(Autonomous Robot Control Software)
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Change Release Notes
This update release of ARC for Windows includes a few updates and enhancements. In particular, there is a new control for the WowWee MIP Robot, and many new ControlCommand() for that robot as well. This new control works with the EZ-B V4 - and is the first control to use the UART Peripheral Expansion Port.
- Added support for Wowewee mip
- updated scripting manual for examples about assigning commands to variables (i.e. ReadADC())
- fix for uartWrite() which is compatible with the new ez-b v4 protocol
- Control changes for RGB Eye Module, which will be on the store soon
- Added support for Wowewee mip
- updated scripting manual for examples about assigning commands to variables (i.e. ReadADC())
- fix for uartWrite() which is compatible with the new ez-b v4 protocol
- Control changes for RGB Eye Module, which will be on the store soon
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- Load and run any ARC project
- Operates in read-only mode
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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.
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Feature | ARC FREE |
ARC PRO |
---|---|---|
Get ARC for Free | View Plans | |
Usage | Personal DIY Education |
Personal DIY Education Business |
Premium support | $14.99/ticket | $9.99/ticket |
Feature requests | Yes | |
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)
** 1,000 per cognitive type (vision recognition, speech recognition, face detection, sentiment, text recognition, emotion detection)
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They are shown on the JD videos doing some sequences.
I have installed this version of ARC and now get an "Invalid EZ-Robot OS Version" error message when trying to connect.
I cannot find any instructions on how to upgrade the EZ-Robot OS on the web site. Can someone point me in the right direction?
msg += "Invalid EZ-Robot OS Version. Please Upgrade." + Environment.NewLine;
msg += string.Format("EZ-B Reports v{0}. This copy of ARC requires v{1}", _firmwareResponse, REQUIRED_FIRMWARE) + Environment.NewLine;
msg += Environment.NewLine;
msg += "Would you like to view the help tutorial with instructions on how to upgrade the EZ-Robot OS?";
And you will be presented with a Yes or No option. If you press the YES option, a video step-by-step tutorial will walk you through the upgrade process.
Here is the video tutorial for the upgrade that you will find if pressing YES