Welcome to LEGO Engineer!
This document covers the installation of LEGO Engineer.
This document was written by Ben Erwin (berwin@tufts.edu)
and updated 2/10/99.
DOWNLOAD
LEGO Engineer is available through FTP
or via HTTP.
Download MacinstallLE.bin or PCinstall.zip and follow the instructions.
HARDWARE
LEGO Engineer is for use with the Control Lab serial interface box (part #9751D $238.50) and Control Lab Building Kit (part #9701D $241.50). The serial cable to connect the interface box to the computer is (part #9769D Mac, #9768D IBM $27.25)
SOFTWARE
LEGO Engineer can run once the ROBOLAB CD-ROM (part #900050 $25.00 or site license part #900060 $100.00) is installed.
The LEGO hardware and software are made by LEGO DACTA and distributed through PITSCO LEGO Dacta:
LEGO DACTA
555 Taylor Road
P.O. Box 1600
Enfield, CT 06083-1600
PITSCO LEGO DACTA (to order from or receive catalogue)
P.O. Box 1707
Pittsburg, KS 66762
1-800-362-4308
FAX 1-888-534-6784
ALTERNATIVE SOFTWARE
You can also run LEGO Engineer under LabVIEW 5 or LabVIEW Student Edition 5, which are made by National Instruments:
National Instruments
6504 Bridge Point Parkway
Austin, TX 78730-5039
The Student Edition of LabVIEW is distributed by Addison-Wesley Longman and is $56.25. It may be obtained by calling Addison-Wesley at 1-800-822-6339 (ISBN 0201361663) or ordered online. It comes with a book called "Learning with LabVIEW" by Robert H. Bishop, which is $39.95 if ordered separately (ISBN 0201361663).
see the National Instruments Student Edition site for more information.
TEACHER'S GUIDE
The Teacher's Guide to LEGO Engineer.
send comments/questions to Ben Erwin at berwin@tufts.edu
have fun!