+ How To Add This Control To Your Project (Click to Expand)
This skill allows you to add up to 255 additional EZ-B I/O controllers to the project. To learn more about EZ-B connections, see the Connection skill page.
1. Add Button
This button adds more connections (up to index #259).
2. Delete Button
This button removes connections starting from the highest index number.
3. Connection Number
This column displays the number for each connection (5 to 259). Note that most skills are configurated to work with connection 0 by default.
4. Connect Button
Once the COM port or IP address is entered for the desired EZ-B device, press these buttons to connect it (them) to ARC.
5. Device Address or Port Drop-down
These drop-downs are for selecting the address or COM pot of the desired EZ-B device that you would like to connect to.
1) Add the Connections Skill to your ARC project (Project -> Add Skill -> General -> Connections).
2) Select your device address or port in the drop-down.
3) Click the Connect button.
Other skills, such as Auto Position or SoundBoard (EZB) will have an option to select the EZ-B board index. The EZ-B's can be referenced in script with the following syntax:
This will move the servo connected to EZ-B index #5 port D0 to position 20.
One or more EZ-B I/O controllers.
Main Window
1. Add Button
This button adds more connections (up to index #259).
2. Delete Button
This button removes connections starting from the highest index number.
3. Connection Number
This column displays the number for each connection (5 to 259). Note that most skills are configurated to work with connection 0 by default.
4. Connect Button
Once the COM port or IP address is entered for the desired EZ-B device, press these buttons to connect it (them) to ARC.
5. Device Address or Port Drop-down
These drop-downs are for selecting the address or COM pot of the desired EZ-B device that you would like to connect to.
How to Use Connections Skill
1) Add the Connections Skill to your ARC project (Project -> Add Skill -> General -> Connections).
2) Select your device address or port in the drop-down.
3) Click the Connect button.
Code Sample
Other skills, such as Auto Position or SoundBoard (EZB) will have an option to select the EZ-B board index. The EZ-B's can be referenced in script with the following syntax:
Servo(5.d0, 20)
This will move the servo connected to EZ-B index #5 port D0 to position 20.
Videos
Requirements
One or more EZ-B I/O controllers.
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