Comments on: Concurrency in Lego Mindstorms NXT http://jakob.engbloms.se/archives/1058?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Computer Technology: Simulation, Virtualization, Virtual Platforms, Embedded, Multicore and Multiprocessing (by Jakob Engblom) Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:54:16 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Observations from Uppsala » Graphical Programming When It Works… or Not http://jakob.engbloms.se/archives/1058/comment-page-1#comment-2711 Observations from Uppsala » Graphical Programming When It Works… or Not Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:13:01 +0000 http://jakob.engbloms.se/?p=1058#comment-2711 [...] I got the Lego Mindstorms robotics kit that I have been blogging about before (1,2,3), one of my goals was to try my hands on some graphical “model-driven” programming. [...] [...] I got the Lego Mindstorms robotics kit that I have been blogging about before (1,2,3), one of my goals was to try my hands on some graphical “model-driven” programming. [...]

]]> By: Jakob http://jakob.engbloms.se/archives/1058/comment-page-1#comment-2661 Jakob Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:44:34 +0000 http://jakob.engbloms.se/?p=1058#comment-2661 Yes, there seems to be a plethora of programming options out there. I am also thinking about trying the C compiler from my old employer IAR, at http://www.iar.se/website1/1.0.1.0/1483/1/ . But I am also making a point of trying to use Labview, in order to see how it is to use a graphical programming system for some "real" work (even if it is with a toy). So far, I am very impressed with the ease of getting going, with programs done within minutes of installation. Sure, it is very limiting in some ways, but also liberating in its simplicity. That is supported concurrency was an unexpected bonus. I keep being reminded of the characterization of "CASE tools" that I got back in the mid-1990s from the excellent Professor Jochen Ludewig (http://www.iste.uni-stuttgart.de/se/people/ludewig.html) in Stuttgart, Germany. He basically said "it is like building with Lego Duplo compared to regular Lego -- you quickly build something big, but not with as much detail or freedom". Yes, there seems to be a plethora of programming options out there. I am also thinking about trying the C compiler from my old employer IAR, at http://www.iar.se/website1/1.0.1.0/1483/1/ .

But I am also making a point of trying to use Labview, in order to see how it is to use a graphical programming system for some “real” work (even if it is with a toy). So far, I am very impressed with the ease of getting going, with programs done within minutes of installation. Sure, it is very limiting in some ways, but also liberating in its simplicity. That is supported concurrency was an unexpected bonus.

I keep being reminded of the characterization of “CASE tools” that I got back in the mid-1990s from the excellent Professor Jochen Ludewig (http://www.iste.uni-stuttgart.de/se/people/ludewig.html) in Stuttgart, Germany. He basically said “it is like building with Lego Duplo compared to regular Lego — you quickly build something big, but not with as much detail or freedom”.

]]> By: Jason http://jakob.engbloms.se/archives/1058/comment-page-1#comment-2660 Jason Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:56:25 +0000 http://jakob.engbloms.se/?p=1058#comment-2660 Jakob, I also experiment with the NXT with my 10 year old son. There are lots of ways to program it besides using LabView. One that I like is Urbi: http://www.gostai.com/ http://www.urbiforge.com/ Congratulations on the baby. Jason Jakob,

I also experiment with the NXT with my 10 year old son.

There are lots of ways to program it besides using LabView.

One that I like is Urbi:

http://www.gostai.com/
http://www.urbiforge.com/

Congratulations on the baby.

Jason

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