Category Archives: LEGO

LEGO Powered Up Connector

Posted on 2020/09/26th by Marek Lewandowski

Recently (years, not decades) LEGO introduced a new family of motors, sensors and control system – it was and is a bit confusing, but whether you think of LEGO WeDo, Control+, Powered Up, Spike Prime or the new Mindstorms 51515 … Continue reading →

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Calibration of an Absolute IMU-ACG (or IMU-A / IMU-AC) by Mindsensors (Mindstorms EV3 acceleration, compass and gyro sensor – 9DOF)

Posted on 2020/09/07th by Marek Lewandowski

So I got an Absolute IMU-ACG sensor made by https://www.mindsensors.com/. And it was a lemon to boot. My luck was, I bought it via Generation Robots. They made a short deal out of it and I got a replacement sensor … Continue reading →

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Running third party motor with your Mindstorms EV3 / NXT

Posted on 2018/12/03rd by Marek Lewandowski

Mindstorms EV3 and their motors The LEGO Mindstorms™ is a very nice compact and easy to program set, with a lot of sensors (both, LEGO own as well as third-party, see e.g. http://www.mindsensors.com/). When talking about motors, the air gets thin … Continue reading →

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