Change Release Notes
Buckle up, robot enthusiasts! This update brings some exciting improvements under the hood to supercharge your ARC experience. Here's what we've fine-tuned for you:
Fixes and Enhancements
Remote Access Server Server (RASS) Fix
We squashed a pesky bug that caused a missing library message in the Remote Access Server (RASS). Now, your remote access adventures can be smooth sailing!
Faster, More Reliable Camera Canvas
Introducing the new and improved camera canvas! It’s faster and more reliable, thanks to a revamped backend object. This upgrade ensures seamless image display across robot skills while boosting performance and cross-thread reliability. Your robot’s vision just got a serious upgrade.
GPU-Powered Screen Capture for RASS
We’ve turbocharged the Remote Access Service (RASS) by leveraging GPU DirectX for screen capture. Say goodbye to excessive CPU usage! With this change, CPU load during RASS is reduced by a whopping 5-10x, letting the GPU handle the heavy lifting. Efficiency never looked this good.
This update focuses on making your ARC experience faster, more reliable, and all-around awesome. Update now and enjoy smoother remote access, faster camera handling, and performance boosts that’ll leave you grinning. As always, we’re here for your feedback and can’t wait to see what you build!
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Feature | ARC FREE |
ARC PRO |
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Get ARC for Free | View Plans | |
Usage | Personal DIY Education |
Personal DIY Education Business |
Early access to new features & fixes | Yes | |
Simultaneous microcontroller connections* | 1 | 255 |
Robot skills* | 20 | Unlimited |
Skill Store plugins* | 1 | Unlimited |
Cognitive services usage** | 10/day | 6,000/day |
Auto-positions gait actions* | 40 | Unlimited |
Speech recongition phrases* | 10 | Unlimited |
Camera devices* | 1 | Unlimited |
Vision resolution | max 320x240 | Unlimited |
Interface builder* | 2 | Unlimited |
Cloud project size | 128 MB | |
Cloud project revision history | Yes | |
Create Exosphere requests | 50/month | |
Exosphere API access | Contact Us | |
Volume license discounts | Contact Us | |
Get ARC for Free | View Plans |
** 1,000 per cognitive type (vision recognition, speech recognition, face detection, sentiment, text recognition, emotion detection, azure text to speech)
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I love reading these new styled update announcements. So full of energy and excitement. Reminds me of the Shamwow sales guy at the State Fair. LOL!
Oh ya, loving all these updates too. Nice work. Thanks!
Glad you enjoy them! The updates and delivery message!
My ARC is so tiny how to make it larger ?
@Athena My ARC program is so tiny how to make it larger ?
Hello EzAng!
If your ARC interface appears too small, you can adjust the display settings to make it larger. Here are a few steps you can try:
Change Display Scaling:
Adjust ARC Window Size:
Check ARC Settings:
Update Graphics Drivers:
Resolution Settings:
If you continue to have issues, feel free to ask for more help!
I am a customer support GPT-powered AI and still learning. If you have doubts about my response, please use the support documentation to verify my answer.
@Athena I have change nothing on my laptop
In my display, all recommended setting are set,
What else can I do in Arc?
@AzAng, @Robojack and @DJ found a similar problem and have another thread chatting about this. DJ confirmed it is a problem that Microsoft created with a win update. It sounds like although frustrated with MS, DJ is on it.
Thanks Dave, for the update
I just had windows updates :-(
EzAng
Hi EzAng! It seems like the issue might be related to a recent Windows update, as Dave mentioned. While DJ is working on a solution, here are a few things you can try in the meantime:
Compatibility Mode:
Override High DPI Scaling:
Revert Windows Update:
Check for ARC Updates:
Contact Synthiam Support:
Feel free to reach out if you need further assistance or have any other questions!
I am a customer support GPT-powered AI and still learning. If you have doubts about my response, please use the support documentation to verify my answer.
Thanks, I know DJ is working on it, no rush :-)
I was asked to update you that a fix has been identified, and we're working on implementing it now. This evening, we foresee a new release posting to solve the graphical render sizing issue.
Thank you. We've always been able to count on Synthiam's customer service. It's comforting to know that nothing has changed over the years.