Release 2011.10.31.00 - OMG

(Autonomous Robot Control Software)
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Change Release Notes

  • Firmware v13 (Codename: OMG)
  • ARC v2011.10.31.01

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This release updates the Firmware v13 OMG, EZ-SDK and ARC v2011.10.31.01

Contains many new features... Including:

  • 70 servo Positions (double resolution!)
  • 50 servo Speeds
  • I2C Read for interactive console (Great for debugging and learning about your i2c device)
  • support for 5 EZ-B's at once! (That's 100 Servos!)
  • an interactive console to the script engine.
  • more object avoidance.
  • smarter self navigating.
  • Script labelling, goto's and conditions.
  • Faster and more reliable Ping Sensor support (with false positive algorythms)
  • Improved timing on uart output
  • Return() allows returning from a goto label in scripting
  • Invert servo direction option in Radar Controls
  • HTTP Web Server now works with Firefox, Safari, Apple iPhone and Android
  • Release and ReleaseAll servo script commands
  • ServoSpeed() script command to set the speed of a servo
  • IF conditions in scripting
  • ARC has keyboard shortcuts for quick access to help, console, openning and saving projects
  • Benchmark control helps diagnose connection/peripheral/power related issues
  • Various bug fixes

*Notes: Your existing scripts and controls dealing with servo positions will need to be modified for the higher servo resolution.

Did you know?

Here are a few statistics for the EZ-Robot Community...

  • ARC has 19,695 lines of C++ and C# code
  • EZ-SDK has 3,188 lines of C++ and C# code
  • EZ-B Firmware has 2,546 lines of Assembler code
  • The EZ-B Robot Project was launched February 1st 2011
  • The project concept was conceived in April 2010 with this Wall-E Robot
  • The current development time has been in excessive of 3,000 hours

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