Hey,
I know this answer is kinda late, but hopefully it can help out someone els=
e. You can easily write a program in VB to control your NXT.
The NXT can accept commands
/ communicate over USB or Bluetooth. You will =
need to send commands down to the NXT that are properly formatted and writt=
en in the correct syntax / protocol. Since there is a lot to cover, I woul=
d recommend taking a look at this writeup here:
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It covers all the basics of the types of commands that you will need to sen=
d to the NXT as well as helpful examples. The tutorial uses a more simplis=
tic application to send the commands, however if you can duplicate that in =
VB (which is fairly simple), then you can easily make a program in VB to co=
ntrol you NXT.
If you hook up your NXT to your computer via Bluetooth or USB, you can sear=
ch for the connection in the device manager. From here, you can determine =
which "COM" port # it is assigned to, and then in VB you simply address tha=
t com port, and send the commands you wish.
If you have any further questions, I would recommend posting a question at =
the bottom of that writeup - since LEGO's own "direct bluetooth commands" d=
escription .pdf is written very poorly. There are also some other apps you=
can download from the website and if you take a look around there they mig=
ht even have some examples written in VB for you. Here is one I found that=
uses C# - however should give you a great start:
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Hope this helps!