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Can Ez Board Run Off 6 Volts?

Can Ez Board Run Off 6 Volts?

I have a 6 volt lead acid that under cyclic use says it charges up to 7.4 volts. Baseline its a 6 volt battery , I was going to run most my servos and ezb off...
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Our Robot Workshops - What's Yours Like ?

Our Robot Workshops - What's Yours Like ?

Thought an insight into our different workshops would be fun. My wife Kimbra has been nice enough to have me relegated to our spare room...
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Need Some Sabertooth 2X60 And Ez-B Help

I seem to have a problems When I use my sabertooth 2X60 with the ezb. I set it up like I would use it from my RC unit, use the mod servo movement panel and well it does not respond at all... So I set up the ARC as 2 different servos and it works like a charm.....Now I look in the tutorials page and it says to use it as simplified serial and when I...
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Ar Parrot / Roomba Score!

Ar Parrot / Roomba Score!

What a weird day. First our IT guy comes down and sells me his minty newish AR Parrot V.1 for $150. Then I go to pick my kid up from the dayhome and she is giving me two...
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Instructions On Getting ARC Camera Recognized

I have the ARC kit and have been testing it out (one bad servo) and have not been able to establish comm with the camera. The camera dongle is recognized by Windows 7 but there just is no video feed. I have the latest version of ARC and updated the firmware. Not asking anyone to tell me what my problem is. However, if anyone knows of a procedure...
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Batteries

Batteries

jstarne1, robotmaker and my self were talking about regular lead acid and gel cell batteries for supplying power to a power supply unit. Later I said I liked lithium type batteries too. robotmaker said...
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Thought My Question Was Gone. But It Is Back.

I mean I thought my PROBLEM was gone. . . . Executing... Cannot compile assembly. 2 Errors: Line: 0 - Metadata file 'EZ_B.DLL' could not be found Line: 0 - Metadata file 'EZ-Builder.exe' could not be found Done Error: Cannot compile assembly. 2 Errors: Line: 0 - Metadata file 'EZ_B.DLL' could not be found Line: 0 - Metadata file 'EZ-Builder.exe'...
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Auto Release Don't Work On All Servo

I have two mini digital servos and I can't get them to release from their holding position, they are lock in at all time, perhaps some incompatibility issue with EZ-B and ARC. I would really like to use what i have as im trying to move on with my Wall-E build, i used these for the hands up and down movements but I don't want them to be buzzing all...
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Xbox 360 Joystick Control

Is there a way to control my robot using my xbox 360 joystick. I have been using my wireless keyboard but that got alittle uncomfortable. If not what joystick is everyone else using?
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Servos Not Yet Replaced

Hi I don't know if this is normal or if I am being impatient but I still have not recieved my new standard servos to replace the malfuctioning ones. I requested them to be replaced and they said that they are able to be replaced. I still haven't got mine. More info please.
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Mirc

Hello just wondering if there is a way of connecting to the EZ-B with a litttle scripting system called mirc that is what i used to script in and would love to use it with the EZ-B
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Ez-B Low-Level Documentation (Rxd/Txd Protocol) Available ?

As far as i understand the EZ-B system correctly, the bluetooth adapter is acting as a bluetooth->RS-232 bridge, right ? I am currently thinking of replacing the bluetooth interface with a different interface and programming my own control software. Therefore i am very interested in getting the low-level RS-232 protocol to get a direct HW access...