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NXT-SERVER

NAME
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DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
COMMON OPTIONS
EXAMPLE
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
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NAME

nxt-server - Network server for the NXT brick

SYNOPSIS

nxt-server [ –backend NAME ] [ –config NAME ] [ –config-filename PATH ] [ –name NAME ] [ –host ADDRESS ] [ –server-host HOST ] [ –server-port PORT ] [ –filename FILENAME ] [ -p|–port PORT ] [ –log-level LEVEL ]

DESCRIPTION

nxt-server serves an interface to a connected NXT brick over the network.

The NXT brick can be connected using USB, Bluetooth or over the network.

OPTIONS

-p|–port PORT

Set the bind port. Same value must be given to the client using –server-port or inside Python code. Default port is 2727.

--log-level LEVEL

Set the log level. One of DEBUG , INFO , WARNING , ERROR , or CRITICAL . Messages whose level is below the current log level will not be displayed.

COMMON OPTIONS

Those options are common to programs using NXT-Python.
--backend NAME

Enable given backend. Can be used several times to enable several backends. One of usb , bluetooth , socket or devfile .

--config NAME

Name of configuration file section to use.

--config-filename PATH

Path to configuration file. Can be used several times to use several configuration files.

--name NAME

Name of NXT brick (for example: NXT). Useful to find the right brick if several bricks are connected.

--host ADDRESS

Bluetooth address of the NXT brick (for example: 00:16:53:01:02:03).

--server-host HOST

Server address or name to connect to when using socket backend.

--server-port PORT

Server port to connect to when using socket backend.

--filename FILENAME

Device filename (for example: /dev/rfcomm0 ), when using ˜nxt.backend.devfile backend.

See nxt-python.conf(5) documentation for better explanation of the options to find the NXT brick.

EXAMPLE

nxt-server --host 00:16:53:01:02:03

Starting the server on a computer connected to a NXT brick, accepting connection on default port 2727.

nxt-test --server-host 192.168.1.2

Assuming the first computer has address 192.168.1.2, remotely connect to the server to run a test.

SEE ALSO

nxt-python.conf(5)

NXT-Python documentation < https://ni.srht.site/nxt-python/latest/ >

AUTHOR

This program is part of NXT-Python which is currently maintained by Nicolas Schodet.

COPYRIGHT

2021-2025, Nicolas Schodet