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EZ Robot's Newest HDD Servo

I have a question about running the EZ HDD servos heavy duty, The specs say 7.4 volts to 8.4 maximum volts operating range. So if I am running the EZB4 the output servo voltage will always be same as input battery voltage. Now I have 2 type of Big Amp current battery a 7.4 Lipo 5000 Ma 50c burst charge( running great 5 years no problems) but I also...
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Invert Direction

I noticed that on the Talk servo 2, the "invert direction" does not work, it just stops the servo dead. Has anyone noticed this? Figures it out, invert direction has to be less than 90. EzAng
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Camera Device Does Not Work And Arc Freezes When I Try To Connect To The Robot/

Basically, I was trying to connect to my robot today but it didn't work as ARC continued to freeze after connecting, and the camera never was working. I am close to finishing hacking my Roomba but unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to be finished today or this...
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Copy And Paste Multiple Blocks In Blockly

Copy And Paste Multiple Blocks In Blockly

I would like to request a copy and paste for large amounts of blocks in Blockly. Maybe it's already available but I haven't been able to...
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360 Servo Speech Command Limitation Settings

360 Servo Speech Command Limitation Settings

I am trying to open a window with a 360 servo and the speech recognition. The gears and the servo mount have been printed. The servo...
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T265 Realsence Viewer.Exe On An Upboard

T265 Realsence Viewer.Exe On An Upboard

Hi DJ. Have you tested an Upboard Using the realsense Viewer.exe file for the T265. and was able to run the realsence program on the Upboard?...
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How To Open Your ARC Project When Windows 10 Boots Up

How To Open Your ARC Project When Windows 10 Boots Up

Hello all, Back in the day someone show me how to open your ARC project when your pc booted up.  Does anyone...
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Can't Save Mobile Interface To Synthiam

I created a User Interface to control my robot via the ARC Mobile app.  I tried to save it to the Synthiam site so I can access it but it keeps failing with the error: Server was unable to process the request. .....>This operation is not supported. Is there another way to get the mobile user interface on to the ARC Mobile app on my phone? Or is...
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Continuous Rotation Micro Servos?

Continuous Rotation Micro Servos?

I want to build the BB-R2 from Mr. Baddley.   I want to use the IO-Tiny and a 7.4V lithium battery.   I need three continuous rotation micro servos like...
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Speech Recognition Skill/Control

Is there any way I can convert speech to text using an off-line skill and get the detected phrase? The standard off-line Speech Recognition skill translates what I say to text, but I can only retrieve the phrase if it matches a defined list.  I have to use the on-line Bing Speech Recognition skill to retrieve an undefined phrase.
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Camera Skill Configuration To Use A USB Camera Vs The Pi Camera

Camera Skill Configuration To Use A USB Camera Vs The Pi Camera

when adding a camera skill to a project,how (can you?) do you configure the skill to setup...
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Will The 3 Wire Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Work On The Arduino Mega

Will The 3 Wire Grove - Ultrasonic Distance Sensor Work On The Arduino Mega

Hello, I am trying to free up many digital ports on my arduino mega...