From 6b53db8405abed59970674718f0c62229f2cd176 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ganicke Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 12:39:24 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Include a note about NXT in FAQ --- docs/about.md | 2 ++ docs/faq.md | 5 +++++ docs/labview.md | 8 ++++---- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/faq.md diff --git a/docs/about.md b/docs/about.md index 1ec3bd5d..4658865b 100644 --- a/docs/about.md +++ b/docs/about.md @@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ program to a **.uf2** file, which you then copy to the **@drivename@** drive. Th ### ~ hint +#### Bluetooth support + **Experimental support** for Bluetooth download is now available. Please read the [Bluetooth](/bluetooth) page for more information. ### ~ diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2bbe06c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +# @extends + +## Can I use LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education NXT with MakeCode? #specific + +The MakeCode editor only works with @boardname@. To create code for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education NXT, you need to [download](https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads) the software to program it. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/labview.md b/docs/labview.md index 59a986d1..ec739f10 100644 --- a/docs/labview.md +++ b/docs/labview.md @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # Coding in MakeCode -This guide helps users who are used to work with @boardname@ to get familiar with using blocks in MakeCode. +This guide helps users who are used to working with @boardname@ become familiar with using blocks in MakeCode. ## Snap together the blocks -Just like with LabView, blocks in the MakeCode editor can be dragged from the cabinet and snapped together +Just like in LabView, blocks in the MakeCode editor can be dragged from the cabinet and snapped together to create a sequence of program instructions. Take a look a the LabView program below: it **starts**, turns on motor A, waits a second, and finally stops motor A. @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ brick.setStatusLight(StatusLight.OrangePulse); ## Waiting (pausing) -It is quite common to have to wait for a task to finish or for a sensor state to change, such as a touch button pressed. The ``||loops:pause||`` and ``||sensors:pause until||`` blocks provide a way for your program to wait for a period of time. +It is quite common to have to wait for a task to finish or for a sensor state to change, such as when a touch button pressed. The ``||loops:pause||`` and ``||sensors:pause until||`` blocks provide a way for your program to wait for a period of time. ![pause for time](/static/labview/pausefortime.png) @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ forever(function () { ## Concurrent loops -You can start up multiple ``||loops:forever||`` loops that will run at the same time. Actually, only the code in just one of the loops is really running at any exact moment in time. Each loop, though, gets a turn to run all of its code and this makes them run [_concurrently_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_computing). +You can start up multiple ``||loops:forever||`` loops that run at the same time. Actually, only the code in just one of the loops is really running at any exact moment in time. Each loop, though, gets a turn to run all of its code and this makes them run [_concurrently_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrent_computing). ![Multiple loops running at the same time](/static/labview/multipleloops.png)