MATRIX Toolkit for LabVIEW 2012 for LEGO Mindstorms Installer ?

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Hi 40123157,
MATRIX support is included in the MINDSTORMS Competition Toolkit. You can find last year's toolkit here: http://www.ni.com/download/labview-ftc-toolkit-2012-2013/4331/en/.
An updated version of this toolkit for 2014-2015 is targeted to be released at the end of August.

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C:\National Instruments Downloads\LabVIEW\7.1\LabVIEW NXT Toolkit\2.0\Products\MetaUninstaller\MU\MetaUninstaller.msi
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C:\National Instruments Downloads\LabVIEW\7.1\LabVIEW NXT Toolkit\2.0\Products\NXT_Driver64\LegoMindstormsNXTdriver64.msi
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Labview 7.1.0と一緒に、タイトルのtool kitを使って、
LEGO MINDSTORMS　NXTを動かそうとしているのですが、
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"Getting Started with the LabVIEW toolkit for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT"（添付）
の最初の"Building a LabVIEW VI that Runs on the NXT"に従って、
作成したVIをNXT上で動かそうとしたのですが、
Debugボタンを押すと、コンパイル、ダウンロードまではうまくいくのですが、
ダウンロードされたプログラムがNXT上で動作せず、動かそうとすると、
NXT本体のディスプレイにFILE ERROR!と表示されます。
NXTのバージョンは、1.03で、
"LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT"を
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#### Starting Mass Compile: 2008年7月2日 18:41:42
Directory: "C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1\vi.lib\addons"
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Failed to load (C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1\vi.lib\addons\NXTToolkit\shared\NXTToolkit.RemoveScrollbars_8_0.vi)
#### Finished Mass Compile: 2008年7月2日 18:42:58
Labview 7.1では関係ないのかなと思っているのですが、関係あるでしょうか？
その他でも、不具合原因について、心当たりのある方がいらっしゃいましたら、
アドバイス頂ければ幸いです。
小松崎
添付:
LabVIEW_Toolkit_for_LMS_NXT_Getting_Started_Guide.pdf ‏201 KB

I do know of this one software where you can simulate the NXT, but it might only be for NXT-G programs.
SimplySim at The NXT Step
Other than that I don't think there's any way.
As for the difference between the two, there's a whole ton. Those are two different programs with very different syntaxes. Lego NXT-G is the basic software that comes with the NXT kit. It's a very scaled down version of LabVIEW and is pretty nice. LabVIEW is much more advanced and you can do much more with it, but you are restricted to using the LabVIEW NXT Toolkit and the NXT's cababilities. (no float, only so much RAM, etc.). But you can still do a ton more with it. Yes, you can data log with LabVIEW in, like, many ways.
Hope that helps!

LabVIEW toolkit for Lego Mindstorm EV3

Hello,
I want to ask about labview toolkit for EV3 brick (lego mindstorm)?
Will it be included in LabVIEW 2014?
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Thanks

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LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT bugs

When you find bugs in the toolkit, post them to this message thread.
This board will be regularly monitored by both NI Application Engineers and members of the development team.
Thanks for helping us create a better toolkit going forward.
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Linux labview eval version for lego mindstorms nxt

Hi,
I'm a high school teacher in Tamil Nadu, India. Our school recently purchased 4 lego mindstorm NXT kits. We were happy to find that the new software was powered by labview, because it runs on linux. Our school runs on an Edubuntu LTSP network. So we were sad when we discovered the installation disk only supported MacOS and Windows.
I looked at the labview site for NXT and saw that we could get a student evaluation copy for use with NXT - so I filled out the forms, but when the link to the FTP site was given, it only provided a Windows and MacOS copy.
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I'm sorry I didn't make this more clear in my previous post, but the LabVIEW Student Edition for use with LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT is only available for Windows. This will provide you with the LabVIEW 7.1 Student Edition and then you can download the LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT. This will give you the ability to create custom NXT blocks in LabVIEW.
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I recently purchased an IR Sensor from Mindsensors (DIST-Nx-Long-v3) which I need for a SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Application) that I am developing using the LabVIEW for Lego Mindstorms software. I installed the Mindsonsors IR Sensor, and it works under NXT-G and RobotC, but am having trouble finding a way to get LabVIEW for Lego Mindstorms to install the sensor.
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Hi Ethan,
As you can see from my Word document, I am a little light on the proper terminology. That's because LVLM comes with inadequate documentation.
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If I repeat the above process with the application set in the Direct Mode (.vi), I also get the sub-palette with all the Mindsensors functions on it. When I drag the Mindsensors icon to the Block Diagram and select "Distance Sensor," the Distance Sensor does work.
What I need for my mapping application is for the Distance Sensor to work in the Remote Mode. I called NI tech support and the first engineer told me to simple drag the Mindsensors Functions (.vi) onto the Block Diagram. I did this, but when I selected the Distance Sensor, the icon appeared, but the sensor did not work. Since I have no idea what's under the hood of the vi or a function, I assumed that simply dragging the vi/function onto the desktop didn't install the vi/function properly. I went back to the Applications Engineer, and he confessed that he did not understand the LVLM product.
My frustration is being punted to new people, none of whom so far (other than you, of course) understand LVLM.

Why does LabVIEW for Lego Mindstorms have 2 Functions Palettes?

LabVIEW for Lego Mindstorms has 2 separate Functions Palettes. One of them appears when one creates a VI (.vi) for a Project (.lvrbt), and it appears to contain Mindstorms NXT functions. The other appears when one creates a stand alone VI (.vi), and it contains functions which are labelled "NXT Robotics" but which appear to be the old Mindstorms RCX functions. For example, the Motor Functions have no Speed or Duration controls. (See Control Palette pictures on the attached Word document.) (NI should be aware that the RCX is no longer sold or supported by Lego.)
If I only want to create a stand-alone VI, how do I access mature NXT functions with which to implement that VI?
Attachments:
NI LabVIEW Function Palettes.doc ‏127 KB

I knew that the NXT could be controlled from a "remote" device (e.g. cell phone), though perhaps "remote" is a poor choice of words given your use of the word "direct" which, as you use it, has the same connotation. I have never run the NXT in the direct mode, nor have any of my team members. The reason I assumed that you had included RCX functions was RCX functions had fewer properties than NXT functions just like your "direct" functions do. I have no idea where the "dual mode" functions are to be found.
I think LVLM has inadequate introductory documentation.I have Gasperi's book, but like NXT-G books, he only gives recipes for robots with different functionalities. LVLM needs a better structural and functional description.
Lego Education is not supporting LVLM (nore is NI, for that matter, at least not very well...it was a lot of work to get to someone who knew what they were talking about). The guys at Lego Education are not in a position to support LVLM. Your guys also asked me to call "Tom Barrowman," Lego's New England sales rep. I didn't call him, but I am betting that he knows even less.
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LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS and EV3

Can LabVIEW for LEGO MINDSTORMS be used to program the EV3?
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Saludos
MI problema es el siguiente, sucede que requiero de un controlador difuso y entiendo que necesito el toolkit fuzzy para el labview 2012 version student, mi problema es que el toolkit no lo encuentro para descargarlo, quisiera saber si alguien pudiera ayudarme con esto, y ademas agradecería si pudieran facilitarme algunos ejemplos para poder trabajar con el toolkit.
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I already get the the new license file for vlm 3.0 and installed it, then i made the installer for
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Today i was looking on the server and i have seen that the licenses are LabVIEW 2012 licenses.
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