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Ok To Post Trade Offers?

Hey DJ -- I wanted to be respectful of your board and was wondering how you felt about users posting trade offers. I'm sure many of us have a ton of extra bits lying around because buying 100 LEDs from eBay was the same price as buying 2 from Radio Shack. What about setting up a section on the forum for trade offers?
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Connecting Ultrasonic Distance Sensor With Android Device

hi.. i am making a project on android platform. i want some help in connecting the ultrasonic ping sensor to the android smartphone. i am not getting any tutorials . pls help..
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Speech Recognition Problem

Speech Recognition Problem

Hello all, This is my first post here, hence my first real big problem with the EZ-B. We are using the EZ-B as a college project and are finally in the final stages of...
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Omni Wheel And Mecanum Wheel Control Panel Idea.

This one is for DJ, I'm working on a Wowwee Tribot with three omni wheels mounted 120 degrees apart. I was wondering if you have any plans on putting and Omni wheel control panel in ARC, I was thinking you could select between a three or four wheel configuration. It would have forward, reverse, left, right, and stop like the other movement panels,...
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Four Wheel Robot Base

Hi, I'm looking at using something like this for EZ-B https://www.robotshop.com/4wd1-robot-aluminum-kit-3.html Will EZ-B power it? Is there another suggestion? jc
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Speaker Tone Random Notes Causing Bt Connection To Drop

When I hit the Random Notes button in the Speaker Tone panel, it causes the Bluetooth connection to drop. Anyone else experiencing this? Settings are on the default: Keyboard Note Length = 100 Random Note Length = 25 Random Note Count = 20
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Haywire Servos When First Using Bv4113?

I noticed an unusual reoccuring glitch while I played with the BV4113 last night. For some reason, the servos attached to D1 and D2 would go crazy the first time I did anything with the BV4113 (which was connected to D0). The problem would go away after I moved the D1 and D2 servos but reappear each time I rebooted the EZ-B but only during the...
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Axlon Andy Robot

Someone HAS to get this and turn it into an EZ-Robot... UNREAL! www.ebay.com/itm/Axlon-Andy-Robot-Rare-Topo-Head-Androbot-Pedigree-Vintage-Computer-Atari-800-/110773099146?_trksid=p4012.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D8%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4223645895891923578
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After Market Battery Packs

After Market Battery Packs

Hello, I'm a little confused on which battery pack to get for a EZ-B I see that the stock battery pack is 8.5 volts so im assuming that I should look for a pack around...
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Ez-Robot Visits Endeavour Arts Studio

Ez-Robot Visits Endeavour Arts Studio

We were asked to attend a small function at Endeavour Arts tonight. I managed to free up a bit of time and brought a few of my most recent robots....
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Saved Project - Blinking Light

Hello all, I have saved and reopened a project before but now I reopened it today and I get the tiny blinking light on top of the EZ-B. The big light in the corner is "on" and working but the little tiny light on top is blinking steady and functions like servo commands or mp3 trigger seems to be "inactivated". How can I fix...
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Save Button On Voice Synthesis Config

Hey all, I have been playing with the Soundboard and Text to Speech (TTS) (Voice Synthesis). Both awesome ARC tools! I have noticed that there is now a config setting for the voice synthesis that allows for change to male female child voice etc. I cannot figure out how to save the configuration however. Looks like there may be a SAVE button...