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Connect By Name With EZ-B V3

Connect By Name With EZ-B V3

I’m dusting off an older rover that still runs an EZ-B v3 over Bluetooth and trying to make my ARC project more "plug and play" across two Windows...
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Distance Sensor Query

Distance Sensor Query

@Athena, Thread theme: Scanning strategy Since IR_TRACKER_v1 and OBS_SCAN_v1 share the same servo and the same IR sensor and make incompatible assumptions about the sensor...
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JD Audio Stutters While Walking

JD Audio Stutters While Walking

Running JD Humanoid over WiFi with ARC on Windows. I’m driving it with a Logitech F310 (in DirectInput/Dmode) using the Joystick (Direct Input) skill, and I...
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Unpausing Full Screen Video Player Via Script

Unpausing Full Screen Video Player Via Script

I’m using an EZ-B v3 over Bluetooth in a small animatronic kiosk. A momentary push button is wired to D0 on the v3, and when it’s...
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Auto Position Jitter With XV11 LIDAR

Auto Position Jitter With XV11 LIDAR

I’ve got an OpenCR 1.0 (USB) acting as my EZB in ARC controlling a small hexapod with Dynamixel servos. ARC connection is on COM5 at 921,600 baud...
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Older ARC Version Availability

Older ARC Version Availability

What happened to the older version of ARC? The new ARC Lite doesn't work for me - I prefer the previous (full) ARC and I don't like the Lite version. Has the...
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Omron HVC-P Vars Not Updating On Shell-E

Omron HVC-P Vars Not Updating On Shell-E

Working on a Shell-e build with an IoTiny over WiFi and trying to use the Omron HVC-P skill to do simple face tracking for a pan/tilt head...
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Speech Recognition Low Confidence Issue

Speech Recognition Low Confidence Issue

I'm having issues running the Speech Recognition Robot Skill in ARC Pro (version 2026.04.16.01). A script I use (titled "JD - Are You a...
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EZ-B Settings Targets Wrong Board

EZ-B Settings Targets Wrong Board

I’ve got an OpenCR 1.0 (Robotis) flashed with DJ’s OpenCR v1 firmware and connected to ARC over USB at 921,600 baud on COM5. That side is solid-servos...
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Remote Mouse DPI Scaling On Ohmni

Remote Mouse DPI Scaling On Ohmni

I’m running ARC directly on an Ohmnilabs Ohmni telepresence robot (Windows 10 Pro on the UpBoard. I use the Ohmnilabs Standalone movement panel to drive...
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PCA9685 I2C Port Selection

PCA9685 I2C Port Selection

Hi Athena, I'm using the PCA9685 Robot Skill in ARC with an EZB v4 controller, and the PCA9685 is connected to the EZB v4 via the I2C port. I'm not getting any response...
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Atan2 Bearing Geometry Fix

Atan2 Bearing Geometry Fix

Summary: incorporating atan2() geometry @Athena - please review the following Arduino Mega sketch. This sketch implements a UART packet protocol over Serial3 to...