{"id":7348,"date":"2013-11-01T12:32:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T01:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/?p=7348"},"modified":"2017-12-21T14:55:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T03:55:58","slug":"using-ev3-software-to-run-the-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/legoeng.local\/using-ev3-software-to-run-the-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Using EV3 software to run the NXT"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new EV3 software is backwards compatible with the NXT. But what exactly does this mean? What works? What doesn\u2019t work? What sort of works?<\/p>\n
Here is a quick rundown:<\/p>\n
Programming: The NXT can be programmed using the EV3 software. Most of the blocks work well. Obviously, features that are only found on the EV3, such as the brick status lights, cannot be used with the NXT. The LEGO sound and image files that come with the EV3 software can be used on the NXT, but many of the images do not display properly. For example, here is the image file \u201cquestion mark\u201d displayed on the NXT and the EV3:<\/p>\n