Release?

Question

Just curious if the release is still gonna happen? been chomping at the bit to get the micro size ez board!?

Rich · Answer

Be patient and it shall come Revolution release this evening (hopefully) EZ-B Mini I don't believe has been given a date yet but it's coming.

CardboardHacker · Answer

ez-mini is still in the process he said, but it soon to come!

Rural Geek · Answer

Take your time DJ. @everyone. We should have a game of cards while we wait.... LOL

CardboardHacker · Answer

go fish.

Rural Geek · Answer

lol

Bravia · Answer

gona get some sleep tomorrow is the day

winstn60 · Answer

I'm with Bravia in a minute shut eye is called for

Rich · Answer

10 minutes and I'll be in the same club, which for me is a very early night but the way I see it, I can get up early tomorrow and play

winstn60 · Answer

Very wise Rich

Rural Geek · Answer

The office is really a buzz now.

winstn60 · Answer

Yeah I'm watching that as well

Rural Geek · Answer

Oh wait they are putting new chairs together ROTFL

Wolfie · Answer

Id say DJ is working to hard for way to many hrs Ive been sitting here wathing all the time your putting in It looks good on you but we dont want you to burn your self out DJ take an hr off go for a wobbly pop and some dinner we are not in that much of a hurry we can wait a little longer for a good thing

Rich · Answer

Dinner at 4:30? He's not 80! I was going to bed 45 minutes ago... oops, guess that didn't happen.

Rural Geek · Answer

@Rich LOL I was thinking we should order up some pizza and send it to them.

hoolagen1 · Answer

boooooo!

Wolfie · Answer

dinner is good any time of the day just like breakfast lol its allways a good time for pizza and beer lol

feroze · Answer

Looks like the Makerbot is back up and running

feroze · Answer

I spoke too soon, lol, looks like it's back down

Rural Geek · Answer

They have had such bad luck with that thing..

hoolagen1 · Answer

this is lame.

giga · Answer

I was hoping for the mini board guess ill have to wait even though that was announced a few months ago and the open house DJ said that was the current board stress

Danger! · Answer

Please forgive me for being off topic. Wolfie, I never heard the expression "Wobbly Pop." I love it! Am I to assume that it means beer? I am kind of a beer aficionado, myself.

Wolfie · Answer

yes

Rich · Answer

@giga the release on the Mini board has never been given a firm date, from what I read DJ is still sorting out production so that costs will be close to those of the standard sized EZ-B. I guess the makerbot crapped out again and threw off the release of the Revolution?

robohobo · Answer

I've never experienced such frustration with a machine I've never even touched. Fakerbot.

giga · Answer

This is all pretty lame if you ask me

Rich · Answer

What is?

giga · Answer

delays and is there a link for the mini board because I was just going off what DJ said at the open hous a few days ago

Antron007 · Answer

I believe the best quote in regards to that is "... keeps China in line."

CardboardHacker · Answer

There is the video he posted on it.

giga · Answer

sooooo anything?

Rich · Answer

@giga anything what? Care to elaborate on that?

giga · Answer

I thought the revolution was all new stuff to buy like the hexapod and the like are am I to dumb to get this

giga · Answer

Guess I thought it was more then just software

DJ Sures · Answer

Giga, sorry. What can I do to help your confusion?

giga · Answer

Well when I watched your open house video, you had the hexapod and the biped and you said the small ez board was the current board. I assumed they were all coming out out with the revolution. Don't get me wrong the software looks great but I was hoping for all the cool stuff to come out like that hexapod? Is that just other stuff gonna come out when it come out, or is there a date. Don't mean to sound rude but I think I misunderstood and got my hopes up.

DJ Sures · Answer

I can help you with those questions.. 1) EZ-B v3 Mini will be available mid July 2a) Hexapod (and others) are currently available to 3D Printer owners by loading ARC -> Open -> Examples -> Hexapod. Answer Yes to downloading the EZ-Bits and syncing. Next, answer Yes to viewing the assembly instructions. Each EZ-Bit has a (I) button within the details on the side panel. Pressing the (I) button gives you access to printing the 3D Parts 2b) Hexapod (and others) will be available for purchase when manufacturing is complete. Manufacturing of plastic components takes a great deal of time. 2c) Hexapod (and others) will be 3D Printable using our Community Print option. This option will be available shortly - as we continue to work on it The buttons for purchase, 3D Print and community print are all within the ARC software. Certain buttons will state "Coming Soon". This means that particular feature does not currently exist - it will eventually exist and we are working on it. The "Coming Soon" placeholder is a stub for the feature when it is completed. While we continue to create the features, we will use Stubs until it is ready for the public. As an example, this is a screenshot of a Coming Soon stub for a feature. We include the last updated date of the placeholder so you know what we are currently working on. On www.ez-robot.com, any text that is blue will be clickable. In the sample image, there are a few links that are blue. If you click one of those links, you will receive more information on that topic. Clicking on Revolution will bring you to the Revolution intro page. That page contains an overview of the Beta Release of EZ-Robot Revolution.  Let me know if there anything else I can help you with? There are no dumb questions

giga · Answer

Well that seems to answer everything, just curious did the new software bump the resolution for servos?

DJ Sures · Answer

Giga, the EZ-B v4 will increase the resolution of the servos - there is no expected release date of the v4 just yet. The servo resolution on the EZ-B v3 is dependent on processing speed. The EZ-B v3 does so much, that it is to the maximum potential. The resolution of 100 points is quite good, considering servos can barely do much more. Additionally, other controllers that promote more positions are not accurate - as they usually do less positions than EZ-B but accept a higher number. We're simply honest about our features If your servo resolution is troubling due to using the Auto Position Control... Then I would recommend hovering over the question marks to learn what the Servo Steps and Interval values really mean. Also, smoothing the servo movement by using ServoSpeed() is always a good idea. There are many references throughout projects and the forum to help you with ServoSpeed() Hope that helps!

giga · Answer

Ok that explains it a little better because I'm building the metal gear rex from the original metal gear solid and I just bought 12 hitec 7955 servo from servo city and just want to get smooth motion out of it. I more into the mechanical( mechanical engineer) then programming, hence why your product is so attractive to me. When the v4 board does come out will I be able to just swap out the v3 for the v4? Also sorry for being such a block head have long hours at work and my wife due date for out first baby is in 2 days! So I'm a little stressed and tired blush

DJ Sures · Answer

Rich has seemed to create a name for himself on the forum as guru! Replaced me as for using servospeed(), it will help a great deal! I like your project idea - looking forward to seeing it!

Also, happy to hear about your wife! That is exciting news

Rich · Answer

Dude, I could never replace you (but wow what a compliment!) But as DJ said, if you have questions just ask and I'm usually around to answer them

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