MIT App Inventor

MIT App Inventor Getting Started Page

http://appinventor.mit.edu/

Org

http://www.appinventor.org

Forums

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mitappinventortest

Lego Mindstorms Reference for MIT App Inventor

http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/content/legomindstorms.html

Driving Motors

• • Driving NXT motors with MIT App Inventor does not seem to provide precise position control. Accordingly the design should use hard stops or not require precision control.

• Tutorial for Driving Motors with Simple Commands http://www.appinventor.org/Chapter12

• Tips for Advanced NXT Motor Control https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/appinventor/Oee7PKYhm8I/e0qYix_arC8J

Timed Activities

http://ai2.appinventor.mit.edu/reference/components/sensors.html#Clock

http://www.appinventor.org/TimedActivity

Google Voice for Texting over Wifi

http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/content/google-voice.html

See texting example

Downloading App onto Phone Permanently

http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/share.html

Tips and FAQ

• • Make sure to put the NXT and Phone in "Never Sleep" mode.

  • The control of the NXT motors is not very precise. Mechanical stops are more accurate.