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Modified Servo Movement Panel Question

*** Update *** Problem solved: Swapped servo ports in configuration. Hello all, I have just finished wiring up my bot with Parallax 12v DC motors and HB-25 H-Bridges. I have been able to guess and get the Forward, Reverse, Left, Right and Stop to work, however the left and right turns are reversed? My Settings: D0 Forward 70 Reverse 35 Stop 2 (Use...
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Servo Spline Type?

Hello, Hopping to find a quick answer. What "style" of spline are the EZ-Robot servos (Standard and HD)? Futaba? Hitec? I need to order some adapters for my super easy Omnibot arms setup. Any help would be great. I'm stuck at work, so I can't go look at the actual servos to search them out.
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Schematic For Ez-B Digital I/O?

Hello, Is there a schematic or data sheet for the Digital I/O drivers? It would be useful. Also any suggestions as to what might be blowing them out? I know that I have a lot of enthustiastic young hands on the HW, but I'm not sure what is killing them. We are running out of working ports. Would plugging the 3-pin connectors on backwards, hot...
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Blackberry 10 App?

DJ I have to wait till christmas to play with my EZ-B so my wife says. But I was wondering are you or would you look at something to be able to use a blackberry 10 smart phone to do minor control? I just think it would be a neat idea Another thing dude I know what its like when you get hooked on to a cool project but SLEEP is a good thing
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Sound To The Robot Ideas?

Hello, We have some cool sounds that we play on the laptop from the SoundBoard. We bought a BlueTooth sound card with speakers for the bot. Any ideas as to how to send the sound over BlueTooth to the bot? Thanks again,
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Rc Car Into A Robot

Hi, I was wondering if anyone here has ever used the Bluetooth robot controller to turn an RC car into a robot. I can think of a few possible issues off the top of my head: 1. Range - RC cars move fast, how can I get a few hundred feet of range? 2. Power - I'd want to use the power source from my ESC (a SC700-BL) to power the controller rather than...
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Mergeing Files

Mergeing Files

@DJ This may be simple but is there a way to merge two or more EZ-B files together.
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Sabertooth 2X25 & Syren10.

Hey All, Kicking into high gear to get my R2 ready for the Calgary Comic Expo. I did try searching for an answer but didn't find any firm topics on running both motor controllers at the same time. I have had the Sabertooth running with the EZ-B via serial. The 2x25 is for my drive motors and the Syren10 is for my dome drive motor. I know the...
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Look What I Just Score!

Look What I Just Score!

Yesterday i went Xmas shopping for some toys for my nieces and newphew and I spot this truck, i was very happy and immediately grabbed it for EZ-Robot hack of course. This...
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.And Now Me And My Minions Will Rule The World!

.And Now Me And My Minions Will Rule The World!

Let the building of the army begin!
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Decals/Stickers For Marketing?

Decals/Stickers For Marketing?

@DJ, have you thought about making either decals or stickers (small, medium, large) to pack with the kit? Maybe it could say, "Powered by EZ-B" and/or...
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Ez-B Serial Question Plus Windows 7 Question

Was hoping DJ or someone could help answer a few questions: I have a CFSOUND III cfsound.com that I want to use for the robot sound and voice. It uses wav files instead of mp3s. It has a RS-232 DB9 serial connector. The format of the serial data is default @ 2400 baud (changeable), 8 data bits, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Sounds may be started,...