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Non Existent Customer Support For A Newbie

Although my issue of the 300mv imbalanced battery issue is not a new topic, it happened to me after the first use only and there seems to be no customer service email link to address what is likely a defective battery or unit. I have followed all the recommendations but the charger keeps blinking 6 times red with one second pause. I only used the...
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ARC

ARC

Hello everyone! I've come across ARC in my hopeless search for making my AR.Drone do things. And in my googling I saw this program with some really cool projects made in it (all kinds of robots including R2 <3)...
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Jd Camera

I can't get the JD camera to work: Quote: 2/22/2016 3:00 PM - Camera Initialized: EZB://192.168.18.51 @ 640x480 2/22/2016 3:00 PM - EZ-B v4 Camera Error: System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established...
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Ordering A New Ezb

Hello, need to order another ezb4 controller. If I order this today does it come with the "new" comm board or is this still a future upgrade? Thanks Chris
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Pas De Comunication Tcp Avec Brookstone Rover

bonjour a tous , A L'AIDE ! stress impossible de comuniqué de mon pc a mon brookstone rover blanc V1 ( je pensse ! ) 16/02/2016 17:52 - Attempting connection on 192.168.1.1:23 16/02/2016 17:52 - Connection Failed: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): Aucune connexion n’a pu être établie car l’ordinateur cible l’a expressément refusée...
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ARC

ARC

Hi I'm from Germany also have a EZ - Board V3 + and think it's really cool what you can do with it but unfortunately I have a big problem connecting to ARC . So I connect my bluetooth give 1234 and it connects to...
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Sound Sensor With A Capacitor - Question

About a year ago, Steve G asked about sound sensors. https://synthiam.com/Community/Questions/7481 DJ said to add a capacitor to the signal line...Quote:those sensors (analog or digital) will work fine - IF you add a capacitor to the signal line. This is because the audio is either ON or OFF real quick with no "hold". This means unless...
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Great Deals From Brookstone

While supplies last, in addition to the BOGO deal, and regular internet discounts and/or free shipping coupon codes, they are also including extra stuff in orders if you order uneven numbers. The BOGO deal is mix and match, but they have already packaged things in packs of two. I ordered 3 rotation and 5 lever servos. I got 4 rotation and 6 levers...
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Iot Customization

Hi, Did anyone customized the wifi/IoT firmware ? can someone share some experiences or feasible ideas ?
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Sound Sensor Recomendation

Sound Sensor Recomendation

Hey everyone. Can somebody recommend a good quality sound sensor to work with the v4, preferably analog. I had a pair of cheepo's laying around that I tried (pictured...
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Nest Smoke Detector

Hi, I am thinking of buying a NEST smoke detector, because it can be used with ARC (and yes, also for safety reasons). I have seen the example for the thermostat, but nothing about the smoke/CO detector. Does anyone know what kind of variables can be recover in ARC with the smoke detector ? Thanks.
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Array Index Reference Error

This script has run without errors. ControlCommand("Answer array", ScriptStart) #Get 1 0f 16 random phrases from the array Answers $z = (GetRandomUnique(0,15)) $phrase = ($Answers[$z]) ControlCommand("Script Manager"' ScriptStart, Speak (phrase") But, now with ARC - Version 2016.02.18.02 I get: Error on line 4: Input...