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CMS NXT Firmware

Submitted by Jenny Kassil on 18 June, 2013 - 09:57
Overview: 
The goal of this lesson is to explore the concept of firmware using the NXT. Students will connect the NXT to a computer to download firmware and explore its contents.
Objectives: 

Student will be able to:

1. Distinguish firmware from software

2. Explain the role of the NXT firmware

3. Update the NXT firmware

Instruction Guide: 
NXT Firmware [1]
Primary Instructional Material: 
NXT Firmware [2]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Alternative: 
NXT Firmware (incl. Summative Assessment) [3]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Supplemental: 
NXT Firmware_Video [4]
Education Level: 
Middle School [5]
High School [6]
Scope & Sequence: 
Robotics [7]
Focus Subject: 
Computing / Computer Science [8]
Robotics Hardware [9]
Robotics Software [10]
HW Platform: 
NXT [11]
SW Platform: 
NXT-G [12]
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed [13]
Clone Of: 
NXT Firmware [14]



National Science Foundation

Source URL: https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2633

Links
[1] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/398
[2] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/400
[3] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/415
[4] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/404
[5] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/40
[6] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/41
[7] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/141
[8] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/computing-science
[9] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/robotics-hardware
[10] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/robotics-software
[11] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-hardwareplatform/nxt
[12] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-software-platform/nxt-g
[13] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/26
[14] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/399