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Irobot Roomba Movement Panel - UART Connection Issues

Hi, I am trying to use the Roomba Movement Panel, however I have some issues. It is very frequent that the panel is disconnected from the UART port, when I use it directly or through scripts. When the Sensor Streaming is active, I have the following error in the Movement Panel console: System.Exception: Missing data. Expecting 80 bytes à...
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What Is The Best Hardware For Synthiam Now?

I have been rethinking this company as they evolve. I see a trend to supporting other hardware platforms which is awesome. I always just associated the software with the EZB project. So as the software morphs and has been doing, what is the best optimum hardware to run it on now? Is it still EZB or Raspberry Pi, or Arduino, or whatever? What if I...
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Equivalent Of Ezscript's  Sleeprandom(A,B) For Python ?

Equivalent Of Ezscript's Sleeprandom(A,B) For Python ?

Hi, I used to use a lot SleepRandom(a,b) in my EZ-scripts to simulate random behaviors. I don't find the...
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How Do I Set An Output To Reflect The Status Led Of Iotiny Or Ezb-V4?

How Do I Set An Output To Reflect The Status Led Of Iotiny Or Ezb-V4?

I see a lot of questions about LEDs but can't find anything on how to connect a...
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Balancing A Robot On 2 Wheels (EZ Boxbot)

Balancing A Robot On 2 Wheels (EZ Boxbot)

Hi, I saw the EZ Boxbot video done with the EZB V3 and I saw that it balanced with 2 wheels that were flat and and short and I thought...
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Is/Are There Compatible Cameras For The Iotiny

Is the IoTiny compatible with any other camera device on the market? I own two EZ Robot cameras and need to order a third, but the places the online stores where I generally buy my gear are out of stock. I'd like to get started rather than wait for however long it may take for EZ cameras to be back in stock?  Any suggestions? Thanks. Scott
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Sabertooth Movement Panel And A Kangaroo X2

Sabertooth Movement Panel And A Kangaroo X2

Will a Sabertooth Movement Panel work through a Kangaroo X2 when it's attached to a Sabertooth Motor Controller?
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L698 Motor Control Alternatives?

L698 Motor Control Alternatives?

I've used the L698 motor controller with IoTiny for a few projects, but its form factor is a bit big and has a somewhat awkward design. As I continue to be...
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Python Script For The Roomba - UART.Hardwareuartread Issue

Hi, I am continuing my EZ-scripts to Python conversion and I have begin to work on my Roomba robot. All my command work with the EZ-scripts, but some of them don't with Python. I have in particular some difficulties with the reading of UART data. Here are some part of scripts used to identify the Roomba working mode: With EZ-Script uartinit(0, 1,...
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Ryze Tello Drone

Has anyone tried to integrate Ryze Tello Drone with Synthiam ARC? I'm a novice to all this, and just trying to figure out how to connect the two.
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How To Control Jd Robot Using The Valve Index

How would I go about controlling my Jd robot with my valve index using the controller's?
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What Robot Is This?

What Robot Is This?

Just curious what bot it is and how it performed. Can anyone help?