edition with the NXT toolkit that would be targeted to 5th graders, please let me know.   Something like - here's a simple VI to make the motor spin for 3 seconds, or turn clockwise for 8 steps, etc.  If I find anything useful, I'll post it back here.

thanks for you help.

[dnaughton]

There are a few samples vi's under C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1\examples\NXTToolkit\NXT Programs, but there is quite a leap in teaching a student about turning on and off a motor, and working a shift register in a while loop.

I'll keep posting back - thanks all.

[dnaughton]

I bought this book: LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT by Michael Gasperi, and it seems to be working okay.  All the other tutorials were for older versions of the software  Hope this is helpful for someone else.  Not a very active message board - bye.

[Babarji]

Gasperi's Labview for NXT book is excellent.  We're using it as the primary reference for a high school class and like it very much.

[Nli]

The next version of NXT (NXT module 2009) will ship with a lot more examples and sample code, with complete online help. Hope this will be useful for you.