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Organizing Ports In Servo Profile

Is there a way to organize the ports in the "Configure Servo Profile" section for better management? Additionally, can I configure the degrees for servos in a straight format instead of incrementing by 1, 2, 3, up to 90? Here is a short video explaining the issue: YouTube Video
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Handling Script Errors In ARC

How can I handle errors in a script within ARC, especially errors like "Error in response received: The remote name could not be resolved: 'admin.synthiam.com'"? This issue occurs even though my robot's computer is connected to the internet. I am using the ChatGPT Robot Skill.
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Connection Robosapien V2 2005 Et 2006

Connection Robosapien V2 2005 Et 2006

Do you know where and how make connection to the WowWee Robosapien V2 to connect the output D1 EZ Card. thank you,
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Arduino Loop Increment Issue Fix

@Athena, I am currently running the following code on an Arduino Mega to adjust a variable iteratively: cpp float psudoActCrs = 90.7550; float actualCourse = 92; while (true) { if (psudoActCrs actualCourse) { psudoActCrs -= 0.1; } Serial.print("psudoActCrs: "); Serial.println(psudoActCrs, 4); Serial.print("actualCourse: ");...
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Roli Rover H-Bridge Button Issue

I chose the Roli Rover because my question is about the H-bridge in the Roli. I accidentally broke off the small button near the power connector. Is this still usable or repairable?
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Converting Motor To Digital Signal

Converting Motor To Digital Signal

Are there any small boards available that can convert a two-wire motor into a digital signal? I have a motor with two wires, one red and one black, and...
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RTSP Stream Compatibility Issues

, I am attempting to use a Reolink E1 Pro camera with ARC's Camera Device Robot Skill using its RTSP stream. I'm connecting it through an IoTiny controller. - Camera IP (local): 192.168.178.10 - RTSP links (without password): - Main stream: rtsp://192.168.178.10:554/h264Preview_01_main - Sub stream: rtsp://192.168.178.10:554/h264Preview_01_sub Both...
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Error With Soundboard File Name

I am using the PC Soundboard skill in ARC and attempting to add an MP3 file named alert.mp3 to the board. However, I'm encountering the following error message: System.Exception: The audio filename contains invalid characters. Rename the file and remove quotes, single quotes, slashes, and control characters. Filename alert.mp3 at...
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Connection Diagnostic Skill Functionality

I have a question about the ARC Robot Skill called Connection Diagnostic. Does this skill monitor the connection of only the EZB at index 0, or can it manage other indices as well?
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Monitoring EZ-B V4 Info Index

I have a question regarding the ARC Robot Skill called "EZ-B v4 Info." I assume that since I can't select a specific EZB index to monitor, only the EZB at index 0 is able to be monitored with this Robot Skill. Is that correct?
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Improving IR Sensor Efficiency Javascript

Hi @Athena, I am working on repeatedly pulsing a Sharp IR sensor using JavaScript within my ARC project. Here's a snippet of my current script: javascript var increment = 3; var irValue = 50; var lowIR = ADC.get(2); sleep(10); // IR THRESHOLD FOR A HIT if (lowIR <= irValue) { missCount = 0; cycleCount++; kick = false; if (scanDir == 0) { negHit...
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Intermittent EZ-B Controllers Disconnect Issue

Intermittent EZ-B Controllers Disconnect Issue

I'm experiencing an intermittent issue with ARC where two out of my three EZ-B controllers lose their connection. * I'm using...