this post was made mostly for home base charger docking ,not really about low battery circuits and scripts,but still good to add them too

my lamp circuit is just one idea to turn on a dark room for the robot to find it way to the docking station

There are other ways too,,will post them with data and schematics for other to may be want to use them.

As with laser circuit i designed

There's nothing wrong with my memory. And I've said it a thousand times, I do not pick on you, you make it so I have to question you on things you post as it lacks useful information, makes no sense or is just plain incorrect... You want me to stop questioning you then stop being wrong, stop giving poorly explained information and make more sense.

The reason I asked is because you gave no information on what it was for, you just said it was a lamp circuit which could mean anything. No information about it being AC voltage on the schematic and a very poorly written explanation. So don't start getting your panties in a bunch because I questioned you on it, just explain yourself better.

There was no reason at all for you to write "This circuit is not really for you RICH".

In fact, your entire post could have been summed up with "It is for the idea of turning on the lights" followed by an explanation of what it does... something with a little more substance than "It does alot" - like that's helpful... A lot? So it plays the banjo, mows the grass, tidies up, skydives, brings in the milk, files your tax return, polishes your shoes... What does a lot mean exactly?

I removed a lot of this post, it's not worth trying to explain to you why I have to question you. It would also be full of things against the forum rules. And it's burying the useful posts again with countless posts of total rubbish.

Also, read the summary and you will see why battery monitoring was brought up and extremely relevant to this topic. It's the first step for god's sake!..

I did say its a lamp circuit,and i said me before in my other posts about the lamp circuit and what it is for and what chips it uses ,and tiny box,i will do a small edit on the post to fix it better for you

and YES YOU ARE PICKING ON ME every post so many everyone saying i am wrong,never right at all ever

and i see on your posts you put so much garbage on it and not about the topic ,just like the the post you did just now what does skydives,mows grass and more have to do with finding a home base charger,you DO NOT NEED TO POST it ,just keep it to your self it pulls away from the real topic.

you said you would use that circuit at all.too

have to be real stupid not to know about lamp circuit not using ac power dc lamp you just need a simple transistor to turn is on i guess you never heard of a traic or whats its used for.

i think almost everone know about it if they know common electronics,in high school i new about what they are too

Because you have been wrong! It's not every post, it's a lot of them but you have been wrong every time I've corrected you. I've given correct information and justified myself... I even spent the best part of 2 weeks carrying out tests to prove myself only for you to dispute them and the internet without any justification. I've never unjustifiably said you are wrong but if you disagree please point the posts out to me or better yet, report the posts so appropriate action can be taken against me.

The rest, well I've decided to just try to stop laughing and do something else.

I'm still waiting for clear information on the compass, map and encoder method that was mentioned at the beginning of this topic but so far we still haven't had any real information that explains what's needed and how it can be achieved with the EZB and ARC.

I apologise to everyone else for this, once again, going this way. I'd prefer it didn't but clear, correct information is what we need and I will always question things that aren't clear and correct things that are incorrect. I am attempting to refrain from getting topics down this ugly path but it is a lot of effort.

Only think i am wrong is software thats it,not electronics,show me a few post you say i am right only ttests you did was on software not electronics, on me that what i do and super good at,and every every peice equipment there is to test and design

on compass ,go to ez-biuilderr for info on how to use it second on the MAP TOO ,on my other ideas will post my circuits and try to make it very clear for you since you have a hard time at it,

will look at aso at the scripts for it too,may be the map and compass too

So please show the posts where i am right,i know when i said about the zener in another post it was not needed for low battery circuit,now i see ok for me to add it

If you say you know about electronics (and you said you have a degree in it) should super easy to work out the value of a zener ,if a A-D goes from 0-5 volts ,makes perfect sense to add 5.1 volt zener so the a-d new shows above 5.1 volts .very simple no math needed and same with wattage

Robotmaker. I would like to help mediate/mitigate these digressions. Please send me an email so we can discuss in private. Alan at thetechguru.net

Note, I will probably not respond until tomorrow because I am going out with my wife tonight.

Alan

The one part of your last post I do want to publicly address though is why Rich said you should provide details on the diode. It is so we all can learn, not just to answer his question. For instance I know enough about diodes to know why they protect the circuit, and that if you plug one into an ac socket it will explode. But that is the extent of my knowledge. To know what parts to buy, I need more details.

Alan

Despite attempting to pull this away from the ugly path it's gone down it didn't work.

This will be my last reply to you Robotmaker on you thinking that I am picking on you etc., I refuse to go around in circles and continue to add to your complaining any longer. If you still have any issues with my posts after this one then I suggest you report it to the EZ-Robot team and do not reply directly. If you want to reply to me I will be putting my email address at the end of this message, send any issues you have with me directly to me. The community shouldn't have to put up with this crap, I would be emailing you directly but I do not have your email address.

I have not posted saying you are right because where would the point be in that? Do you really expect me to reply to every post and say if it's right or wrong? I only correct you when you are wrong. I didn't say you were wrong about the diode and I added it in to my schematic, found the correct part and added it to the parts list.

One more time I will attempt to make it as clear as possible, your posts are incomplete and a lot of the time are illegible. I do not point this out purely because I do not understand, as pointed out I have a diploma (not a degree, stop getting confused) in electronics engineering albeit from 15 years ago that hasn't been used in 15 years so a little foggy. I have for the past few weeks been attempting to have you post better, with clear information in a legible and understandable way not only for me but for everyone else who uses these forums. I have no doubt that you have knowledge in specific areas, I'd like to see it used to help people but currently your posts are written so poorly it is extremely difficult to follow them.

The way I see it is like this, with the revolution coming and with the recent price drop I envisage the community will be growing quickly, we will be having more and more people with limited knowledge coming here to find out how to build their robot and add the functions they want. With clear, concise, accurate information they will easily find what they want and know how to carry it out. We have already seen a few new members come on here and ask about how to achieve XYZ or if it's possible to do ABC.

I've learnt a lot about ARC, EZ-Script the EZB and the smaller "EZ-Bit" circuits such as the switching circuit, voltage divider, current monitor etc. Recently I've been answering most questions (often within a few seconds of when DJ answers). But look at those answers, I don't only say yes or no or give very brief, basic answers I explain them. I explain the why's the what's the how's. Look at any one of my scripts I've shared, all commented and written so it's as clear as possible to follow and see how it works and why the commands are where they are etc. but most of all, they are accurate and correct.

Then we look at your posts. Poor grammar and spelling, unclear information, explanations which go over peoples heads as you write things as though everyone has the knowledge you have and can understand what connects to each pin of a specific IC, or where a diode should go and in which direction, assuming it's basic maths to work out the values. It is to you, it may be to me, but to a new comer who is either in school still or has no previous electronics knowledge they wouldn't have a clue and it's unhelpful. Much like your reply above about the compass and referring to ARC for how to use it - I know how to use it, I know the script commands but you have stated in an earlier post it could be used, along with other sensors, to get the robot to the dock, ARC doesn't cover that, the EZ-Script manual doesn't cover that so saying to refer to ARC is extremely unhelpful.

I fear this will fall on deaf ears and nothing will change but nevertheless at least I have tried to explain. If you feel you need to kick off every time I question something which you have posted or every time I correct you when you are wrong there isn't much more I can do about it as I sure as hell am not going to stop questioning things which don't make complete sense or correcting things that are wrong. I will however pull back on the sarcastic digs and comments if you stop kicking off when questioned, asked to be more specific or clearer or corrected and stop posting your own snide comments assuming I ask what I ask because I'm the only one who doesn't understand.

Once again, I can only apologise to everyone else and the EZ-Robot staff for another topic going down this route but I'm sure I've made it clear enough by now that I will always correct anything I see that is incorrect and question anything that is unclear.

Hopefully this topic can now get back on track. Since I will be away for much of the weekend there really is no point in anyone responding to this post however, in the interests of attempting to keep this topic as clean as possible should anyone (including robotmaker) feel they need to reply to this post please feel free to email me off of the forums at [email protected]