If there was going to be an EZ-B V5 curious what features people would want.   Bluetooth would be nice for audio and control as well as stereo speakers. Aux In or Mic for Microphone would also be helpful.   USB C for power and data so direct connect to a PC would not require FTDI Serial thingamijig and also provide ability to connect USB devices like a regular camera.   If the new version of ARCx can run on anything an on board ARM chip and RAM able to Run ARC would be even better (or would this just be an EZ-B Pi HAT)

what would you want on an EZ-B V5

@Nink. I love all your choices for a new EZB. If something like that would be built into the current EZB platform it would be a dream. I wonder how big the boards would have to be to incorporate all that? I'd be willing to buy something bigger but others that build small robots would probably have a hard time fitting it in. Price would also be a consideration. The current EZB is pertty expensive compared to other controllers. Don't get me wrong, I truly feel that the EZB is worth every penny and several cuts above every other controller available.

To answer your question, I've always thought that a jack to send unamplified sound out to an external amp is a much needed addition. I feel at the very least this jack would need to be added to any new version of the EZB. After soldering many of these jacks to a lot of the current EZB's over the years I don't think it would take much effort or money to add this jack to a EZB-V5 if it were made.

If there were to be an EZ-Bv5, I would want it to be backward compatible with robots running off of the previous  EZ-Bv4. Maybe have two camera ports, four i2c ports, and expand on possible servo ports. Also, have a design on the back to commemorate the iconic EZ-Bv3.

Some may have already mentioned this. I would like a microphone to be put on the board and a way to connect a more powerful speaker. Also, during start-up, the board speaker can be too loud. Maybe make a slider to control the volume.

Also, despite the IO-Tiny board speaker failing, the IO-Tiny is still a great option for builds that don't require as many servos or i2c ports.

DJ, will the new ARC still support EZ-Script? and will the new ARC replace the current or will it be an option? Reason for question is, Do I need to Stop using EZ-Script and convert all my scripts to JavaScript now before the New ARC comes out.

@rz90208, DJ answered this in a different thread. I can't find it right now but the short answer is EZ Script is being taken out of the new ARC. It's not compatible. If you want to use the new ARC you need to convert EZ Script to JS (or Python I think he said). There are a few other things going away also like script migration. You'll need to copy and paste your scripts from old to new. However the old ARC is not going away. It'll still be available for download and use as a legacy program. He didn't say anything about pricing. I don't know if we'll still need to pay to be a Pro subscriber.

Thank you Dave, this is very helpful. I will start converting my scripts over to JavaScript. I should be most fluent in JavaScript by the time I am done as I believe I have close to 80 EZ-Scripts. The Robot uses only a hand full of them.