Bricx Command Center

Bricx Command Center is an application that you can use to program Lego Mindstorms robots from all the current and previous released versions.

It’s an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that provides you with all the tools and functions that you need in order to write code and set tour robot in motion. It offers support for the NXT brick by using Not eXactly C (NXC), Next Byte Codes (NBC) and NPG with the NBC compiler. With it you can program all versions of the RCX, Scout, Cybermaster and Spybot bricks using the NQC language.

The application displays a user-friendly interface that is also well structured, meaning that you can easily access all its features and tools. It goes without saying that you get a text editor which you can use to write the actual code.

To ease coding and help you create a workflow, the application offers you a very large templates library. From it, you can add pre-written segments of code directly into the editor just by double clicking. You get templates from categories such as Debugging, If statements, Outputs, Timing, Sensors, Sensor modes, Digital Sensors, Multitasking, Buttons, Strings, Messaging and Codatex functions.

Bricx Command Center enables you to work on multiple projects at the same time and offers you the use of a window list in case things get overcrowded. You also benefit from a code/error warning window along with a macro library.

So you can have an idea of how versatile that Bricx Command Center can be as an IDE, here are some of the tools you can use: Direct Control, Diagnostic, Brick Piano, Brick Joystick, Datalog, Memory map and Sound Conversion.

With the above to consider and much more to discover, Bricx Command Center is by all means a very practical tool for those passionate enough to take their Lego Mindstorms robots to the next level.