Jane,

I just opened my software and on the "about" it shows a version number under the robot picture.  This is a Mac version – I don't have a PC version to check from home.

The "easy" way to tell version 2.0 from 2.1 is this – Version 2.1 has a color sensor while version 2.0 does not.

I tried applying the update to move up to version 2.1 on both PC and Mac – it didn't work properly on either.  I had to uninstall the software and reinstall version 2.0 on both systems to get it to work. If you don't have a color sensor  you don't need 2.1 so I'd recommend keeping 2.0.

You can upgrade the firmware to 1.31 – which I find is the most stable and efficient available.  It works well with version 2.0

Hope this helps.

Nick

From: Jane Jiang <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Reply-To: Jane Jiang <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:34:54 -0700
To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Firmware and software


I am a little hesitate to let the team upgrade the laptop they program with.  I tried to upgrade my laptop.  The installation completed without any issue.   However, I could not figure out how I can tell for sure that I am now on version 2.1.   I tried Help ->About LEGO NXT MINDSTORM NXT EDU..., but could not find any version number.   Does anyone know how to tell the version number?

Did anyone encounter any problem running existing programs after the upgrade?

Many thanks for your help,

Jane Jiang
Team 3186 - Brainy Bunch

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From: Ralph Grove <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] Firmware and software

The most recent firmware version is 1.31. There are some notes at the Lego firmware download site (http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/support/files/firmware.aspx#Patches) that explain the changes that were made from the previous version.

The latest version of the Mindstorms NXT software is 2.1. If you have version 2.0, you can upgrade to version 2.1 by using the patch available on the vadcfll.org<http://vadcfll.org> website (under Coaching Resources). If you have an older (1.x) version, you can purchase the newer software from Lego.

Ralph

On 9/30/11 4:25 PM, Sonya Shaver wrote:
Hello,
Can anyone inform me about firmware and software?  Is the most updated firmware 1.31?

If you go to this link and search for firmware, it lists Firmware 1.31 at the top, but it doesn't say NXT Firmware.

Also, does the software change and get updated too?  Or would the Mindstorms software from three years ago be the same as what is current right now?

Thanks in advance!

Sonya Shaver


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