
steve3624
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Hi, I just got the RoboQuad from ebay and I started to follow the video on connecting the EZ-B to it, but when I opened the head it looks different then the video. The board says G7303-3A. Can someone help in wiring it up?
steve3624
For reference, here is a picture from the video with labels. The board is in the head of the robot.
I hope you can view them, I haven't added photos to a post before.
steve3624
You can try either of those two. I'm surprised to see such a drastic change in the RoboQuad - specifically since there is only one version advertised
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Or you could buy an infra red LED and connect it to the EZB signal wire and ground like any other ordinary LED and place it right in line with the Robo Quad IR_LED and dont make a physical connection at all. That way the EZB should act like a very clever remote question for DJ if you think this method would work ok?
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It sounds as if we need to get into the guts of the RoboQuad - in your case.
The RoboQuad that I use has an infrared receiver and decoder built in. It monitors a specific carrier frequency for data and converts it into electrical pulses.
For your RoboQuad, that circuit is seperate than the IR receiver. The IR receiver, in your case is not an entire unit - instead just a receiver. We'll need to get into the body and find out which wire it is. I wonder if I can find one of the models that you have.
Would you be willing to send it to me? I could make a tutorial video and send it back.
Also did you get my video camera I sent to you as I was instructed to do by Alan at the Calgary office.
Thanks,
Steve
You can send it to the same address as instructed by Alan for the camera - I'll be here for a while
Steve
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I was talking to someone who told me Wowwee licenses other manufacturers to build their products after the initial inventory is discontinued. Comparing your RoboQuad to mine, it looks like yours is very different. It doesn't have the Wowee labels and some other differences. Also yours doesn't seem to make any noise when turned on, where mine makes a bunch of zip zap noises. The circuit boards inside are very different also - totally different chips too!
I wonder if there is any information I can scrape up on the internet to find out more about their IR protocol...
Thanks,
Steve Tripoli
@Steve, if you don't mind - i'll wait for @LeversOfPower to send his remote and then i'll be able to add support for these new version quads
Steve
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Steve
Roboquad Redux
The good news is I got my EZ-robot kit and Robsapien V1 on Friday, and now I am controlling the robot with my wiimote!
The bad news is the Roboquad I bought on Ebay is the same as the one described in this thread. So I'm waiting with bated breath to see what the outcome is.
David.
Can you tell me if you have had any success with the Roboquad I sent you?
Thanks,
Steve
movement timing
"DJ is doing more than OK. We are working on some new really exciting technologies. One of them the features he's working on requires a lot of testing using your RoboQuad. If it's alright DJ would love it if he could hold onto it for another month or two."
So maybe soon all of the people following the thread might have an answer as to how to connect their EZ-B to their RoboQuad.
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I am just checking to see if you have any update on connecting EZ-robot to my RoboQuad, I think there are several people who are interested in the outcome. I am looking foward to getting it back and playing around with it.
Again thanks,
Steve Tripoli
I understand you are very busy with the new launch of the Revolution, but I would like my RoboQuad back if you don't have the time to make a video on how to connect it to the EZ controller.
Thanks,
Steve Tripoli
Boy, what a bummer.
DJ, isn't this something my fellow-country man Niek could solve ? Great story about him and the change to learn at ez-robot btw.
My son (8) has autism and is currently in a programm to help develop famous robot NAO to work with autistic children. He'd love to have his roboquad do things NAO can and I believe ez-b is the next thing for him to experience and get more exited about robots.
Please show us how to make this roboquad work.
Thanks,
Leonard
Right now it is not my 1st priority.
Steve S
For the next few days during Cyber Week, the Elastic Turret Hexapod is a real good deal. It includes additional servos for shooting elastic bands and is priced much less than Six Hexapod and includes more servo-motor parts.