Tutorial: first steps in programming, 1-Installing the software [NXC]

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This is the first part of a serie of tutorials that I'm going to be posting called "First steps in programming". These tutorials are for people who has never programmed and people who has programmed and want to know how to do it in Lego Mindstorms NXT. We are going to be programming in NXC (Not eXactly C). This is a C-like programming language that has some great features and it's easy to learn, so don't be afraid!. I'm going to explain everything, so if you know C please have a little patience. This first tutorial is an easy and quick one because is only for installing the neccesary software.



Part 1: Installing the software
In these tutorials we are going to use "Brixc Command Center" to program. This is a great software that supports a lot of languages and it's very complete, but feel free to use another one. Let's begin:
The first thing that we have to do is download BCC (Brixc Command Center) in the official page. Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/bricxcc/files/bricxcc/ and download the .exe of the lastest version.

In my case, the 3.3.8.8 is the lastest version avaible.

Great, let's move on. Now we need to install it. Open the file and clic next and agree as many times as necessary. Choose typical installation.

Installing Bricx Command Center

Open the program.

Yep, that's the icon

Every time you open the program you will see this window:

If your NXT is connected, select NXT in Brick Type and clic OK. If is not connected, clic Cancel. Now the program will open:

Good Job! Now you are ready to the second tutorial, where we are going to program our first lines and use the NXT brick. Thanks for reading. If you have any questions just comment below, I would be glad to help.

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