Connecting Arduino to ARC

Customizing Firmware

The firmware can be modified and optimized for additional features. When the firmware is modified, the new capabilities must be registered with Synthiam website.

I should add a disclaimer that this tutorial is not complete. You can customize the EZ-Arduino firmware with new features (called capabilities) that ARC will recognize, although that part of this tutorial hasn't been completed yet.

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#1  

Thanks DJ,  should prove a valuable tool!

:D

#2  

Wow.  This is not what I was expecting when you said you were adding Arduino support.  I thought you were going to have a pre-written application for connecting to an Arduino to extend the capabilities of ARC, or maybe the ability to compile scripts or autopositions into arduino apps that could run independently of an ARC computer for simple robots (still think either of those would be cool things) but this is a total surprise.   Still processing what it all means, but I think you just dramatically reduced the price of entry for hobbyists.....

Alan

#3   — Edited

Double Wow! And I have only tried two digital and one PWM control. As soon as people see the power of ARC everywhere - well, I just hope I can keep up.

PRO
Synthiam
#4   — Edited

Thanks - good news is if you want to hard program sequences into the arduino, go ahead. The code is there so you can add your own commands or what ever you’d like to do. The capability firmware section of the website is being worked on. But essentially there will be a place where you can obtain a unique firmware ID that ARC recognizes and knows the capabilities. That way there’s an understanding between controls and hardware of what’s compatible when you make your own firmware with new features.

PRO
USA
#5  

Another game changer from Synthiam! Nice job!

#6  

when i get home I will be al over this .....so cool...thanks DJ [font=OpenSans, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"]Synthiam!

#7   — Edited

Pardon my ignorance. Does this mean that I can now operate one of these platforms directly with ARC without having to go through an EZB? Would I be able to use EZ Script commands?

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Synthiam
#8   — Edited

Dave - best to read the first 2 paragraphs of this tutorial