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Release 2018.11.06.00

Desktop — Windows

ARC Release

ARC (Autonomous Robot Control) is Synthiam's flagship desktop robot programming platform. Build, program, and control any robot with powerful AI, 500+ plugins, and a visual no-code interface — all from your PC.

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Change Release Notes

  • Includes dpi scaling fix for 4k displays

  • uart video support and IR from the IPS

  • updated Ribbon Menu renderrer

  • upgraded to latest CEF framework for blockly

  • Terminal PC/EZB displays in the debug window the index of the character received

  • Terminal PC/EZB only readable ascii is displayed in the log window. The debug window displays the hex received

  • fixed a bug in camera where transparency trackbar cannot set to min 0

  • camera control supports custom tracking types to be built as plugins (tutorial to plugin manual coming soon)


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  • Minimum requirements: Windows 10 or higher, 2 GB RAM, 500 MB free disk space.
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#9  

Just updated to Release 2018.11.05.00. Having the same problem now as "jackphillips1953" - ARC does not load. My laptop is Win10, version 1803, build 17134.376. Can you provide the previous version please? Teaching a class tomorrow (Wednesday) and without a running version of ARC I am screwed.

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#10  

That’s really strange. Anyone else having issues?

I would recommend uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling. Have you tried that?

#11  

Hi DJ. Tried that. Same result, ARC does not launch.

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#12  

Hmmmm okay let me figure this out.

Are you an administrator account during installation?

Any virus scanner warnings during install?

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#13  

Please try this...

  1. uninstall ARC

  2. navigate in explorer to c:\Program Files (x86)

  3. Delete the folder named EZ-Robot Inc

  4. install ARC

#14  

Yes, admin. No warnings, the installation completed without hiccups. Luckily I didn't upgrade any of the student laptops - so I guess I just have to use one of theirs.

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#15  

The previous installation can't be used because the code signing certificate expired in October. This is a new code signing certificate - but that's only for the installer and has no effect on the application. Can you follow my instructions above and let me know if it helps?

#16  

After the uninstall there is no longer a folder c:\Program Files (x86)/EZ-Robot Inc