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Sabertooth 2X32 Operation

Sabertooth 2X32 Operation

Hello Everyone, I have been at my workbench reading all of the Sabertooth threads in the forum and for the life of me can not figure out how to get my sabertooth to do...
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Elseif Is Broken

Elseif Is Broken

@DJ, The ElseIf is broken: The code below never stops ! $buffer="[123 456 789]" $len=Length($buffer) $ix=0 $start=-1 $end=-1 repeatwhile($ix<$len) $ch=GetCharAt($buffer,...
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Function Request - Modulo Operation

@DJ, For the next release, can you please add: 1) Modulus Function e.g. Mod( Number1, Number2 ) OR 2) Modulus operator e.g. Number1 % Number2 I know you can use plugins to add custom functions, but they don't work on mobile applications. Modulus is so versatile and useful deserves a place in EZ-Script. Simple examples: 1) $counter=0 :loop #do...
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Where Do I Find Examples Of Blockly?

I find that when I load examples, the blockly blocks I was playing with on another project are still there, but not code for... say for example roli.ezb I would like to view examples of code, so that I may study them and learn how to adapt it. I have found how to use the pwm hBridge, and I suspect the pages I am looking for are right in front of...
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Arduino Ibt_2 H-Bridge

Arduino Ibt_2 H-Bridge

I'm curious if anyone has used the Arduino IBT_2 Motor Controller with EZBv4 It looks like I share the ground, can power the motors with my 6 vdc SLA bat attached to Vcc,...
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Sound Sensors

Sound Sensors

Hey Everyone! I am currently stuck on how to code these 2 sound sensors (1 on left, 1 on the right)(picture below) on the head of my robot. I have a servo (D18) that goes up to 180 degrees and I...
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Control Usage, Cross Reference

This weekend I changed the name of my soundboard control and then searched through the project to find and update all the references. It occured to me that it might be fun to build something that showed the relationship of items. I could do this with a spreadsheet but is it possible to use whats built into ARC? Example: Show all the places that...
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Ezb Works Only In Jd, Not In Roli

Ezb Works Only In Jd, Not In Roli

Hi, today i have become for my Project a Rover. This works great, when i use the Rover in the torso from JD. But when i put this in my Roli, i have no...
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Vintage 80'S Robots

ha ha ya,very cheezy but cool ! I just saw an old 1986 movie about killer robots going crazy in a shopping mall and they look just like larger versions of all the toy robots sold back in those days! in fact they look much like my Paranormal chasing Rad 1.0 Bot,many of you may have something similar !---- "Chopping mall 1986" Chopping mall...
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Dynamixel Plug In Save Question

I have an issue where when I save a layout with the Dynamixel plug in and reload it, all the settings for each virtual servo revert to default settings of 1-180 regardless of what i set up in the dynamixel plug in. To fix it I have to open the dynamixel plugin and uncheck the servos, then enable them again then save it. After i return to the layout...
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I2c Questions

I2c Questions

I seemed to be having issues with I2C BlinkM's I keep adding the control to the layout and connect the blink M to one of the i2C ports and it disconnects the EZB, every single time. To make sure...
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Looking For Servo Block When Using Roboscratch

Looking For Servo Block When Using Roboscratch

Where is the Servo block or how can I add it to RoboScratch? Thanks.