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Back Again With The L289n Question

Back Again With The L289n Question

I am back again with the same problem with the motor driver. First, I have been experimenting for the past 3 weeks! without sucess! I have watched the...
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Keep Your Multi-Meter Handy.

I just learned a lesson and thought I should share. If something doesn't work, check the voltage and continuity of the hookup wires before taking things apart. I traded a smartphone with Josh for a robot claw. When I started to work with the claw, I could not get it to work. I took it completely apart to test the motors, and they were fine. After...
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Frustrations With 2013.03.18.00

I'm really struggling with this version 2013.03.18.00 anyone else got these problems? and yes I realise some of these changes have been with us a while in earlier versions but ARC stability and connection stability is getting worse. It used to be really rock solid now I'm getting screen freezes and odd behaviour that was never there before. 1....
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Extruding Pellets Into 3D Printer Filament , Reduces Material Costs To 1/5

Extruding Pellets Into 3D Printer Filament , Reduces Material Costs To 1/5

https://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/1973-The-Lyman-Filament-Extruder...
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How To Connect Xbee Wifi Ez-Robots

How to connect XBee Wifi hardware in ez-robots? Have tutorial? or UART is better? https://www.elechouse.com/elechouse/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=90_186&products_id=1007 Have Tutorial to connect hardware? Thanks!
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Just Bought Another Robot -Biped Design

Just Bought Another Robot -Biped Design

THIS is my 81 robot i bought and looks very good low cost iTS 15 DOF biped design without servo's from ebay fo $106 Reason i bought it without...
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Can I Connect Like This?

Can I Connect Like This?

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Trying To Figure This One Out.

Well as I said I finally found the platform I wanted for my robot. Below is a video on how it works. Forward, back, right and left are not a problem, just 2 motors on and H-Bridge, the BIG problem is to figure out how to get setup the tracks when they need to flip. These flip with 2 other motors that allows them to elevate the robot and climb...
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H-Bridge -- How To Allow The Chassis To Turn

Hello, I have a simple 4wd chasis from sainsmart, using EZB and 2.5 amp Hbrige. I cannot make it to turn (wood floor). The only way I got the platform to run is by stripping out the rubbers on rear wheels so there's less friction and it can turn. It seems that while given the order to turn the Hbridge runs the wheels on both sides at the same speed...
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Wifi Difficulty Question

how difficult id it to change from bluetooth to wifi board? just wondering.
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4 Wheel Drive Thumper H Bridge Help

4 Wheel Drive Thumper H Bridge Help

Well really I want to ask three questions here; 1. using the 2.5amp dual motor controllers, could I not wire the front and rear of the left and right...
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Need More Help With Ez Robot.

Hey, ARCs! I need some help with my robot as I can not figure out how too make the robot track my face. I am able to make the robot look around using his built in camera, but when he does he doesn't appear to focus on anything. He just moves his camera around franticly. I am trying to figure out why the robot won't focus on and track my face. even...