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Question With Release() Command

Question With Release() Command

Greeting all, It has been a long while since I posted here. I have been working on my Inmoov whenever I can find time, which is not a lot, but slowly, very...
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Robonova Servo

Robonova Servo

Hi. I have planned to use ez-b4 for my robonova-1. It uses Hitec HSR-8498HB servos. Normal servos turning 0-190 by 1-2ms signal These servos turning 0-190 by 0.55-2.45ms signal. So It turns by...
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Ezb To Control Adruino

Anyone have any idea if it's possible to fire an Adruino routine using just 1 digital signal pin of the EZB. I have a Arduino doing a simple little servo routine with 10 small servos, and don't what to waste 10 output pins of my EZB. Looking for the output of the EZB to signal the Arduino to start, just like pushing the reset button on it. I could...
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Builder Won't Open

My son and I made our first bit of progress last night by getting our little bot up and going. But when we opened builder this morning, we noticed the "update available" tab flashing so we clicked on it. it took us to the download page which we did and everything went normally until we clicked on "finish" to exit the installer....
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Goto Last Loop Variable Goto + Variable Goto($Variable)

Goto Last Loop Variable Goto + Variable Goto($Variable)

Has anyone figured out way to get the goto() function to work with variable so it can goto the last defined...
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Cybot And Running Multiple Scripts

Cybot And Running Multiple Scripts

Cy_MainTest1.EZB Hopefully,the file uploaded ,my first time. Looking for a little help. Since I am still learning much about Ezb script writing, I have...
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Ezb-V4 Power

For a Roomba application, will the EZB V4 handle the unregulated power input in the same way the EZB V3 could? I saw one discussion where the EZB V4 smoked after trying this....... https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/UserTutorials/115/1
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Using And H-Bridge 2.5 Amp Motor Controller To Control Stepper Motors?

Using And H-Bridge 2.5 Amp Motor Controller To Control Stepper Motors?

Ok...I am trying this again - hopefully someone can help me figure it out... I...
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Can't Connect

I recently purchased the developers kit for my son. We made a simple roli type robot and tried to connect to the ez-b v4 for the first time tonight. I cannot get it to connect. As far as I can tell I need to change the connection mode, but when I click on the circular icon in ARC, it takes me to a page that asks for my username and password (unlike...
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Continuous Rotation Servo

I installed a CR servo that came with my Dev kit. It works as it should in the ezb builder. I bought and upgraded HiTec Robot Servo model HSR-2645CR and when I try it it starts moving in one direction but then I cant control it. It wont stop or switch directions. I am using port D0 and have tried others and get the same problem. I have not tried an...
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Ez-Script Control Re-Sizing Itself

@DJSures Of late I have noticed that the EZ-Script controls are re-sizing themselves when I reload a project. I will set them to a certain (small) size and save. When the project is reloaded, they have become wider and are overlapping. This makes it difficult to structure the controls as I would like. Have they been programmed to some minimum and...
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Getdigital() Function Sets Digital Port On Rendering It Useless

getdigital() function sets digital port on rendering it useless. Tried on different boards. Will try from a different computer but if anyone has the same bug, please let me know. Updated ARC to last version. Thanks, Elfege