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PWM Servo Feedback (i2c) by Synthiam
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PWM Servo Feedback (I2c)

Real-time servo position input via Arduino ADC over I2C; supports Nano (6 channels) or Mega (16), configurable I2C address and scalable chaining.

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Robot band concept: first-version idea to assemble a robot band after the holidays.

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Brookstone Rover 2

Can I use your design for the brookstone tank 2 and copter parrot 2? Or only for version 1? And if not then how i can use your development for this robot (brookstone tank 2 and copter parrot 2) What i can change in source of ARC program
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Making A Ir Illuminator For Low Light Or Dark Areas

Making A Ir Illuminator For Low Light Or Dark Areas

I have 150 or maybe more ir LEDs , most are flat top wide angle and others regular 5mm round tip LEDs. I also have...
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Wall-E Question Quick

here's the notepad info: The Real Wall-e without Script Manager Camera Power: D1 ModifiedServoMovementPanel: D13, D14 Left Arm: D8 (low 8, high 36) Right Arm: D9 (low 56, high 28) Left Eye: D15 Neck Horizontal: D6 (center 32, 50, 20) Head Vertical: D7 (center 35, high 44, low 24) Ping: (Trigger d2, response d3) What is the left eye servo? theres...
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Wall-E Autonomous(Think Thats How To Spell It)

I would like to know how wall-e in dj's video moved autonomous-ly. Using his wall-e example file how do you activate this?
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How Does The Camera Connect?

Dj made a video of connecting the camera to the ez-b. He did it in the Wall-e so i may have to. is it required for the wall-e to have the camera connected to the ez-b directly through cable or can it be configured to work wirelessly? Also, how does the wall-e vision track on the vertical and horizontal while refrencing by the camera? How is it...
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Thermal Printer

Can an EZ b control (directly or indirectly) a small thermal printer? I see they can be hooked up to an arduino. https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-thermal-receipt-printer thanks in advance, Frank
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Camera Not Owrking

Camera was working fine for a couple of weeks. This morning dead. Tried repairing as per video and it seems to connect ok, just getting black screen. Any suggestions?
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Has The Flat Battery Holder Changed

Has The Flat Battery Holder Changed

Before i got 5 AA flat battery holder with my EZB and now with the 10 EZB i got from robotshop is has 6 AA flat battery holder
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Dip Switch Setting Selector Circuit- Toggles Between Two Dip Switches

Hello all. I have been very busy lately but I finally got a few weekends to work on the robot. I have poured over the forum and web trying to find a way to smoothly change from EZ-B control to R/C control and back again. From what I have read, it seemed others were having this issue as well. I have looked at all the tutorials and contacted...
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Sabertooth 2X12 R/C Success

Sabertooth 2X12 R/C Success

Hello all. I have been very busy lately but I finally got a few weekends to work on the robot. I have poured over the forum and web trying to find a way to smoothly...
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Where's Wall-E?

I'm trying to build a wall-e using a brookstone rover and the top half of a u-command wall-e. Has anyone seen an ad for this or know a place that sells wall-e parts? (canada, online will work too)
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R2d2 Build

Dj built an r2d2 and said in another discussion that he would post a video about the build. I have been looking and can't find a video on this. has anyone seen it?