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Learning Lego Mindstorms EV3

By : Gary Garber
Book Image

Learning Lego Mindstorms EV3

By: Gary Garber

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Learning LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
10
Other Programming Languages
Index

Data logging software


There are four major differences between the Home and Educational Editions of the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 software, which are as follows.

  • Cost: You can download the Home Edition of the Software for free, whereas a single license of the Education Edition of the software is about $100 and a site license is about $400.

  • Appearance: The Home Edition has a lobby or splash page, which is reminiscent of a Hollywood robot invasion movie, which is not found in the Educational Edition.

  • Sensor blocks: The Home Edition does not include sensor blocks for the Gyro Sensor or the Ultrasonic motion sensor, but these can be downloaded and imported.

  • Data logging: The most significant difference is the data logging features of the Educational Edition. The data logging is so distinct and different that I would almost qualify it as a different piece of software.

What good is the data logging software? If you are an elementary or middle school teacher, data logging can easily be a great tool. Data...