@Mark I was wondering what was going on and about to pen a few questions in the same vein as above but now all is answered and it explains why the Office cameras were frozen.

The list of options looks amazing and certainly worth waiting for I have one question though will the existing boards 'out in the wild' be supported or at least compatible in some way with Revolution?

@winstn60 The cameras being frozen is unrelated.. its just really far down the list of 'to do's'.

The current PCB will still maintain the current functionality with ARC and could possibly work with some new functions but it is all based on the hardware required. The PCBs can work with the 'Revolution' Robots, however it will take some handy work as they have been designed with the new board in mind which is much smaller. (Ie. cut/dremel out some of the body.) It doesnt appear that anyone on the site shy's away from getting theirs hands dirty, so we hope that won't be an issue!

-Mark

The EZ-B V4 is now open to pre-order with shipping on 1st December

Also available is the Complete Kit for pre-order.

Both are the same price as the old V3 was, which is great news

I imagine these will sell out fast so jump on them quickly if you want one (also see the other pre-order kit available).

Since I don't really need one yet (although do want one) I wont be pre-ordering so it gives others the chance to get one. So go, jump on that pre-order page and get your EZ-B on

Great that pre orders are available would like more details of the V4 board

From the store page:

EZ-B v4 120MHz, 150 DMIPS, unique chip ID#, DAC amplified audio with Speaker for Robot voice, 8 Analog ports, 24 Digital ports, Wifi connectivity, i2c, UART, Resettable fuse protection, Reverse polarity protection, and on-board 3.3VDC

https://synthiam.com/Shop/AccessoriesDetails.aspx?productNumber=40

If you have any other questions let me know and I will do my best to get an answer!

Mark, Does it connect to an existing home network or does it create a Wifi hotspot? Still uses PC to run ARC, but can be controlled by Iphone? I am trying to understand if it will work in areas where there no Wifi (campground and grandmas house). I am excited about new features. Thanks Steve S

@Steve S

I asked DJ about this a few weeks ago, and he said it could do either Infrastructure (use existing network) or Ad-Hoc (peer to peer), basically creates own hotspot.

No word yet on iPhone, but DJ keeps hinting at it.

Alan

thetechguru, Thanks for the fast response. That would be great if it operated in areas where there was no Wi-Fi available. I am very interested and want to learn more. Steve S