After receiving the Ez-B V4 development kit I was able to advance the build of my Wall-E with the insertion of the supplied continuous rotation servos and attachment of the the two tracks to the body. I'd spent a few months earlier gutting Wall-E and fitting servos for head rotation & tilt, eye twitch and two-way arm movement. I took a shortcut with the head movement by using a tilt/pan servo assembly that I got off ebay - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PTZ-Pan-Tilt-Camera-Platform-Anti-Vibration-Camera-Mount-RC-1-2G-2-4G-5-8G-FPV-/161176233437?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item2586da25dd
Once I attached the tracks I could not wait any longer and connected all servos to the Ez-B and powered it up with a 4 x AA power pack to bring Wall-E to life!. I was greeted with the now very familiar "my battery is low" greeting but eventually got around that after connecting Ez Builder via WiFi.
I've been toying with Wall-E & the Ez-B for over a week now, with some success but also faced many frustrating problems. The main ones I think are being caused by power supply. The Ez-B goes into Birko mode for no reason, moving servos to extreme positions & even reversing them. I also get Unhandled Exceptions in the software with a reference to a non-existent D:/directory. This could be Windows 8? I will elaborate more after further testing and list somewhere.
My first aim is to replicate some DJ's Wall-E by studying and adapting scripts from the Legacy Wall-E robots. This will take some time as I'm new to Ez-Builder. I've had success with auto positioning, voice recognition, simple start up scripts and even some face tracking using the camera blue-tacked to the top of Wall-E's head! I've also been able to use the mobile Interface on my Android phone.
I'm having problems slowing down the servos. The worst are the continuous rotation servos supplied in the Development Kit. Their speed is not adjustable by the ARC software, so Wall-E spins his tracks and travels at virtual "break neck" speed making him pretty unmanageable. It's also almost impossible to smooth out the movement of Wall-E's other servos via the software, It's either full speed or very jerky movements.
There are quirks in the software which I would like to list somewhere without getting flamed by the Elite in this forum. One example is the Voice Type. All 3 voices installed in my version of windows get listed in the Speech Settings Panel but the Voice type can't be changed from 'Hazel" even if changed by Windows, ARC insists on using "Hazel"
The Ez-B speaker is very muted inside the Wall-E body. I might try to re-connect the original speaker, although Its ohm rating is not displayed on the case
So, overall, I'm pretty happy and satisfied with the Ez-B V4 and the ARC software. I'm surprised how far I've come in a week of tinkering. If I can do it, anyone can!
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@Grumpy, no I don't consider myself "Elite". I'm a nubile like a lot of other people here. I have skills I can share and so do you. I like to think we're here learning together and helping each other through this journey.
I just don't see why you need to criticize people that spend a lot of their free time helping others when they can be working on their own projects. They can just as soon let people like you and me flounder and give up. I also don't see why you need to bring social warfare onto this forum. I'm quite aware of how different political parties are perceived differently around the world. Calling out people on this forum that don't think like you (weather you think they are actively a member or not) may do nothing but keep you from getting the help you need.
We're here to build robots and have fun.
EDIT: After re-reading your first post I see you deleted your reference to the elite members of this forum. I hope you didn't get bullied into doing this. Your views are valid even if they are in an improper forum and so are mine. I'll gladly edit my comments also if it will help.
How about we just delete this whole thread! I'm sorry I dared to critise anything about this forum, this product and even the precious "republicans" of Australia
Richard R, here's a prime example. The cavalry always comes in to stomp on critics.
Really? OK, ya want to do it this way? I'm cool with that.
You're really a piece of work dude. First you inappropriately show your ignorance and bigotry in this short thread then you get unapologetically indigent and combative when you're confronted. Then you try to turn it around on me and play the victim. Finally in your last comment you try to dishonor the United States Cavalry. eyeroll
I don't need to be lectured by you to shut up and treat the tender young ones that are to arrive soon with kid gloves while you get to spit out your derogative thoughts. You're right though, in a few months this forum will be buzzing with new people looking for help. Hopefully distractions like this wont get in the way of lending a hand.
Dave, this thread was supposed to be a joyous occasion for me, proudly showing off my newly built Wall-E robot. I did not ask for any help but was offered many solutions by some very helpful people, which I appreciate. very much. A bit of harmless banter followed discussing the Queencs birthday holiday and our republican movement here. Then you come along misinterprating what I said and flame me with your antagonistic post, and then continue to do so with each new post. I am sorry to see you digging yourself into a deeper hole with each of your rants. The only way out for you now is the deletion of this whole thread which has turned pretty sour.
I sincerely apologize for those witnessing this fiasco but I will not be bullied
I mostly took offence to your slander of members of this forum that you consider to be elitists. I did not misrepresent that. If that was the case you would not have deleted your statement. I admit I was off a little about your meaning of a certain political party. However I still stand by my statement that a robot building forum is no place to air your political views and just causes these types of disagreements.
I don't agree that my speaking my mind about what I believe to be the truth and proper behavior is "digging me in deeper". I also will not be bullied into silence about such things and don't apologize for standing up to it. That I will never change. If your feeling joyousness includes slander then I will continue to speak the truth. If you follow your way of thinking then I have as much right on this forum to express my views of what I think is proper as you do getting a thrill out of dishing people.
Maybe we should all just read the data sheet.
Maybe we should all read the EZ-Robot Forum Etiquette!
I confess I read it for the first time 3 days ago. In the interest of community harmony I have zipped the lip since then, but i see Dave has less self control and continues his quest for oneupmanship elsewhere with his misspelling of the word "elite".
Can we call it quits, Dave?
:P Sure, I'll let you get in the last hit and last word. Hope your kick in my butt over my splleg weekness maces you feel better
. I've made my point and am really bored over this whole thing. sleep
I truly hope your robot build is progressing nicely and you end up with a cool little robot you can be proud of. I know I'm truly impressed with what you've accomplished so far.
Also I hope our pissing match won't keep us from working with each other and lending a hand when needed. We seem like a couple of passionate alpha males that stand up in what we believe in. I can respect that.
Peace, Dave
PS, I think Australia is one of the coolest places on the planet and is home to some of the coolest people on earth. I spent a month there on an Adventure vacation a few years ago and it was one of the defining times of my life. You're a very lucky man to live in such a great nation filled with such great people.