LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 - Preparing Your Computer

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Getting Started with LEGO
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MINDSTORMS
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Education EV3 MicroPython
Version 2.0.0
1.2 Preparing your computer
You’ll write your MicroPython programs using Visual Studio Code. Follow the steps below to download, install
and configure this application.
1. Download Visual Studio Code.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation.
3. Launch Visual Studio Code.
4. Open the ‘extensions’ tab.
5. Install the EV3 MicroPython extension as shown in Figure 1.2.
Figure 1.1: Setup overview.
Mini USB cable
EV3 Brick
Micro SD card with
EV3 MicroPython image
Computer with
Visual Studio Code
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