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Midi Control by Synthiam
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Midi Control

MIDI I/O for ARC: send/receive notes, run per-note scripts, control PC or external instruments, with panic to stop stuck notes.

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Convert a vintage 1984 Radio Shack Robie into a Roomba-mounted retro cleaning robot with ez-b, camera, and custom arms.

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Robosapien Connection Question

Robosapien Connection Question

My board is a different version than your's and doesn't have a solder place that says IR, it has one that says VRE and Out1. I've included and photo of the...
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Vk-162 Gps Module

Vk-162 Gps Module

The actual pinout assignments for this device are shown in the next to last image posted.
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Looking For More Heavy Duty Motors

Looking For More Heavy Duty Motors

I have been working on a couple different toy robot conversions but would also like to start on a household robot that will actually do some useful...
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Need Clear Image Of Back Side Of The Ez-B

Need Clear Image Of Back Side Of The Ez-B

hi dj i would like to see a clear HD image of ezb of top and bottom of the board just being curious
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Mini Itx Motherboards

I'm wondering if people know much about these mini motherboards. I recently read this https://synthiam.com/Tutorials/Hardware.aspx?id=19 and this appears to be ideally suited for my needs. Although I don't know much about them. Heres what I'd like to know about them: . can they be powered from a battery of some kind . can software written on c# be...
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Gps Helppp!

Gps Helppp!

Hello Everybody! I want to add a gps module to a robot I am building for a school project. If anyone could please let me know of GPS modules that are compatable with the EZ-B v3? Thanks again!
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Using The Bv4113 Without A Movement Panel?

When I purchased my EZ-B kit last year, I also bought the BV4113 H-Bridge that EZ-Robot was selling at the time. I now want to use it to control the wrist and grip motors in a robotic hand that I got in an equipment trade from Josh. I found a datasheet and sample code here https://doc.byvac.com/index.php5?title=Product_BV4113 that shows I should be...
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Ez-B Control Power Pins Above D14

There are a couple of pins above D14 on the EZ-B Controller If I have the batteries plugged into the power port can I also plug power onto these pins as well. What are the requirements? What is the best way to use them? What is the primary purpose for these extra power pins?
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Ultrasonic Sensor Spacing To Change Blind Zone

Ultrasonic Sensor Spacing To Change Blind Zone

I already need to solder leads to a ultrasonic sender and receiver pairs. This is due to limited space inside the Omnibot 2000...
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Ar-Drone And Ez-B

Ar-Drone And Ez-B

Anyone else having connection problems with the Parrot Drone and EZ-B. I actually had my unit at DJ's and it would fly from the EZ-B but the camera would not colour track. DJ rewrote the...
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Better Servos

Better Servos

Is it possible to use AX-12A Professional Robot servos with the EZ-Robot kit? I'm making a are out to test some ideas and the servos that came with my bot kit are not strong enough. I want to...
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Greedy Robot Arm Video

Greedy Robot Arm Video

I thought this.is.useful for grabbing a beer but it didn't say how it worked or what sensors used. Could You direct me to what sensors to buy to utilize this feature?