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Achievements

  • 2020-05-10 - joined Synthiam
  • 2020-10-28 - connected ARC to the cloud
  • 2020-10-31 - used the Bing Speech Recognition to convert spoken speech into text
  • 2021-01-17 - attempted to help a fellow robot builder
  • 2021-12-12 - searched the Synthiam support section to learn about ARC features
  • 2022-01-19 - subscribed to ARC and unlocked new features that make your robot even smarter
  • 2022-08-27 - shared your first photo in the forum
  • 2022-11-15 - created first new question
  • 2022-11-25 - completed the Lets Make a Robot tutorial to learn how to make a robot with Synthiam ARC

Latest submissions

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Auto Tune Color Tracking

Auto Tune Color Tracking

I've tried the color tracking but it seems to only work a few feet away. Is there a better camera that you recommend -have been using the one that I've bought from you....
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Auto Position Automated

Auto Position Automated

I'd like to request a skill in auto position that would take in all of the values at user set time (1-10 sec) intervals and put them into number frames which could be renamed...
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Blockly Locking Up And Can't Stop It

Blockly Locking Up And Can't Stop It

Is there an easy way to shut down Blockly when it locks up and you can't stop it- without totally restarting ARC?
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What Is A Movement Panel?

What Is A Movement Panel?

Had some questions on this skill. I did not see any configuration for which motors to use. If you've got multiple motors running how does it know which ones to control?...
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How To Get Decimal Value As Speech Recognition

How To Get Decimal Value As Speech Recognition

On a different note what would you recommend to do for speech recognition for expected phases that is not an integer. Is it...
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How To Store A Variable In Blockly

How To Store A Variable In Blockly

In conversation menu I'm trying to get the person to answer yes or no, and that would go into a variable. After it is in variable if it is equal to yes...
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Pulling An App Into Blockly Page

Pulling An App Into Blockly Page

I'd like to have apps like the conversation app be able to be pulled into a Blockly page. This would save a lot of room on the page and would help to keep...
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Different Pages In Blockly

I'd like to request to have multiple pages in Blockly, this way I can keep things nice and organized. Also on each page could we have it basically full page so I don't have to zoom in and out constantly. The selections of create new variable, camera etc could all be located in in small squares that could be pulled up as needed. When you running...
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Request For Higher Resolution On Servo Degrees

Request For Higher Resolution On Servo Degrees

I'd like to request higher resolution for Servo degrees to into tenths or hundredths in your next revision.  Thanks again, Don
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Can I Use Multiple Bluetooth Devices?

Can I Use Multiple Bluetooth Devices?

Got it working and I like it!! It was not so much the print function as it was getting the number into a variable. Now of course the next step,...
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How To Use IF Conditions In Blockly

How To Use IF Conditions In Blockly

In the audio section there is a wait for phase section, rather than having a specific phase be listed have the answer go into a variable. Example...
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Copy And Paste Multiple Blocks In Blockly

Copy And Paste Multiple Blocks In Blockly

I would like to request a copy and paste for large amounts of blocks in Blockly. Maybe it's already available but I haven't been able to...
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Accessing More Board Indexes

How do I access more board indexes other than the first five? I've seen somewhere that 256 were available and have looked around but can't find a way to do it ?
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Request For ADC To Have An EZB Index

Request For ADC To Have An EZB Index

I'd like to request for ADC to have an EZB index in Blockly Thanks again, Don
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Create Custom Blockly Blocks

Create Custom Blockly Blocks

DJ, could you please add a feature in your next revision to create custom Blocks in Blockly. I have been researching it and it is possible. This would allow me to...
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Request For Digital.Set To Have EZB Index Number In Blockly

Request For Digital.Set To Have EZB Index Number In Blockly

I'd like to request Digital.set to have EZB index number in Blockly. Thanks again Don
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feature request
Open
Bluetooth Laser

Bluetooth Laser

I'd like to request a feature use bluetooth to communicate with a Leica Laser distance Measure. It is accurate to within 1/16" in 330 ft. If you want me to buy it and send it to you I can....
feature request
Open

Pwm Servo Feedback

I'd like to request a modification to the Pwm Servo feedback skill to be able manually insert the min and the max -or to be able to move them into position with arrows before someone pushes the button to calibrate min and max. The reason is you can manipulate and move your servos but mine are using a screw drive and you can't just push on it...
feature request
Open

Lists In Blockly

I would like to request lists in Blockly which can make an array. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NJjSK8SPyw  I have the voice feeding into variables and it works great but now I find that I'm making a ton of variables to hold them. Rather than doing it this way have the speech recognition put the numbers into an array. Once they are in an array...
feature request
Completed
Algebraic Expressions In Blockly

Algebraic Expressions In Blockly

I would like to request algebraic expressions in the math portion and variable portions of Blockly. This would allow me to manipulate numbers and variables...
feature request
Open

Robot Skill That Imports Excel Data To Move Servos

DJ,    Any chance of taking the auto position names and convert that into a spreadsheet format. This way you can see how much difference there will be from one position to another. You can have a cell in the spreadsheet calculate how much time it will take to go from one position to another and then you manipulate time and the speed if wanted. The...