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Myfirstplugin Error. Misssing Dll Or Incorrect Filename Specified In Plugin.Xml

Myfirstplugin Error. Misssing Dll Or Incorrect Filename Specified In Plugin.Xml

So I followed @DJ's excellent tutorial on creating an ARC...
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Quelle Moteur Pour La Locomotion De Votre Omnibot 2000 ?

bonjour dj, je me permais de vous écrire en français car je croi que vous parlais le français ? j'ai vue votre video sur votre omnibot 2000 et j'ai était trés emballé ,et je désirerais faire de méme pour le mien ( je posséde moi aussi un omnibot 2000 ) j'essaye de comprendre peut a peut comment vous vous y étre pris pour amméliorer votre robot, je...
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Mono Sdk Updates?

I picked up a JD when I was passing by your office a few months ago, and I'm at the point where I'd like to do some serious software development with it. I'm on both Mac and Linux platforms, so I've been using the Mono SDK. I'm new to C#, and I noticed that many of the more interesting features of the Windows SDK, such as speech synthesis and face...
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ARC On Windows 10

I just purchased a new windows 10 laptop. When I try to download Ez -Builder it loads but comes up with terms of use box. I go through the pages and check the accept box. It then does nothing and when I close the box ARC goes away and won't run. I do not think it is a scaling problems. Any help would be appreciated.
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Latest Update Won't Let Me Past Tos Agreement

Latest Update Won't Let Me Past Tos Agreement

Hi, I'm not able to install the latest version of the software. I'm on Windows 8 and can't get past the Terms of Service...
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Vex Jaguar Motor Controller

Hi All, Can the EZ-B v4 be used with the Vex jaguar Motor Controller ? I think maybe yes but would like some feedback about it. Thanks https://www.vexrobotics.com/217-3367.html
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New User Tutorial Section

Have you seen the User Tutorial section? We have migrated all of the community forum tutorials into this new section. Your user community forum posts that were labelled as Tutorials have been converted into awesome tutorials. The user tutorials map to ARC controls! This means it works both ways, when users view the ARC Manual, they are presented...
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Jd Robot Falls And Freezes

My robot doesn't walk right ,I have servo calibrated but when walking keeps falling, and load the profile, and then it freezes. Any other movement that does not involve feet moving does it correctly What should I do? my email is [email protected] Thank You very Much Matias
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Advice Needed With Powering An Ssc-32

Hey guys. I have some questions in regards to powering an SSC-32 controller and would like some confirmation. I'll be connecting the SSC-32 via UART/serial TX and RX, to RX and TX on an EZ-B using ports D0/D1, but after reading the product discription again, and reading the user guide, I'm just want to confirm how to power the SSC-32 and connected...
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ARC Download

Hi DJ, I have a great intrest in robotics, but have never really done it, except for LEGO Mindstorms. But, I like remote control over programming. So, I surfed the internet and recently discovered EZ-Robot and been spending some time putting together a plan for my first robot. Then I thought of the downloading for ARC, and noticed it "Requires...
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Unable To Open Project

Unable To Open Project

I just tried to open my project and I get a Windows error box on the screen saying "Unable to load project. Object reference not set to an instance of an object". So...
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Well, It Finally Happened To Me

I have never blown a board due to being careless, until yesterday... I am was using an Arduino Mega for gathering information from a Neato XV-11 LIDAR sensor. I had disconnected the power cables and unplugged serial port wiring to mount the board on my control box. After getting the Arduino mounted and plugging in the cables again, I attached the...