Hack the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Computer

Added on 09.01.2009 by Jon Titus
Keywords: mindstorms, iar systems, hack, lego, jtag

A bit of hardware and free software lets Lego "developers" use professional coding tools.

Jon Titus
Titus regularly contributes articles on electronics and measurement. He has extensive experience designing with microprocessors and microcontrollers, and developed data-acquisition and instrument-control systems and taught many courses on software and hardware design. A recipient of the George R. Stibitz Computer & Communications Pioneer Award, he holds a BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, an MS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

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