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NXT Pad on Windows Pc

Developed By: Billy Yuen

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 174 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.0
Size 1.6 MB
Release Date November 02, 15
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to read from external storage. [see more (7)]

What's New:
- Android can speak 1-9 once the button of Num Pad is pressed;- Android can speak the text of customizable key once the button of Your Pad is pressed;- Symbol... [see more]

Description from Developer:
This NXT Pad app allows your Android phone to remote control your Mindstorms NXT robots via Bluetooth.

The LEGO Mindstorms NXT supports Bluetooth communication between a program r... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download NXT Pad and install on Windows PC. NXT Pad is free Communication app, developed by Billy Yuen. Latest version of NXT Pad is 2.0, was released on 2015-11-02 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of NXT Pad is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 174 users, 27 users had rated it 5*, 99 users had rated it 1*.

How to install NXT Pad on Windows?

Instruction on how to install NXT Pad on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install NXT Pad on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install NXT Pad using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "NXT Pad" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install NXT Pad on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "NXT Pad" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.0.

Download NXT Pad 2.0 on Windows PC – 1.6 MB

This NXT Pad app allows your Android phone to remote control your Mindstorms NXT robots via Bluetooth.

The LEGO Mindstorms NXT supports Bluetooth communication between a program running on the NXT, and a program running on some other Bluetooth device. A common setup is a connection between two NXT bricks, one is as remote controller and the other one is as slave.

With an Android phone and the NXT Pad app, you don't need another NXT brick as a remote controller to connect with the slave NXT brick. Once Bluetooth connected, the NXT Pad can send single number 1-9 as message to the slave NXT.

On the other hand, the slave NXT is programmed for different actions according to the value received from Bluetooth mailbox. To see a NXT-G programming example working with NXT Pad, please look to the 4th captured screen.

In addition, NXT Pad is able to control the NXT motors directly without any program.

For more details please visit the NXT Pad website on
http://sites.google.com/site/nxtpad4an/
- Android can speak 1-9 once the button of Num Pad is pressed;
- Android can speak the text of customizable key once the button of Your Pad is pressed;
- Symbol Pad is replaced by the new Direct Pad that can drive NXT motors directly without any program.
AB: set motor combination, AB, BC or AC
N : set motor direction, N for normal, R for Reverse
P+: increase power output 10 units, max power is 100
P-: decrease power output 10 units, min power is 0
x : stop all motors
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to access information about networks.