I wanted to download the ARC to my Ipad. Is it the same download as the windows 7 gets. Thats all I could find. Do I just go to download with my ipad and download the software? Thanks Ron

No, there are two different ARC types. ARC for Windows (PC or laptop) software which won't work on your iPad, and ARC mobile app for iOS (your iPad) and Android devices. The Windows version is the full package with all of the features, and the mobile version is the version that has limited functions.

Click here for the ARC software tutorial,

Or click here for the mobile app user guide.

Hope that helps.

Thanks again all. My head is about to blow from all of the info you shared with me today. I think Santa better get ready to carry the load this year. I did see a special at brookstone today with 25 percent off. So I'm good so far for JD. I have my Ipad and did as you said downloaded the mobile app to my Ipad. Now to raise some money to get a tablet or laptop to program this thing. I don't know how Manufacturer refurbished is so a little cautious. Thats a great deal on ebay for 75 dollars if they really work ok. I guess I can't work with the downloads until I get a tablet. Wanting to do something but I guess I'll have to wait! Does the ARC do the same things that are in the mobile app in the Ipad? Thanks Ron

No worries. Take it one step at a time, and all the cool stuff will start to make sense. In regards to referbished equipment, my W3 is, and it's been working absolutely fine for nearly 8 months now with no problems at all. Usually you will find that referb stuff will Come with a 12 month warranty. I've bought other referbed staff in the past with no problems.

Anyhow, there are plenty of cheap "new" laptops and tablets around if you spend a bit of time and do a bit of web surfing. If you find something you're interested in but not sure about, ask here and myself and the guys here will help you out.

Again thanks all! I get the Santa thing but I'm 66 years old and can't touch this until Christmas. What is the age limit on this Santa thing. I have ARC loaded on my XP laptop but thats a NO GO. I have ARC MOBILE on my 3rd gen Ipad and seems good. But I don't think I can do anything with this stuff until SANTA gets here! Any thoughts of what I should do to get ready for the big Freakin' day! Thanks Ron

You won't be able to do anything with the mobile app until you have a JD robot. The mobile app is very different to the ARC Windows software, where you could do quite a lot without a robot.

Probably the best thing to do right now is make yourself familiar with JD, ARC, and the mobile app by looking through and completing the relevent tutorials found in the learn section to give you a head start for when you receive the hardware.

BTW, I don't think there is an age limit on the Santa thing. I think he will pay a visit to anyone who has been good.

OK on that Santa thing! Now which is better a small laptop or a tablet? Never had a small tablet but maybe small is good. I know they mention resolution being 1024x768 Min 1920x1080 Max and windows 8.1 and ram amounts. With the smaller Acer W3 tablet with Windows 8 is there any problem with speed or resolution. Thats a good price! Do you put Norton in it or keep it out? Maybe you turn Norton off when working with JD? Thanks Ron

The Acer W3 works fine with no resolution or speed problems that I have noticed. But for ease of writing your own scripts or amount of controls or scripts running at any one time, maybe a cheap laptop with minimum 4 gig of RAM may be a better option (the W3 has 2 gig RAM and works fine though).

I guess it's really down to personal taste and what your comfortable using... touch screen or physical keyboard. Me personally, I like to use a laptop for writing scripts for my robot projects as I find it quicker to use a physical keyboard, and use the W3 for controlling the robots as two of the ones I have built (not revolution bot's) have a W3 onboard the robots themselves. Another robot I built does not have a tablet onboard, so I use my laptop of iPhone.

In regards to antivirus, I use AVG free which is very basic, but does what I need it to and has no problems with EZ-B connections. There has been reported problems using Norton A/V in the past, and is highlighted here, so please be aware of that. That being said, disabling Norton, Avast and McAfee should allow connection issues with an EZ-B with no problems.