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Auto Position Ezb1

Auto Position Ezb1

When setting up an Auto Position Frame, how do I select which EZB Controller? RichardZ
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Add Second Camera Video Into Synthiam Window

I have a ez-robot camera that I am using for all the pluggins it is capable of.  What I want to do is take a third party wifi camera and add that cameras video and sound to the ARC  program. Is this possible? To keep it simple, if sound is a problem I can use the ezb camera for sound.  Both camera's will be on at the same time.  If not possible, I...
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ARC Update Corrupted My ARC Software

Install the arc update, immediate problem with loading previous saved projects, particularly with joystick installed. How do I roll the builder software back to previous version without losing all my projects files? ARC is a bad update if you can,t use the files I was just using yesterday.
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I2c Mcp23017 HELP!

Any info on using MCP23017 i2c chip? I try to run a simple loop counter with prestart setup (i2c chip  i2cwrite(0,0x40,0x3) i2cwrite(0,0x4E,0x3) ),output ( i2cwrite(0,0x40,$motor1)      i2cwrite(0,0x4E,$motor2) ) with a loop and variable scrip and it just disconnects!
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More Servo Degree Possible?

More Servo Degree Possible?

i  am using servo from banggood.com they are very cheap.i can turn the main gear , alot further then 180 degree by hand.but ez robot servo's goes max to 180 degree....
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Automatic Software Start Info

hello everyone, I would like to automatically load the project software on startup, on Windows I have no problem but with Linux (using Raspberry) I don't know how to do it, I tried some guides found on the net but none seems to work, you can help me out case ???? For EZB SERVER operation and for ARC operation Sorry for the understanding but I am...
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Does Anyone Have A Cytron Smartdrive Duo 30 And What Are The Diffrences?

Does Anyone Have A Cytron Smartdrive Duo 30 And What Are The Diffrences?

Does anyone have a Cytron Smartdrive Duo 30 and what are the diffrences with...
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Wire Length For The EZB Ultrasonic Sensor

Wire Length For The EZB Ultrasonic Sensor

Hello folks, Figured Id throw this out there and see what others think...Has anyone ever had to install the EZB Ultrasonic sensor (or any...
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Pixy2 Camera, Need Help

I have a Pixy2 camera -  here is the website - https://pixycam.com/pixy2 The camera works great in thePixiMon software - but can't see it in ARC there is a connection on the Arduino, but the camera does not show up in ARC can you help? here is the wiki on it: https://docs.pixycam.com/wiki/doku.php?id=wiki:v2:overview
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Found This One Very Interesting

Found This One Very Interesting

Did you guys see this...it is a telepresence robot on steroids!! Supercool right?
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Plugin For Azure Kinect

Hi guys, I'm looking for a plugin that allows you to use Azure Kinect instead of Kinekt v2 for my project. Looks like the old plugin isn't working. Does anyone have any experience with Azure? Besides, has anyone tried using Artec Studio with Azure, what are the results? Mark.
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Hbridge And 10K Precision Pot For Feedback

Hbridge And 10K Precision Pot For Feedback

I want to use a precision 10k pot for positioning feedback for hbridge control.   For my R2 I'm adding lifts for the periscope, radar...