awesome, can we provide better documentation than this: https://synthiam.com/Support/Hardware/Arduino-Genuino-Uno

Hi

Step 1 for Arduino

Plug in your Arduino - Com ?  check which com you are on

set the baud to 5600 in the COMUSB Connection's tab in ARC

Download this firmware to your Arduino

https://synthiam.com/Support/Hardware/Arduino-Genuino-Uno

Terry & ezang, I moved your comments to here because you responded in an unrelated thread.

There are tutorial videos above, and ezang has it correct - you press the CONNECT button on ARC to connect it to an Arduino after the firmware has been uploaded. The tutorial videos above would be helpful to you if you have never used an Arduino before.

In addition, Arduino has a lot of information about their product on their website, including programming syntax, etc.

Thanks DJ, however, I am EzAng, not Nomad, my buddy lol

Haha - oops (Fixed). my bad ezang

I use Adruino all the time What i would like to do is call the sketch functions from EZ (possible)

You sure can - extend the EZB command protocol and receive it on the Arduino firmware. There's a live hack where I did that; you'll see it here: https://synthiam.com/Support/Skills/Navigation/Wheel-Encoder-Counter?id=17591

It looks like the meat starts at the 22-minute mark

It does require understanding programming, so you will have to have prior experience. The idea is you add a robot skill that extends the ezb communication protocol with new commands. Then, you execute your methods on the EZB firmware side (i.e., Arduino) when the command is received.

oh, i just thought as well - it doesn't sound like you want the EZB capability of the arduino and instead just want to execute methods you have locally compiled into the arduino. That is a much easier way.

Just connect the Arduino to the PC (via usb) or EZB (via UART).

In your Arduino, have a simple "sketch" like so....

void setup() {

  // initialize the baud rate for the communication to the EZB. This is using the USB port
  Serial.begin(115200)
}

void loop() {

  while (Serial.available) {

    int val = Serial.readByte();

    if (val == 0) {

      myFunc1();

    } else (val == 1) {

      myFunc2();

    }
  }
}

void myFunc1() {

  // do some stuff
}

void myFunc2() {

  // do some stuff
}

then, in ARC you only need to send the command via the COM or EZB UART.

I use JavaScript so the COM commands are here: https://synthiam.com/Support/javascript-api/COM/write and the EZB commands are here: https://synthiam.com/Support/javascript-api/UART/hardwareUartAvailable