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XInput joystick skill for ARC: maps Xbox controllers to movement, servos, triggers, vibration, variables; supports analog inputs and scripts.

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Pc Soundboard Sound Wave Form

@DJ Sure Are you planning to add the same sound wave and auto position functions that the V4 soundboard has to the soundboard control for pc sound? Thanks
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Cam Rip Daily Planet

Cam Rip Daily Planet

Ok here is the cam rip of @DJ Sures on Daily Planet
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Ezb Configuration Control

Newbie to product. Question regarding message below. 1/12/2015 9:10 AM - Attempting connection on 192.168.1.1:23 1/12/2015 9:10 AM - Connected to 192.168.1.1:23 1/12/2015 9:10 AM - EZ-B reports EZ-B v4 OS 1/12/2015 9:10 AM - Welcome to EZ-B v4 Beta! 1/12/2015 9:10 AM - EZ-B v4 ID: 57-51-0-0-47-255-60-57-57-37-38-38 1/12/2015 9:10 AM - Connected...
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Dj On Daily Planet

Dj On Daily Planet

It took me some time to find a link to the Daily Planet show that @DJ is on Here it is for all that wish to see it DJ starts at about 31 minutes in DJ on the Daily Planet
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Turns When Walking Forward

I have build six as the builder shows and ran the servos outside of the mounting joints to ensure everything was set correctly. Six tends to do two things, one of the servos seems to love to hum very loudly when the robot stops moving. Making to robot move once stops it for a while. I have taken the servos out of the mounts and reran the "all...
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Ces 2015: Meet Sopo, The Ugly Paper Robot That Brings You Drinks?

Ces 2015: Meet Sopo, The Ugly Paper Robot That Brings You Drinks?

Gang, I'm all about supporting and encouraging innovation, but this was not ready for CES...
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Jd Not Working Properly

Hello! I recently bought a JD ezrobot and I have been trying to make it work properly for a few days now. I built the robot twice already (with the motors facing the right way) and have connceted the wires, again, twice. I also calibrated the motors, as said in the calibrating lesson so basically I did every thing I could. Now, I have encountered a...
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Initial Classes And Setting Up Servos - Last One (Grippers)

Working through the tutorials...the gripper one is confusing to me. The last tutorial on kinematic setup of the servos for the gripper...all others work as expected and are correct. Gripper servos set to 90 degrees (as instructed) fully opens both my grippers to fully open position. Instructions show fully closed and describe such. I can obviously...
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Can We Use Our Wii U Gamepad For Anything?

Hello, We just ordered an Ar Parrot Drone so we're excited to connect it to ARC software and begin programming it, but we're wondering if it's possible to also connect our wii u GamePad to ARC so we can view the video feed on the GamePad LCD. Our Wii U has been collecting dust since we got the PS4, the only part of wii u that's cool is the GamePad...
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Connection Control Ip Input Not Working On Phone

Ever since I updated to the new version of the app on my android phone when I try to enter the IP address in the connection screen it does not work. When I type for example 192.168.3.2 what ends up in the control text box is 1921683.2 or some variation of that. Also the done button does nothing when pressed. The only way I can get back out of the...
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Connecting Brookstone Rover To ARC Questions

Connecting Brookstone Rover To ARC Questions

Hi all, I am trying to connect my Rover v1 to ARC. I have tried two different ways: 1. Connect the rover to my wifi on the computer...
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Full House At Ez-Robot Headquarters Today 1/9/2015

Full House At Ez-Robot Headquarters Today 1/9/2015

Looks like the whole team is together!