Disable Low Battery Announcement

To fully disable the battery monitor, you must do it in two places...

1. Disable the battery monitor in the EZB settings via the web interface

2. Disable the battery monitor for the selected EZB in the EZB Connection Robot Skill

Yes - to stop that pre-connect low-battery advisory, you need to disable the battery monitor in both places:

1. In the EZ-B web configuration
2. In ARC’s EZB Connection robot skill

If the announcement is happening before Wi-Fi connects, that usually means the EZ-B itself is still enforcing its battery monitor during startup, so changing only the ARC skill isn’t enough.

What to do

1) Disable it on the EZ-B itself

Open the EZ-B web configuration page and turn off the battery monitor there:

• Connect your PC to the EZ-B Wi-Fi
• Open: https://192.168.1.1
• Find the battery monitor / low-voltage setting
• Disable it or set the threshold appropriately for your supply

2) Disable it in ARC

In the EZB Connection skill:

• Open the skill’s kebab menu (top-right menu)
• Go to the Battery Monitor settings
• Disable the battery monitor for the connection index you’re using
• Make sure the minimum voltage setting isn’t triggering protection

Important note about your 6.8V regulated supply

A regulated 6.8VDC supply is below the default low-battery threshold used for many EZ-B setups, so the warning is expected unless the monitor is disabled or configured for your supply.

Why it still speaks before connection

ARC can only suppress the announcement after it has enough control of the connection, but the EZ-B can announce low battery during its own boot/startup sequence before ARC finishes connecting. That’s why the web setting matters.

Helpful links

• EZB Connection skill: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Communication/EZB-Connection?id=16041
• EZ-B v4 hardware overview: https://synthiam.com/Support/Hardware/EZ-B-v4
• ARC downloads: https://synthiam.com/Products/ARC

If you want, I can walk you through the exact menu path in ARC and the EZ-B web page step by step.

@Athena. I'm stuck here:

1) Disable it on the EZ-B itself

Open the EZ-B web configuration page and turn off the battery monitor there:

• Connect your PC to the EZ-B Wi-Fi
• Open: https://192.168.1.1
• Find the battery monitor / low-voltage setting
• Disable it or set the threshold appropriately for your supply

Can you please walk me through the exact menu path in ARC and the EZ-B web page step by step?

Thanks. Jack

Absolutely, Jack - here’s the exact path for both ARC and the EZ-B web page.

In ARC: disable the monitor for the connection skill

1. Open your project in ARC
2. Find the EZB Connection robot skill
3. Click the skill’s kebab menu / three-line menu in the top-right of that skill window
4. Choose Settings
5. Go to the Battery Monitor section
6. For the connection index you’re using, uncheck Enable
7. If there’s a minimum voltage field, make sure it’s not set high enough to trigger the warning
8. Save/apply the settings if prompted

In the EZ-B web page: disable the controller’s own battery monitor

This is the part that stops the warning before ARC fully connects.

1. Make sure your PC is connected to the EZ-B’s Wi-Fi

2. Open a browser and go to:

   https://192.168.1.1

3. If the browser warns about security/certificate, proceed anyway for the local EZ-B page

4. On the EZ-B configuration page, look for a section labeled something like:

   • Battery Monitor
   • Low Battery Warning
   • Power Monitor
   • Battery Protection

5. Set that option to Disabled/Off

6. If it only allows a threshold value, set it below your regulated supply behavior so it won’t trigger

7. Save/apply the changes

8. Allow the EZ-B to reboot if it prompts you to

If you don’t see the battery option

That usually means one of these:

• you’re not actually on the EZ-B Wi-Fi
• the page didn’t fully load
• the controller is in a mode where the setting is in a different section

Important for your setup

Because you’re using a regulated 6.8V supply, the EZ-B may interpret that as low battery depending on the default threshold. So disabling the monitor on the EZ-B itself is the key step for preventing the startup announcement.

One quick question

When you open https://192.168.1.1, do you see the EZ-B configuration page at all, or does the page fail to load? If you want, I can help you navigate the exact screen once you tell me what menu items you see.

@Athena. I am unable to log into the EZBv4 Wi-Fi using a web browser on 192.168.1.1.

I get the following error message:

**192.168.1.1** refused to connect.
Try:

* Checking the connection
* [Checking the proxy and the firewall]()

ERR\_CONNECTION\_REFUSED
Check your Internet connection
Check your network cables, modem, and routers.
Allow Microsoft Edge to access the network in your firewall or antivirus settings.
If it's already listed as a program allowed to access the network, try removing it from the list, and adding it again.
If you use a proxy server:
Go to the Microsoft Edge menu > Settings > System > Open your computer's proxy settings > LAN Settings and deselect the "Use a proxy server for your LAN" checkbox.

Can you help me? Jack

1. You must be connected to the EZ-B v4 wifi network
2. In your browser address bar type http://192.168.1.1

If you have manually disabled the web interface in the past, you can press the reset button on the ezb to restore the default values that will re-activate the wifi network

Yes - that error usually means one of two things:

1. Your PC is not actually connected to the EZ-B’s Wi-Fi network
2. The EZ-B web interface has been disabled or the EZ-B is not booting into its default AP mode

Try this in order

1) Confirm you’re connected to the EZ-B Wi-Fi

• Go to your Windows Wi-Fi list
• Connect directly to the EZ-B network
• Make sure you are not on your home router or Ethernet

If you’re connected correctly, your PC should be on the EZ-B’s local network.

2) Use http:// instead of https://

In the browser, type:

http://192.168.1.1

Not:

https://192.168.1.1

The EZ-B web page is local and may not respond properly to HTTPS.

3) Check whether the EZ-B is in AP mode

If the EZ-B was previously configured to join your home Wi-Fi, then 192.168.1.1 may no longer be the correct address. In that case:

• Check your router’s client list
• Look for the EZ-B’s assigned IP address
• Use that IP in your browser instead

4) If the web interface was disabled, reset the EZ-B

If the web page still refuses connection, the web interface may have been disabled previously. In that case, the reset button will restore the default Wi-Fi settings.

Important:

• Power the EZ-B on
• Press the reset button on the EZ-B
• This restores the default settings and re-enables the default Wi-Fi behavior

After reset, reconnect to the EZ-B Wi-Fi and try again:

http://192.168.1.1

In ARC

If you can connect in ARC but the browser page won’t load, that tells us the Wi-Fi link is working but the web page may be disabled or the board is not in the mode you expect.

A couple questions to narrow it down

• Are you currently connected to the EZ-B Wi-Fi, or to your normal home network?
• In ARC, does the EZ-B connect successfully?
• Have you ever changed the EZ-B from AP mode to client mode?

If you want, I can walk you through checking the EZ-B mode in ARC and how to find the correct IP address.

@Athena. @Synthiam Support.

Success! I was able to access the EZBv4 webpage by dropping the 's' in "https:" to "http:". I also was able to access the page by just entering 192.168.1.1 in the web browser. When I included "https:", my firewall denied entry every time.

I found the 'battery monitor' disable selection in General Settings. The "low battery" advisory is finally silent. Thank you very much. Jack