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Error After Closing Arc

Error After Closing Arc

when am closing ARC iget this message ,what does this mean? thanks anyone
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EZ-B V4 : Connection Failed: System.Exception: Controller Not Responding

The EZB V4 will not connect to ARC.  This projects uses two EZB's:  EZB 0 and EZB 1.   During a normal power cycle EZB 1 stopped connecting to the ARC app.  The other unit EZB 0 continues to operate normally.  The ARC connection widget provided a notification that it was unable to connect to EZB 1.  These units are configured as a WIFI clients each...
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Release Command In EZ Scripts

Release Command In EZ Scripts

I can’t seem to get the Release command to work when I do it for a particular Servo/s in ARC, using EZ scripts. I can use "ReleaseAll" and it works fine...
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Using Raspberry Pi As An Ezb?

How to plug this to the raspberry pi and feed it to my PC?
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Ways To Add Gyro & Accel To ARC

Ways To Add Gyro & Accel To ARC

Have a great 21 dof biped robot made of modified inexpensive servo brackets from china. With ezb4 it can dance, do pushups, sit, and respond to questions u...
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Loopforever Not Working?

Hi community Hi always had this runnning on my EZ-B (running R2D2), it checks if a dome button is pushed and triggers a script :loopForever ADC_wait(ADC0, LOWER, 50) ControlCommand("Script Manager Animations", ScriptStart, "Remember cantina") goto(loopForever) Now I notice (since going to Synthiam) it stops after starting the...
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Mixing HDD And HD Servos

Mixing HDD And HD Servos

What happens if you mix HDD servos with HD servos in your robot? Will only the HD servos jump around or will others move inadvertently too? Thanks.
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What's New With Synthiam / ARC

Been pretty quiet for some time now. Any new developments pending? Feature request coming along? Need something to peak my interest again.
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Can't Connect ARC On My Win10 Pc To My Raspberry As Server

Can't Connect ARC On My Win10 Pc To My Raspberry As Server

hi, i can't connect ARC on my win10 pc to my raspberry as server. This error comes up: EZB 0: EZB 1: EZB...
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Camera Tracking Glitch With All Cameras

Camera Tracking Glitch With All Cameras

I noticed lately when I use the Camera, tracking only last "one" time, whether it is face, color or whatever. How can I deleted the...
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EZ-B Iotiny Use In Omnibot 5402?

I have an Omnibot 5402 that I would like to control movement and move the arms and head to start. I was thinking of going with the smaller EZ-B IoTiny due to cost difference and lower port requirements. The EZ-B IoTiny has 8 digital ports and a dedicated camera port.  Since all I want to do is run the motors for movement by using an H-Bridge and 3...
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Building A Full Size Rolling BB-8 Droid

I am building a full size rolling BB-8 droid. I would like to put a EZ-B IoTiny+Camera into the head and have that controller talk to the body that will also have a EZ-B IoTiny running the movements of the base. I am not sure how to approach creating the movement panel yet for the drive system. It comprised of one large motor that drives the ball...