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Dc Motors - Will My Ez-B Support? Or

I just got my EZ Kit and I am SO excited. I decided on this base. https://www.pololu.com/catalog/product/761 I then saw the 2.5 Amp Motor Controller. I am a bit curious. Will my EZ-B support the two DC motors or do I need this motor controller?
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Worked Perfect Last Night. . . Today It Says :Bootloader Failed.

Worked Perfect Last Night. . . today it says :failed to load bootloader . Doesn't want to Load up. I reinstalled the Bluetooth devices. This time it gave me 1,3,5,7 ports and 3,5,7 being bluetooth ports. I tried deleting one at a time, but no soap. It simply fails on bootloader. At first when it used to connect good it was on port 3. Then the other...
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Does Anyone Have The Script For A Create Or Roomba

Does Anyone Have The Script For A Create Or Roomba

Does anyone have the script for a Create or Roomba to do AUTONYMOUS MODE? I have three roombas and a Create. I would...
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Ar Drone Enable Tracking Causes Not Responding

I updated to the latest version today, this also happened on the previous version as well. All the lateset win7 updates, and .NET updates. Can connect and run EZB no problems, can connect to the drone without issue, enable the camera, still fine live video no problem, enable color tracking, still no issue. put a red target in front of the camera,...
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Line Following Script

Hi All, I have 4 Parallax QTI sensors installed and hooked up and I am getting info from them. Now how do I write a script for movement? I found lots of info about scripting but not how to actually do it. Thank you for your help. Shawn
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Hifive - Good Things Come In Two's

Well, HiFive has been repaired. Firmware 15.3 is available for download again. The bug was between the two different bluetooth modules from the two versions between 3.1 and 3.0. The differences are minor, and not many can recognize them. But there is a strangeness with the bluetooth communication that we discovered today The great thing about the...
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Upgraded Firmware. Now Won't Connect.

Upgraded firmware. Now won't connect. I must be doing something wrong. it said that it upgraded fine. I updated the ARC also. Stumped!
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4 Wheel Drive?

4 Wheel Drive?

I'm new to robotic so will have fun learning. Question is can I run 2 dc motor in parallel, to have a 4 wheels drive base I hope to use the following 4 dc motors wheels
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Realtime C# Scripting

I saw the example and it looks cool. Do you have documentation on it?
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Noticing Ping Radar Problem In Latest Version....

I downloaded the latest version 2012.04.07.01 about 30 minutes ago, and downloaded the latest firmware v15.3 I like the new, stronger PWM control for the H-Bridge, but I am now noticing a slight unwanted, uneven, motor pulsing, going forward while using ping radar to control the robots movement with the H-Bridge controller. Sometimes while using...
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Strange Behaviour

Hello. I am noticing strange behaviour on my EZ-B. I have a crapload of leds hooked up to it and I have noticed that several digital ports will automaticly turn on by themselves. Leds start lighting up, though not all of them. I turn them off and then again they turn on by themselves. I have tried reading the digital ports and a lot of them seem to...
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Ping Distance

Hello every one I am trying the new update and when I add the Ping Distance, Radar or Collision Detection one of my motors start working and I cant stoped. I am using the 4 wire H-bridge. I happens as soon as I add the Ping confused Attached is the message on the debug window.