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Sabertooth

I know it was brought up about a year ago... I have looked for any updates and have not found any (sure i am missing it ) but has anyone found a good solution to controlling the speed of the sabertooth without having to manually recode the send serial command for the speed? Ex.Forward(200,1200) is the same as Forward(100,1200) currently.
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Pir Script

Pir Script

I'm trying to read the status of a PIR detector using: getDigital(D0) but it is always showing the the port is high, whether something is in front of it or not. Do I first have to designate that the...
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Displaying A Robots Response In A Text Format

Displaying A Robots Response In A Text Format

A bit of an unusual request, but there is reasoning behind what I'm about to ask. So my question is... Is there a way to display a...
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No Sound

I just received my JD robot, as I started using it, I noticed it had no sound. I tried both of the preloaded programs, JD goes through all the movements but no sound. On the third try the song started playing half way through then was cut short when the EZB4 fell off during the dance moves....It seems very loose at all times...seems like just that...
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Usb Or Ac-Dc Conversion As Lipo Battery Replacement?

Usb Or Ac-Dc Conversion As Lipo Battery Replacement?

So, here’s the deal. My project will place, say, 25 robo heads in a (college, university, or high school) computer...
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Charger Leds Flashing Red Six Times

Charger Leds Flashing Red Six Times

Just got an EZ-Robot and battery won't charge and LED flashes red 6 times. Is this defective? How do you fix?
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Combining Older And Newer Boards?

So can older and newer boards (ez-bv4) be used in the same project? The physical configuration of ports is different and I don't seem to be able to get anything in the older board to activate (the newer one works fine). Thanks, Daniel
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Selling Jd & Six

I bought JD & Six brand new & they are both in like new condition. I have a few extra parts for JD. I am wanting to sell JD & Six & was wondering what might be the best place to sell them & what kind of price I should ask? E-Bay has only one new JD & one new Six for sell! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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H-Bridges Stop Working After Ez Updated

H-Bridges Stop Working After Ez Updated

Afternoon All I just upgraded to the latest EZ software and now all of my H-Bridges no longer work. None of the ports or settings were changed...
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Controlling An Electromagnet With An Ez-Bv4

Controlling An Electromagnet With An Ez-Bv4

Hello! I am wondering if it is possible to control an electromagnet with an ez-b. All I would need is to turn it on and off. The...
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Cant Get Connect The Ezbv

for what ever reason it seems sinds the ip ezbv4 is change with mack adres, i cant get any connected.
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Visit To Synthiam

Visit To Synthiam

Last week I had a very enjoyable experience at the EZ-Robot office. I met Jeremy, Alan, and another employe (didn't remember his name). Jeremy made me feel right at home. He was very...