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Wheel Not Working Properly

Hi there, I have an AdventureBot where the wheel only turns in one direction. I have tried the following: - swapped out motor - switched pin input Any ideas on next steps? Any advice would be great - supposed to be taking it to a show in two days...
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How 2 Ask A Question, Answer Above Questions,When You Are Told Question Is2 Long

How 2 Ask A Question, Answer Above Questions,When You Are Told Question Is2 Long

How can I ask a question and answer things like yes...
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Hbridge PWM Only Working On Board 0.

I am not sure whats wrong.  But I've noticed that PWM controls are not working correctly, they sometimes loose connection with the port.  Also I cant seem to get the Hbridge with PWM to work on any board except 0.   Has anyone else had the same issue?
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Ez-B With Computer Vision

I apologize if this is a redundant question: but with EZ-pi software used for EZ-b, raspberry pi, does the camera system support identifying and counting objects like computer vision in opencv ?I hope that is possible https://opencv.org/
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Are There Any Heating Issues If You Put A Complete Costume On JD

Are There Any Heating Issues If You Put A Complete Costume On JD

I looking a using JD in a preschool environment.  So I want to be able to put costumes on...
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Servo's On Second EZB

I am running two EZB's on my project.  The second one has two servos connected.  When I run the script command getservo(1.12) or getservo(1.13) it returns zero until I actually issue a move servo command and then it will show the position of the servo.  Has anyone else noticed this issue?
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Is Roomba Movement Panel Broken In Latest Revision Of Synthiam ARC?

Is Roomba Movement Panel Broken In Latest Revision Of Synthiam ARC?

Hello Friends (and DJ) I am working a robot for our annual bring a kid to work day.  I...
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Auto Connect To Router

I set my robot to Client mode yesterday for the first time and everything worked fine. Today I loaded ARC, turned on robot and the Ezb had changed to Ap mode.  Do I, every time i turn on my robot, have to set up client mode again?
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Help With Serial Bus Servo (Almost Dynamixel Protocol)

Help With Serial Bus Servo (Almost Dynamixel Protocol)

I would like to get some help on serial bus servo's that use almost the same protocol as dynamixel. BUT all the...
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STL Doesn't Match Print

i printed the backpart of a lever servo,and i notest the file is not correct with the print? i notest some other parts doesn match.
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What Type Of Robot Hands Do Others Recommend

What Type Of Robot Hands Do Others Recommend

Finishing up a robot project but struggling with useful hands.  I want to be able to pick items up at different angles, move them...
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Google Home And EZ-B

Hi guys, Is there a way to use/integrate google home with EZ-B/Synthiam? I have been locking for a tutorial but didnt find one. Regards.