Resolved by DJ Sures!
I have an old friend who is still running his robot using an outdated version of ARC on a Windows 7 laptop. He wants to update everything and is in the process of acquiring a mini computer that will run Windows 11, which he plans to mount on the robot. He intends to connect a couple of EZ-B v4 controllers directly to the single-board computer (SBC) using USB/TTL cables. The process for this setup is well-documented on both the Synthiam and EZ-Robot websites.
What we need to know is whether there will be any issues migrating his old ARC project (including skills and scripts) to the current ARC format. I have advised him that he will need to subscribe to the Pro version of ARC to run and edit his various skills and scripts.
I went through this migration myself years ago when transitioning from ARC to ARC, but I don't clearly remember the proper process or the challenges I faced. Additionally, have the changes made to ARC over the years made this migration process more challenging or even impossible? I do recall needing to make some modifications to my EZ-Scripts to ensure they ran properly in ARC. My friend is using EZ-Script, and I'd like to help him make the necessary changes.
Is there still an article or any directions on this website detailing the proper process for migrating from the old ARC to the current version of ARC? I remember seeing a lot of forum members and DJ Sures providing advice back then. Any help would be greatly appreciated before my friend begins this migration.
Just an interesting observation...I noticed in my last comment when I originally typed E and Z and Builder all together like the name of the old software, something changed it to ARC after the fact.
Shhhh, the robots can hear us!!
lol (just kidding)
Yes I noticed that also when I used the old name.
Just to close out this thread;
My friend sent me his 5 year old project to see if it would work in the current ARC software running on Win 11. As advised by you all and as expected the .EZB project file loaded properly and shows up in ARC just fine on my computer. After looking over all his EZ Script scripts and controls I see no problems with them running on his robot. He basically has the Voice Recognition control with EZ Scripts loaded for each command, a v4 soundboard with about 20 voice files loaded, the personality generator with EZ Scripts and a handful of servo controls.
Thanks for you insight and advice.
Awesome! Thats good to know. And it’s valuable information for others as well!