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GPS Support

GPS Support

So i have been thinking of ways to help omnibot now named T.E.D lol, to be able to navigate room to room indoors on command, my way of thinking is either to use roborealm which i have been told by...
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Toggle Digital

I tried playing with the Toggle Digital today. I assume that Toggle means ; "turns off and on". I hooked up an LED to observe just what it did. I got an extremely fast flash. Is there a way to set the speed on toggle? Just what is Toggle supposed to do, anyhoo???????? Am I missing something here?
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Max Current Drain

Hi, I would like to control some relays with the digital out ports. What's the maximum current on those outputs ? Best regards, PG
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I2C Display Help Plzzz

So i have bought an I2C display and controller for my robot, the ebay link is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/310246198837?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 , i can get the display to power up but cant get any characters to display on it, the default address is 0x42 so i am sending the following via a script I2CStart()...
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EZ-Robot @ Beakerhead.Org

EZ-Robot @ Beakerhead.Org

Beakerhead.org held their launch party this evening. EZ-Robot was invited to contribute with our robots. Omnibot v1 and Omnibot 2000 were my dates. All of 5 hours old,...
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Wav Files

Thought I'd ask where I might find some (free) WAV sound files to download? I'm sure there has been many of you that have already gone through this search. Just thought it might save me some search time. BTW......... the ole light bulb ( you know, that one above my head) is finally starting to brighten up. EZ-B is starting to come together for me....
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Multiple Cameras Not Working

Does anyone else have an issue getting an external USB camera to work when the computer also has a built-in camera? The internal camera will work, but external cameras will not. I have tried disabling the internal camera, so that there is only one option- but I still don't see any video in ARC. I have verified that the camera works with other...
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Blinkm

This is how you use the blinkmk in ARC . The address of the blinkm is default 0x09 (that's 7 bit). you need to turn that number into an 8 bit number to write, that's 0x12. The LSB of the i2c address is reserved for the direction of data. A 1 in the LSB means READ, and a 0 in LSB means WRITE. If you look at the datasheet (google search blinkm...
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Finger Pad Bug

I was so amazed of the new function and I'm testing it. I think there's a problem with your algorithm when you save the array matrix into ram. The bigger you set the finger pad the most ram it uses. I'm using the windows developer preview but i'm almost sure this will happen on all O.S. I made some tests and i figured out that you keep track of too...
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Disassembly Of The Wheels And Gear Boxes

Disassembly Of The Wheels And Gear Boxes

I am taking my Wall-E U command apart... Got the base off and the wheel assemblies out with the gear boxes... how do I get the shaft out of...
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How Do I Wire The QRD1114 IR Sensor

Hello everyone, This is a great site and the EZ-Robot controller is the best. Thanks DJ for all your hard work. For my first robot I am doing the Omnibot. Winstn60 helped me with the wiring of the battery, Thanks again Winstn60. Now I need help with the Floor sensors. Can someone show me how the QRD1114 IR Detectors for the floor is wired? I could...
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Gyro

Gyro

hi, i have a question about gyros. i found some gyro cards. Gyro LISY300AL 300 degre Gyro Breakout Board - LY530AL. but i have no idea how gyros works, anyone feel like explaining ? and would it be compatible...