Jayutmb
USA
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Ok so
ez-b v4.x/2 comm expansion configuration utility
with new update.. Does this mean some how some way my dream of USB to computer has happened and I just dont know how to wire it? Or is this a preemptive update with the how to follow ? 
@thetechguru
Wow! Thank you so much. This is exactly what I needed.
So if I have already have an FTDI cable and jumper wire with the camera cable, I am good to go correct?
Not all of these usb adapters will be able to get the same speed through them. I have used the FTDI Friend by Adafruit (https://www.adafruit.com/products/284) at 921600 baud with another device. I haven't tried it with the EZ-B yet.
@ZionPhil
Correct.
Alan
I just hooked up this one http://www.robotshop.com/en/ftdi-basic-breakout-3-3v-6-pin-header.html to my EZ-B and it worked perfectly at 921600 from 2 different computers. Unfortunately, I also discovered that the battery in my Acer W3-810 tablet is shot. It works plugged in, but is sitting at 12% charge and won't take a charge, so now I need to find another computer to use as the embedded device in my robot
I have a VOYO V2 that can run headless,, but it sometimes overheats, so I would be afraid to use it in a robot, and I liked the idea of having a touchscreen on the robot so I didn't always need to have another computer running to work with it. Off to gearbest and eBay to see what is available these days...
Alan
Hi Alan,
Is the Latte Panda on your list? I wanted to get an opion if this was a good computer to consider.
Ron
I thought I found a good cheap tablet at Gearbest, but you can't use the USB port while it is charging, so that isn't good for a robot I want to run for hours.
Alan
i like the latte panda - put TightVNC on it or use RDP and you won't need a screen. There's plenty of iOS VNC clients as well. I prefer RDP because it is faster.
Although, nothing beats actually seeing the screen on your robot
Yeah, there are some design reasons I wanted a screen. I have a couple of olf Xenarc 7".screens I could use for a local display but they are only 800x600 resolution and not touch screen, so won't be good for EZ-B, but maybe OK for some of the other purposes.
Decisions, decisions....
Alan