NQCEdit
What is NQCEdit?
This program is a front-end IDE for the NQC command line compiler for the LEGO Mindstorm product range,
that offers syntax coloring.
NQCEdit is able to do most of the things that NQC is capable of:
- Compile program for all targets
- Download program to all targets
- Run programs
- Set time in RCX and RCX2
- Clear brick
- IR far and near
- Downloading firmware to the RCX at normal and quad speed
- Uploading of datalog from the RCX, both standard or full automatically saved to file.
- Get the batterylevel of brick
- Get sensor values from brick
- Get hardware and firmware versions
- Power brick off
The editor
The editor is a full featured easy to use editor with all the capabilities that a modern
editor should have. Most commands are Visual Studio compatible.
Some features:
- Print & print Preview
- Full copy,paste and cut
- Full search and replace
- Full Undo & Redo
- Find, find next,find previous, find next word, find previous word
- Full bookmark support
- Block intend & unintend. (Mark a block and use tab and shift+tab to move block back and forth)
- Use any fixed font you like for both source and output window
Visual Studio like output window:
- Full compile output
- Double click on errors to goto line (or press F4 for next error, shift+F4 for previous error), opens file if not already open
- Shows all NQC output
What do I need to use NQCEdit
All you need is a version of nqc.exe in the same directory as nqcedit.exe.
The latest version of NQC can be downloaded at the NQC homepage.
Download version 1.77.
Download Nqcedit1.77 (234kb).
Release history
Version 1.77
NQCEdit version 1.77 is tested with versions of NQC up to 3.1 r3.
Fixed rewdraw bug in output window.
Windows XP controls support.
Added support for the Swan firmware.
General update to support changes up to version 3.1 r3.
Changed most of the contact information .
Version 1.76
Updated Spybot support to reflekt changes in NQC 2.5 a3 ~ NQC 2.5 r1.
Fixed menu items to meet the functionality of the Spybot.
Updated E-mail address and link to NQCEdit in the aboutbox.
Updated link to NQC in the aboutbox.
Version 1.75
Added support for Spybotics.
Improved the error handling in some cases.
NOTE! You must at least have NQC version 2.5 a1 to make the Spybotics work!
Version 1.7
Added support for USB and some more com ports.
Version 1.61
Updated the error handling to reflect changes made to Nqc.
Documentation
For the moment there is no manual, but I think that the program is
fairly self explaining.
Firmware
You should use the firmware version 3.28 if you are using the RCX 1.0. If you have RCX 2.0
you probably already have version 3.28 installed already.
NQCEdit is FREEWARE. You may copy or distribute it freely. You may not
charge money for it.
Disclaimer
This software is supplied “as is” with no warranty of any kind!
No liability for damage. Use at your own risk.