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Detect audio frequencies via PC microphone (FFT), output a variable and drive servos within configurable min/max ranges with waveform feedback.

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I Think My Ezb Has Fried

I believe my EZB has fried. Tonight it refused to be accessed over wifi and it won't reset. I've attached a video so you can see what it's doing upon an attempted reset. I went ahead and ordered another one because I don't have time for a resolution for this unit, but if it is able to be resolved I can use it on a future project. Any thoughts?
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Cognitive Emotion Getting Error Message

Cognitive Emotion Getting Error Message

Getting this error message while using cognitive emotion ..is this usual? Checking... System.InvalidOperationException: An invalid request URI...
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How Much Weight Can Six Carry?

Hi, all! I've been toying with a retro-design robot. I know he'll be EZ-Robot based with a dome head and either a cylindrical or square body that will have a retractable arm either in his torso or attached on the side. His propulsion is where I'm undecided. At first, I thought a Wall-E type treads. Then I saw an omni-directional chassis that is...
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Can't Connect To Home Netgear Home Wifi

I can't get the Ezb to connect to my home WIFI. My computer doesn't have WIFI so I need it to connect in client mode. From my cell phone I connect to the Ezb, go to the IP address and select client mode. I typed in my SSID and password, It's on a sticker on my router and I type it in the same caps as on it and the ez says can't connect to network....
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Ssc32 Control

Ssc32 Control

Hello, I can connect the SSC32 to the UARD #0 of the EZ-B v4/2 Wi-Fi Robot Controller and it works fine, but if I connect the SSC32 to a comport of my PC it will not work. It is not possible to...
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Blockly With Ios

Blockly With Ios

When using Blockly within the ARC iOS app (iPad), is it possible to change the text content from "hello world"? I am unable to alter the text in the text block. Am I missing...
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When Will Mobile Ultrasonic Radar Scan Be Updated?

just wondering about the Ultrasonic scanner available on windows ARC but for mobile it always says not yet supported. Will this be added to mobile app? As it would make the mobile scripting and Blockly much faster to program and the radar scanner graphic would be a big help to see if the sensors are actually pinging. I am currently using script the...
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Sparkfun Micro Oled Breakout

Just purchased some ez robot kits and have installed ARC to my Laptop. I am looking to install a SparkFun Micro OLED Breakout module to my ezb controller. Add can find no add-on under the iC2 modules and wondered if any one tried to use this display module. It is 3.3v and uses the iC2 bus? Maybe someone will design a new control. I work with...
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Servos Not Responding To Fine Tune Profile Calibration

Servos Not Responding To Fine Tune Profile Calibration

Two of the servos in JD will not respond when I try the Fine Tune calibration. I have checked the connections to...
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ARC Stops Working

ARC Stops Working

i did averthing like in the video.but i get an error,dont know what it is. need help.what does this mean?
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Ping Navigation Plugin

Ping Navigation Plugin

Hey everyone, For the last 4 weeks I've been working on my own navigation plugin, that uses ping sensors for it's distance sensing and I ran in to a few problems... Mainly that...
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Microsoft Cognitive Computer Vision

every time I try to start the Microsoft Cognitive Computer Vision it crashes the ezb program! and it will not save the info that I put in ( have to recreate it each timeI reboot) was getting the ezb for my school bad advice?