(Autonomous Robot Control Software)
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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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Free
- Includes one free 3rd party plugin robot skill per project
- Trial cloud services
- Free with trial limitations
For schools, personal use & organizations. This edition is updated every 6-12 months.
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ARC Pro
Only $8.99/mo
- 2 or more PCs simultaneously
- Includes unlimited skills
- Cloud backup
- And much more
Experience the latest features and bug fixes weekly. A Pro subscription is required to use this edition.
Runtime
Free
- Load and run any ARC project
- Operates in read-only mode
- Unlimited robot skills
- Early access fixes & features
Have you finished programming your robot? Use this to run existing ARC projects for free*.
- Minimum requirements are Windows 10 or higher with 2+gb ram and 500+MB free space.
- Recommended requirements are Windows 10 or higher with 8+gb ram and 1000+MB free space.
- ARC Free known-issues can be viewed by clicking here.
- Get more information about each ARC edition by clicking here.
- See what's new in the latest versions with Release notes.
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| Feature | ARC FREE |
ARC PRO |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
* Per robot project
** 1,000 per cognitive type (vision recognition, speech recognition, face detection, sentiment, text recognition, emotion detection, azure text to speech)
** 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'm guessing you mean received(retired). Try removing ARC from your computer then redownload the new version, always better to remove and redownload instead of updating.
I already did, but I got the message anyway
How are you updating, make sure you use the firmware updater?
I downloaded from the site, this
when you download the ARC from the site there is a program to update the firmware so each time DJ puts out an update you have to update the firmware on the EZ-B board itself and also redownload ARC for its new features. Remove ARC via Control Panel/Uninstall Program redownload ARC off here when finished downloading there should be a EZ-B firmware Updater under ARC folder.
The message also provides you with a YES, NO, CANCEL dialog. If you read the message, you may press YES and watch a video tutorial on how to update the firmware.
the correct port for my EZ-B is COM40 but if I put that I get this message:
Attempting connection to COM40 Comm Err: operation timeout. BbytesToExpect: 1
Received: Disconnected Connection Failed: System.Exception: Controller Not Responding in EZ_B.EZB.Connect (String portName) Disconnected
and I start to connect ONLY with COM3, but it is not the right one shortly after I get the message:
Attempting connection to COM3 EZ-EZ-B reports B Firmware V8, 5 Connected Press the UPDATE button to start upgrade ping Usending ping Usending Usending bootloader Failed to load bootloader! Have you selected the correct COM port B-EZ? Use the Help menu option to view the online help and watch a video demonstration.
and so I can not update the firmware and I can not use the EZ-B
You know why I can not update?
Follow the tutorials they may lay it out better for you:
Firmware Tutorial