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Ultrasonic Detector Not Working

How do I get the Ultrasonic Detector to work? I have followed the directions for connecting and setting up the Ultrasonic Detection board to my Revolution Roli. However, it gives no indication that it is detecting objects and the fails the collision avoidance. Regards, T. Steven Cotter, Ph.D. Engineering Management and Systems Engineering 2101I...
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Ir/Serial Codes How-To

I've spent about 2 hours digging thru the community and some threads and such and can't find what I'm looking for. Does anyone have a link, tutorial or something for how to serial commands in a sequence from EZ-B? For example let's say I'm able to connect to any toy's IR port via soldered connections and know their particular IR codes that I...
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Need Some Shipping Relief

I'd love to buy some jumpers from the online store here. I popped em in my cart and started the checkout. Shipping was over $21USD. For a $9 item that weighs nothing. So I can't buy them. These shipping costs prohibit me from spending my money here. Any word on boosting your Amazon presence? Your distributors don't seem to carry your full product...
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Increase Volume On Windows 10 Mic

Since I installed Windows 10, volume on the mic does not seem to be adjustable. Volume is low. I have to talk lould to get the computer to hear me. I looked online and a lot of people are having this problem withe MS 10. It is the same with all mics. Any ideas would keep me from loosing my voice. Thanks Ellis
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Date Calculation

if I run this command: $xhours = FmtTimeSpan(CDateTime("10/29/2016 1:00:00 PM") - CDateTime("10/31/2016 2:02:02 PM"), "hh") I get 1. Which works great. And says that 2 pm is 1 hour from 1 pm. But if I run this $xhours = FmtTimeSpan(CDateTime("10/29/2016 3:00:00 PM") - CDateTime("10/31/2016 2:02:02...
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Charging Ezrobot 1300Mah 25C 7.4V 2S1p Batteries

Charging Ezrobot 1300Mah 25C 7.4V 2S1p Batteries

Can I charge my new EZROBOT 1300mAh 25c 7.4v 2s1p with the older e3AC SkyRC charger or only charge them with the LinkMan...
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Posting A New Library

What should I know before posting an EZ-B compatible library to github? Are there any obvious license gotchas the community is aware of? I have been working on a little Clojure library that speaks the EZ-B protocol. (I may eventually try to bring it up on the board directly, but I suspect the top-level APIs will remain the same.)
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Check The Arms Like An Excavator

If I control the arms with the Servopad, everything is too rude for me. Has anyone ever driven an excavator? If you move the joystick slightly in one direction, The arm moves continuously slowly in the direction. If you move the joystick strongly in one direction, The arm moves continuously rapidly in one direction. For my robot I would like...
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Io Tiny Ip Connection Questions

Io Tiny Ip Connection Questions

I have the IoTiny board, my bluetooth connection is good, but when I try (Yes, I've tried all the com ports as well) the connection fails and times out. When...
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Omnibot 5402 - Belts

Saw a few posts about Omnibots here, joined the site hoping for some help. Just put a battery in my old Omnibot... has been on a shelf since the late '80s. Turned it on, went to test the tape deck and the motor turns without a tape, but with a tape it doesn't. I suspect a slipping belt issue. Anyone know what belt I need for the deck on this?...
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Small Headset Mic Suggestions Needed

Hello Everyone, I am looking for a small wireless headset mic with a mute function for when I am using voice control with my R2D2 in a crowded room or convention. Does anyone have an good suggestions? For some reason I am not having any luck in my search; they either don't have a mute button or are designed to work with a cellphone. Any help is...
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ARC Error At Loading Of Ippsp Libarary

EZ-Builder opens ok, Select a project and the error "Error at loading of ippSP Libarary", and Comment "No DLLs were found in the Waterfall Procedure" pops up and ARC freezes and the closes. Did a complete uninstall, downloaded fresh copy of latest version and the problem still persists. Help appreciated?