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Wireless Connection To Arduino?

I’m building Spot Micro Next. The base design uses a Arduino Mega.  I’d like to use ARC to program the robot.   Has anyone worked out how to wirelessly interface to an arduino with ARC?

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#1  
If there’s a wireless shield then you’d probably only need to change the com port. 

otherwise you can use a esp32

but I think your best option would be to put a rock pi or raspberry pi 4 32gb in there. You can install windows 11 on raspberry pi 4.
#3  
Does the rock pi or raspberry pi have an advanced enough CPU that Windows 11 will install? I did a win 11 install check from Microsoft website on my Win 10 Dell laptop (Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4600U CPU @ 2.10GHz 2.70 GHz). It said my CPU wouldn't run Win 11. I was a little surprised but I really don't know much about win 11.
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It's not about being "advanced". It's about supporting a chipset with a feature for security. Windows 11 requires the security chipset and most laptops/computers don't have it. The raspberry pi 4 does.  I don't know about the rock pi, but it can run windows 10 no problem.

The raspberry pi 4 requires windows 11, it doesn't run windows 10 well enough. Windows 11 on a raspberry pi 4 runs great. I have the 32gb version an it's fantastic with an SSD
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Where did you get the windows 11 image for the pi? How much ram does your PI have?
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DJ, the link says to use a 32GB ram RPI 4.  I can only find 2,4, and 8gb ram units.   Did the instructions I’m the link intend fo say 32GB SD card?
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Ooops yes - i will have the link corrected. It's 8gb of ram is the ideal option. Otherwise use a Rock Pi/x which i believe is about the same cost?
#10   — Edited
DJ, what about using a iotiny plus a IIC connected either to an arduino mega or PCA9685 to control the 5v servos. I can add a single voltage regulator for the 8 servos. This way I could use the servo tools in ARC to automate the legs.  How would I map the servos?
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Yet another option.. I found this thread in an arduino Bluetooth communicton scheme to ARC.

#33 Feb 2019
Any for that board will work. They just create a virtual COM port in Windows, which you select in ARC.

could I just use a Bluetooth module on the mega work and connect the it ASAP serial port to the pc? Load the ARC mega firmware to the board and massage in the Bluetooth code?
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