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Javascript Command Servo.Releaseall(2); Also Shuts Down Uart 1 And 2

I would like to confirm if this is proper behavior or a bug.  After many hours of testing I have come to believe that the following Javascript command to release all servos on EZB board #2 also shuts down Uart 1 and 2.  Servo.releaseAll(2); The fact that my Kangaroo motor controllers attached to Uart 1 and 2 on my #2 EZB will not respond after...
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Arms Go Up

JD keeps placing his hands up after actions when the arms should be down. I can't find how to fix this. Can you help me troubleshoot?
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Rover 2.0 Compatible With ARC?

I recently got the Broookstone Rover 2.0 as a gift. I started watching some videos about how you can control the Rover 1 with E-Z Builder software. After messing around on it, I noticed it cannot connect to the Rover 2. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or if the second one is just not compatible with the software. So you know, I have no...
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Installing More Desktop Voices

@Athena. How can I access more desktop voices? The only voices available to choose in Speech Settings  are Hazel, David and Zira. There are many other voices in Windows Settings but they do not appear in Arc.
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Smooth Start Of The Servo Movements When Starting ARC

Smooth Start Of The Servo Movements When Starting ARC

Is there a standard solution in ARC to slowly move the robot servos to an initial position when the ARC program...
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Speech Recognition In Mobile

@Athena is it possible to use Speech-Recognition or Advanced-Speech-recognition in iOS Arc mobile application? I have setuped autorecord with wake word on arc for windows, but seems like it not works when I run my ez-robot head on mobile phone application. It it a way to use microphone from mobile phone in mobile app?
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How To Connect Chatgpt To Azure Text To Speech And Talk Servo V2

I want to setup ChatGPT with the azure text to speech and talk servo v2 skills. Can you provide a step by step for how I can configure this?
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ARC Runtime Questions

Hi, I utilized the default Bing Speech Recognition or Vision functions for my project. However, I noticed that there are limitations mentioned regarding "Any robot skills that require a subscription for online services, such as Bing Speech Recognition or Vision" in the "ARC Runtime." I'm uncertain about the meaning. Does this...
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Home Stepper Motor

Home Stepper Motor

Can you show me some examples in Javascript of how to Setashome for V21? Can you also show me some examples in Javascript of how to Calibrate V22?
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Lewansol Servos Reporting Inaccurate Degrees In Auto Position Movement

Lewansol Servos Reporting Inaccurate Degrees In Auto Position Movement

We are using Lewansol servo skill in conjunction with auto position skill. We...
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Copy Sound Clips From ARC Soundboard

I've got many sound files loaded into different ARC soundboard controls. I loaded them from sound clip files on the computer where ARC is installed. Somehow I've lost some of those original sound files from my computer. Is there a way without using  3rd party software of copy these sound files directly from the soundboard back onto my computer?
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Servo Control Command Format

if I am sending servo commands over wifi directly to the board how should the commands be formatted?