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Using Brookstone Rover - What Changes Required?

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I saw the video about using the ez-robot software to control a brookstone rover. I am not clear on what physical changes are needed to the rover device? It seemed that the EZ software had a "device type" for brookstone rover so only connecting to it via the ez software was all that was needed? Is this correct?

Any detailed video on what you must do to utilize the brookstone rover?

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#17  

@bobalston: look in this thread for my questions and the replies posted by others that tell you how to setup ARC. If you want to control Rover without adding EZ-B, that is exactly what I'm doing. In that case, the range is WiFi 2.4 GHz - much larger than Bluetooth.

Here is what I've tried so far with Windows 7: 0. Truned on Rover.

  1. Added a USB WiFi to my laptop. This is a second connection, because the laptop has built-in wifi.
  2. Created a connection with the SSID shown on the bottom of the Rover - it starts with AC13. Since it is hex code, it is all numeric or letters A-F.
  3. Opened the wifi network connection from the lower-right toolbar. Saw a long list of wifi connections that I already knew about.
  4. Noticed that the network connection is labeled "Wireless Network Connection".
  5. Scrolled down, far down. Suddenly I see "Wireless Network Connection 2"! I didn't know about this, but now I do.
  6. Select AC13 wifi for "Connection 2".
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#18  

The Brookstone Rover is controlled over Wifi, an EZ-B is not required for control of the drive train or the camera. The distance will therefore be the range of your WiFi NIC in the PC which connects to the rover.

I will point out that ARC will run a lot smoother if it is connected to an EZ-B, even if the EZ-B is sat on top of the PC and not connected to the rover at all. This is due to the way ARC was built around the EZ-B rather than as a stand alone interface for third party products.

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