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Tutorials and Help:

LogoBlocks for the RCX

Tutorial - a short intro to logoblocks
RCX LogoBlocks Reference - a listing of all the bricks and what each does
Comandos de LogoBlocks para el ladrillo RCX de LEGO Mindstorms - a Spanish-language listing of all the bricks and what each does

LogoBlocks for the Cricket

Tutorial - a short intro to logoblocks (also available in pdf format)
Cricket LogoBlocks Reference - a listing of all the bricks and what each does
11"x17" Intro - a short intro formatted for hanging on the wall during a workshop
older handouts:
- Procedures

CricketLogo

Tutorial - and extended tutorial and reference
Getting Started - setting up and begging to use cricketLogo for Microworlds
Command Reference - a pure reference of what each cricketLogo command does
older handouts:
- Procedures

YellowBrickLogo

Command Reference , also available in Spanish and Portuguese [ MSword and pdf ].

How To:

Make Your Own ...

Make Your Own Sensor - Fred wrote this tutorial for people trying to make sensors for the Cricket. This walks you through examples of making the four common sensors : temperature, touch, light, and reflectance. It also teaches you how to solder if you've never done it before.
Make Your Own Cricket Motor - Casey wrote this great tutorial for using random motors with the Cricket. It walks you through the calculations of what type of resistor to use, but also includes a nifty calculator for figuring it out automatically!
Cricket Sensor Reference - Casey made this to help find out how ICUs (International Cricket Units) map to actual resistance values.
Distance Sensor Calculator - If you're using the distance bus-device, Rahul made a little page to translate from ICUs to real distances.
Temperature Sensor Reference - If you're using the temperature sensor, and wondering what ICUs mean in actual degrees, then this is the graph for you!

Using LEGO bricks

The Art Of LEGO - This paper by Fred Martin which introduces the reader to the language of designing mechanisms with LEGO materials. Diagrams and sample models illustrate the ideas presented. Useful for someone trying to build LEGO robots. Also check out the new color images we took.
Using LEGO touch sensors - Here you can find a couple of examples of how to build stuff around the LEGO touch sensors that make them easier to use.
Random LEGO modules - These are a couple of simple LEGO motion modules we made for an event at the Smithsonion Museum.

Setup Help:

Serial Port Solutions

If you have a late model Macintosh, you need some kind of serial port replacement to have your cricket work with your USB port. Also, if you have a PC, you might need to download a serial driver.

Debugging Tips

So you've got a problem? Can't start LogoBlocks in PC? Can't find the Interface? Can't download to the Cricket? Bus device doesn't work? Here is a list of things that might help! Includes link to known bugs.