Change Release Notes
Hello! Here are the details of the 2012.02.17.00 release.
HTTP Server Live Control
- The new Live control in the HTTP server allows connected devices to interact with ARC in real-time over the web browser. This includes ipad, iphone, android, firefox, safari, internet explorer, and even blackberry. Do people still use blackberry?
- Does not require any additional plug-ins or activex stuff
. It's just magic! - Now you can control your robot at home from the office with your phone
Brookestone Rover Support
- ARC now supports connectivity to the Brookstone Rover and the Rover's Camera.
- The brookstone rover panel works like all other panels - speech recognition, joystick, wii, webserver, camera tracking, etc...
Camera Control
- I've made the camera control size adjustable. You can full screen the image, if you'd like to see large pixels. Or you can hide the settings and fit the window somewhere snug away.
Pulse Width Modulation
- The new pulse width modulation control allows pulses of current to simulate voltage control. This means you can adjust the speed of an HBridge, or the brightness of an LED
Touch Pad Movement
- Drag your finger or the mouse cursor and sketch the route of your robot. When you release your finger, or mouse the robot will drive that path.
- This control compliments any movement panel.
- Control takes some configuration to adjust turn distance and forward speeds.
Touch Movement
- Instead of using a regular movement panel, this is great for tablets. Lets you drag your finger on the screen to move the robot.
- Controls any movement panel.
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For the Sabertooth, you won't need PWM. For Sabertooth you'll use R/C mode, which is the bestest way to use Sabertooth.
I use javascript and reference html objects.
I don't want to drag this too off topic, but with the Sabertooth in R/C mode, I would use the modified servo panel rather than the H-Bridge panel, and you will be returning speed control to modified servo somewhere on your todo list. Is that correct?
Since you gave instructions for Sabertooth, is it safe to assume that the high power H-Bridge EZ-Bits you have mentioned won't be 17 amps or higher, or are you just not ready to say?
Alan
Back on topic... I upgraded my old Droid Incredible to Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Not official build from Verizon or HTC, but a custom rom. The standard browser DOES work with ARC there, like it does in Honeycomb. Good news for me because that is the device I was planning on building a wrist holder for and using for robot control anyway, and good news for anyone with a fairly recent Android phone (since most will get ICS upgrades this year) or those willing to root and use custom roms since clearly Google has changed something in the browser that makes it work with the capabilities you are using for remote control.
Alan
@Thetechguru , download Dolphin HD from the marketplace. In settings change view from android to desktop view. That will process html like normal desktop browser. once downloaded select menu key while browser is open , select settings at the bottom , select "dolphin settings" then select "user agent" and change this to desktop view. delete cache and cookies afterwards. This should fix your issue.
I tried Dolphin, but it uses the aame rendering engine as the defaukt browser. Also tried Firefox and a few others. None work on Gingerbread.
Alan
DJ, Very cool new features... this will force me to upgrade my EZB software
Now I just wish Google would upgrade my Nexus S to ICS
Alan if you ever find a way to get it working on gingerbread let us know.
I will. In the mean time, Splashtop Remote works as a great remote desktop and is optimized for video so it keeps up well with the camera. I think there is a free trial version, and the paid is worth the price.
Alan
I have recently retired the EZ-B complete kit but when I try to connect I get a message telling you to download the latest version, but after downloading the latest version from the site continues to appear to me the same message, you know why?