Play Audio Through EZB Hardware

It would be good if I could use:

controlCommand("Output Audio from EZ-B", "c:\\Music\\Filename.wav")

Audio File Out EZB will work for your needs.

Audio File Out EZB by Synthiam Inc

Stream MP3 or WAV files from your PC to the primary EZ-B speaker for robot audio playback, alerts, music, and voice clips.

Requires ARC v1

Audio

Yes - Audio File Out EZB is the right ARC skill for this.

It plays MP3 or WAV files out of the EZ-B’s speaker, rather than the PC’s sound card. Since your files are numerous and changeable, this is a better fit than a fixed soundboard setup.

How to use it

1. Add Audio File Out EZB to your ARC project
2. Make sure the EZ-B is connected
3. Use a script or ControlCommand like:

ControlCommand("Audio File Out EZB", "Play", "c:\\Music\\Filename.wav");

Useful control commands

• Play - plays the file
• Stop - stops playback
• IsPlaying - checks whether audio is currently playing

Example:

ControlCommand("Audio File Out EZB", "Play", "c:\\Music\\Filename.wav");

while (ControlCommand("Audio File Out EZB", "IsPlaying")) {
  sleep(100);
}

print("Playback finished");

Notes

• Use the full file path
• Supports .wav and .mp3 only
• If the file doesn’t exist or isn’t supported, the skill will log the error

Skill page: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Audio/Audio-File-Out-EZB?id=23351

If you want, I can also show you how to build a simple file picker / playlist script in ARC so you can choose any audio file dynamically.