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Wtv020-Sd Sound Module

Does anyone have any experience with this sort of device? https://emartee.com/product/41540/MP3%20Sound%20Module%20Mini%20SD%20Card Is this a viable substitute for the Sparkfun MP3 trigger?
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Wireless USB!

Hello All, Anyone had a chance to play with the Pololu wixels? I can't confirm it but it seems like they can do true full-speed wireless USB 2.0. Can anyone else confirm this? What does this mean for us ARCs? -Take any Webcam and mount it to your bot, no need for wireless IP cameras and the like -Take any wired joystick and make it wireless -Put...
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Mouse Wheel Control

DJ, You know how you can click on an area on the screen and you then can scroll up or down with your mouse. This works on all the controlls in ARC however if you click on the background it does not work. It would be really slick if it did with the size I am working with. Right now it takes up about two screens worth and I have to use the scroll...
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Are All Bluetooth Dongle Created Equal?

Are All Bluetooth Dongle Created Equal?

I am looking for a Bluetooth dongle for my laptop and have found them price from less then a dollar on the internet to $22.++ at Best Buy. I...
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CYBOT - Real Robot

CYBOT - Real Robot

Hey guys, I'm planning on getting one of these & turn it into an EZ-Robot:...
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Ez Cloud

DJ, I uploaded my latest file to the cloud with success however when I went back I could not retreive it. I tried deleted it and resaved it to no avail. I even tried it from work. I have fresh installations of the latest ARC on both computers.
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About My Purchase :)

Hello DJ Sures, I bought the kit EZ Yesterday, but I need to know when are you going to ship because it is for a science fair at my high school school, which is approaching and I urgently need parts for the robot which depends my final grade. And I am from Ecuador..... as you can understand Thank you very much and very good work:) I hope your...
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Motor Question

For the project i'm working on, I need to move a body that will be about 60 pounds. What motors and motor controller should I use?
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Having Problem With The Forward.

Hello Guys, Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong when I use the Forward command in a script. This is what I am doing. Sleep(1000) Forward(slow) I have even tried Forward([Slow]) I get the same error message. Error message Syntax ERROR on line 2: Slow is not a valid speed. Expecting Fastest, Fast, Slow, or Slowest. This was just a test...
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Problem With V 2012.01.15.00

Hi Guys, I hoping that someone can help me. I was running ARC Software V 2012.01.03.00 I have no problems connecting to the Bluetooth and loading my project. When I went to version 2021.01.15.00 I can load my project but I cannot connect to the Bluetooth device. If I load a new blank project or one of the examples, I can connect to the Bluetooth...
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Sdk Implementation

Hi DJ, I'm hoping you can clarify/verify a few questions I have regarding the EZ IDE vs SDK implementation. Since the EZ IDE only functions off a pc, I would expect the controller will only interact with the project while the IDE is running. I realize the project and all attached scripts are not uploaded to the controller as that's the case with...