Extreme Mindstorms: an Advanced Guide to Lego Mindstorms Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. Edition

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Three MINDSTORMS experts have joined with the maintainer of the legOS HOWTO to produce the book that all advanced users of LEGO MINDSTORMS have been waiting for. Each author has written material based on his specialty. Dave Baum shows you how to take Not Quite C (NQC) to its limits. Ralph Hempel explains the ins and outs of pbForth. Michael Gasperi teaches you how to build numerous custom sensors with simple, systematic instructions. Luis Villa show you how (and when) to upgrade MINDSTORMS' built-in operating system to take advantage of the extra power of legOS, a complete C environment for the RCX.

Extreme MINDSTORMS: An Advanced Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS starts with an overview of the RCX firmware and includes a whole chapter on RCX 2.0. Next, the book concentrates on the steps needed to build Seeker, a light-seeking robot, and to program it in NQC. Later chapters extend Seeker's functionality using pbForth and legOS. The book concludes with two chapters on building both custom passive and custom powered sensors. These sensors can take LEGO MINDSTORMS to levels impossible to achieve with just the parts supplied in the box or available through normal channels.

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Michael Gasperi has been an expert in LEGO Mindstorms sensors since they were first introduced in 1998. His popular web site and contributing chapters to Extreme Mindstorms (Apress, 2000) have guided many people through the process of building their own extensions to the kit.

Series: Technology in Action
Paperback: 347 pages
Publisher: Apress; Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. edition (November 7, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1893115844
ISBN-13: 978-1893115842
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
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Great Resource!

ByCorey Whiteon January 7, 2013

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This product was used for my classroom educational environmental Robotic's class. It works well and still in use to this day.

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Extreme Mindstorms ... Extremely Excellent

ByGRK_Astronomeron February 24, 2001

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Want to take your Mindstorms creations to new hieghts? Go beyond RIS? The ya have to get this book, a follow up to Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to Lego Mindstorms. You will not only see more NQC programming, but pbForth as well, and an excellent section on constructing your own sensors. If your the kid who doesn't grow up, an engineer at heart, and the owner of more than one RIS set because you are obssessed with Lego Mindstorms, then you cannot do without adding this book to your collection.

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Great Book!

ByDaniel Millson November 9, 2000

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I recommend this book to anyone who wants to do some serious programming with the Lego Mindstorms kit. The four authors are experts in different areas like LegOS, NQC, pbForth, and even on making your own sensors for the robot.
The illustrations are very well done and make building the robots a simple task. The programming examples are very clear, and easy to follow, yet still fun to do. I particularly like the variety of the book. There are many projects, and they illustrate different features of the robots and the different programming envorinments. On the desktop side, it has examples on getting the system working on several platforms, like Linux, or Microsoft Windows.
This is most certainly the best advanced Lego Mindstorms book you'll find, and at a great price, too.

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Good and not too extreme

ByMonica Stewarton November 27, 2000

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I don't know if I like the "Extreme" in the title. In many ways this book just covers the basics. In some ways I like this book better than Baum's "Defintive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms", because it's not so NQC centric. In other ways I prefer the DGLM because it had more info on structural issues. There is a knack to making good LEGO structures, and a few tips really come in handy. I would have to say that I find the DGLM more extreme as far as the variety and originality of the projects.

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Even better than it predecesor

ByFrancis Pereaon February 4, 2002

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If the Definitive Guide was wonderful this one is even better.
Special remark to Gasperi section about homebrew sensors.
This guys have done a invaluable works.
One of my library jewels.

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Even better than it predecesor

ByFrancis Pereaon February 4, 2002

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If Definitive Guide was wonderful this one is even better.
These guys have done a good work with the book.
Special mention to Gasperi's Homebrew Sensors section.
One of my library's jewels

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this is not for kids

ByAmazon Customeron November 21, 2000

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i work with c and assembler, also i work with maya and 3d studio max on the graphics end. black belt in all of those fields. this book is bringing me to my white belt to black belt knowledge in robotics.dont think buy.

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