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Servo Causes Program To Freeze

I am doing speech and "robot move forward" and the servo runs but then I can't shut it using the servo control and the ez program keeps freezing on me. When this happens I get the message "I have successfully connected to your network" and why this is resetting, I have no clue. Anyone have any ideas? Also the program keeps...
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Controller Stuck In Client Mode

I unboxed a new hexapod kit yesterday. It was working fine until I switched from AP Mode to Client Mode. Now the controller is stuck in Client Mode and will not reset. (Note: Performance was herky-jerky in Client Mode, so I wanted to switch back to AP Mode where it ran smoother.) I have pressed the reset button on the controller but it does not...
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Specific Recommendation For Power Adapter

Specific Recommendation For Power Adapter

Hello, I made the leap after a fair amount of research and bought an ezbv4 last night. My initial application is static so I deferred...
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Connecting An External Speaker To The Ez-B V4?

Hi, I wonder if it is possible to connect an external speaker to the ez-b v4? Maybe even a stereo speaker or 5.1 system?
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Driving Stepper Motors With Ezb V4

Done a lot of looking on the forum and still can't figure it out. I am building a pretty heavy duty robot and want to use the power of stepper motors. Question is - how do I interface the stepper motor with the EZB? I have Kollmoren P22 stepper motor - 8 wires, capable of bipolar, unipolar and parallel operation. I guess I need a recommended drive...
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Connecting Leds To The Ez-B V4

Hi, I am just taking my first steps with my ez-b v4. I would like to connect some LEDs to the ez-b v4. Maybe some colorful ones that light permanently and an LED that can switch colors? (RGB-LED?) Which LEDs would be good for this little project? I already have a package with LEDs and resistors, but I am not sure if I can use them for this:...
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Dc Motors For The Ez-B V4

i want to buy the ez-b v4 develepor kit to build a robot. but want to know if the ez-b v4 can handle dc motors. if it can't, how could you make it so it could?
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Slow Performance

Slow Performance

When I do a benchmark test of the Read 300 ADC I get a result of 5 reads per second. I know it use to be around 65. I thought it was because of the "Limited" WiFi message, but...
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Servo Profile In Lessons

I was about to post a few tips on starting to build and use the Six robot in one of the threads (since I just put one together) when I realized the Servo Profile step was missing from the lesson steps. Looking around, the only references to it I found had to do with JD and a couple having to do with loading one from mobile apps. In the lesson steps...
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New Six Camera Failed After A Few Minutes Of Use

New Six Camera Failed After A Few Minutes Of Use

I just got a new Brookstone SIX. After assembly, I was starting to use it, and the camera suddenly stopped working with this...
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Master Control Unit For Omnibot 2000

hello all, I have to search a remote control up and running for my robot OMNIBOT 2000 impossible to find one on ebay, no one sells? Is that-among quelquin you have a sell me? or moin indicated pourais or I buy one. thank you sincerely eric
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Some Great Idea Maybe

Some Great Idea Maybe

would this be something for the ez robots.