Dave Schulpius

Stopping Bing Speech Recognition Wake Word Sound

In the Bing Speech Recognition skill within Synthiam ARC, how can I completely remove the wake word sound? Initially, I added a sound file in the option box to play when the wake word is detected, and it worked perfectly. However, I now prefer not to have any sound file play when the system recognizes the wake word. Instead, I have set up lights...

Different Method To Direct Connect A PC To An EZB?

Maybe this is a question for EZ Robot but Ill try here first. Last time I tried to contact EZ Robot with a question they did not get back to me.  This not a mission critical question I need to get answered but its something that I have wondered about. I recently had a friend ask me this question when we were trying to troubleshoot an issue I was...

DC Motor And Grinding Noise When PWM Is Used

or anyone else in the know. Can you help me with my problem Im having? Please see below. I welcome any thoughts or suggestions. Im not only asking for ideas but also writing this down to try to help myself understand what is happening amd maybe figure it out. A few odd things are happening First, Ive been using PWM to adjust the speed on a little...

Old EZ Builder Project Needing To Be Migrated To ARC. Can This Still Be Done?

I have an old friend who is still running his robot using an outdated version of EZ-Builder on a Windows 7 laptop. He wants to update everything and is in the process of acquiring a mini computer that will run Windows 11, which he plans to mount on the robot. He intends to connect a couple of EZ-B v4 controllers directly to the single-board...

Javascript ARC Command Sleeprandom() Does Not Seem To Work

Ive got a Javascript that has a few commands that send simple Serial commands to a Kangaroo/Sabertooth motor controller with the UART.hardwareUartWriteString command. I want to pause the script for random periods between each motor movement. In the Support section under the Javascript API section it lists an example of a command that will do this...

ARC Pro Slow Down Glitch

I had a troubling issue pop up yesterday for the first time ever in my ARC project. First heres my setup: * Im running ARC Pro on a Beelink U59 Mini PC, 11th Gen 4-Cores N5105, Mini Computer with 16GB DDR4 500G SSD. * The SBC is mounted onboard my robot and is connected to three v4 EZBs by way of USB. No WiFi Connections between the SBC and the...

Upgrading From Win 10 To Win 11 For ARC Pro On SBC

,  I am running ARC Pro on a single board computer (SBC) mounted directly on my robot. Its a dedicated computer and only runs ARC for the robot. My operating system is Windows 10. I have done all the performance tips and removed a lot of unneeded bloatware with info given here on the forum. Mostly to make sure nothing is running but what is needed...

Is This The Proper Way To Toggle Between Two Functions In A Javascript Loop?

, I have a Javascript that watched an ADC value attached to a microswitch. When the switch is operated the ADC value will change. Ive written a JavaScript with two functions. One for each positions of the switch and a While loop in each that holds the script until the ADC value crosses a threshold. Then when one function finishes it calls the other...

Need Tip On Javascript Counter Script

, I need a little help with Javascript.  * I have a working script that moves an arm motor up and down on an arc. * There is a opto switch in the center of the arc that that when blocked indicates that the arm is centered. * This opto switch is attached to an ADC port on an EZB v4.  * The motor is controlled with a Kangroo/Sabertooth and commanded...

A Couple Autoposition Actions Not Responding On First Call

or anyone who can help. There is something going on with a couple actions Ive built in my Autoposition control that I dont understand. I have about 8 actions built from from a larger number of frames that position 6 servos. Three servos in each of two robot arms.  Ive noticed that at least two of my actions in the Autoposition control will not...

EZB Firmware Update

, I know this is a EZ Robot EZB question but the firmware update tool is downloaded with ARC from Synthiam. I went to thrie website and was directed to come here for EZB Firmware update help. I thought Id look for my answer here.  I want to check the Firmware and update my EZB if needed. I have done this many times to other EZBs but over WIFI. My...

Javascript Command Servo.Releaseall(2); Also Shuts Down Uart 1 And 2

I would like to confirm if this is proper behavior or a bug.  After many hours of testing I have come to believe that the following Javascript command to release all servos on EZB board #2 also shuts down Uart 1 and 2. Servo.releaseAll(2); The fact that my Kangaroo motor controllers attached to Uart 1 and 2 on my #2 EZB will not respond after...

Copy Sound Clips From ARC Soundboard

Ive got many sound files loaded into different ARC soundboard controls. I loaded them from sound clip files on the computer where ARC is installed. Somehow Ive lost some of those original sound files from my computer. Is there a way without using  3rd party software of copy these sound files directly from the soundboard back onto my computer?

Arc Auto Update

Two arc updates ago you included an option to disable automatic updating of the program. I cannot seem to find that option anywhere in arc. Can you point me in the right direction where this option is available? And Im going to schedule and need to get this figured out by tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). Your quick attention would be appreciated....

ARC Connects To Wrong EZB Sometimes

I have an odd problem that happens sometimes. Ill preface this issue by saying this has happened in the past a number of years ago. I have a robot that has three EZBs connected to ARC (Two regular EZBs and one IoTiny) over WIFI in client mode. The two full sized EZBs are v4s. My problem is that sometimes the ARC connection skill will connect to the...

Pausing A Javascript That Has Called The Autoposition Skill To Run An Action?

Im asking this question for two reasions; first I want to know the best way to pause a stand alone Javascript that has called the autoposition skill to run and to see how Athena does with coding.  What is the best way to pause a stand alone JavaScript that has called the Autoposition skill to run an Action? I know I can monitor the variable the...

EZ Script Math Function Suddenly Gets Error.

First, this problem just started ever since Ive been converting me EZ Scripts into JavaScripts in my project. I now have a mix of both scripts through out my project. These EZ Scripts worked before I started this process.  At some point during this process of conversion I started getting an error message from an EZ Script that uses math functions....

Connecting To EZB Web Interface If Connected Through USB And Comm Port Problem

OK, I used to know this but cant dig it out of my brain. Cant find the answer on EZ Robots site either.  Im connecting ARC to three EZB v4s through USB on an onboard Rock Pi x. How do you log into the EZBs web portal if Im connected that way? I really dont want to push the reset button and get to it over WIFI (which I do know how to do).  Ive had...

Servo Wont Move Until Second Servo Moves First

Hi all, I have several EZBs in my robot with servos attached to the EZB on connection 2 in ARC. Ive got a weird issue I cant figure out with a servo attached to that EZBs D0 port. My problem servo is attached to port D0 with 5 other servos attached to other digital ports, D2 through D6 with D2 not being used. They all work fine except the one...

ARC And How It Uses My CPU

This question stems from my worrying about my little Rock Pi X not being powerful enough to run my complex robot smoothly. I have the ver B, 4GB/128GB model. I also know that the Intel Cherry Trail quad core processor Z8350 is an older CPU at about 4 years old and Ive read in reviews that it has trouble running process demanding programs. I also...

Iotiny To PC USB Connectivity

Ive sent this question into EZ Robot but thought I could get a faster answer here. Is the IoTiny able to connect to PC through the PCs USB port and the Camera port like the EZB v4 can? I see this on EZ Robots website but I dont see how to set up the IoTiny to drectly connect to the PC: Quote:The EZ-B v4 Smart Robot Controller and IoTiny v4 may be...

Connection Skill - Reordering Positions Of Several EZBs

Hi all, Ive already set up the connection skill and added 4 different EZBs into the wanted slots and saved the project. There has been times when I have wanted to swap a couple EZBs in their positions because I put them in incorrectly. Example: Ill exchange the ones that were previously stored in slots 1 and 2. When I do this sometimes one or both...

Wifi Dongle For Internet When In AP Mode

I did send this question to RZ-Robot but havent heard back yet, I thought someone here may have an idea what is going on.  Im using several EZBs in my robot. I have one in AP mode connected to my PC and the other EZBs set in Client mode and connected to the one in AP mode. All works well and I can connect with ARC just fine. Of course, I have no...

Robot Embedded Rock Pi X Power Down

I was wondering how those of you that have the Rock Pi X onboard your robot handle powering down the robot and the Rock PI. Do you/should you log out of windows and then power down the Rock Pi and then the robot? Or do you just flip the robots power switch off and let everything die? I know it frowned upon to just pull the plug on a computer...

Lumpy, Lets Compare Notes On Kangaroo X2 Please

Hey Lumpy (or anyone who can advise). Im addressing this first to Lumpy because I know he is using and working with the Kangaroo X2 / Sabertooth setup. If anyone has some insight please chime in. Anyway, as mentioned in other posts Im working through issues with my Kangaroo X2 / Sabertooth setup where Im using two DC motors that have pots for...

Stopping Bing From Recording

Something has changed I guess. Bing Speech Recognition used to have controls that let the software turn off recording using these settings in the control: 6. Level Threshold Field This adjustable threshold level is used for both Auto Recording (if enabled) and stopping recording. If you find that even in manual mode the recording manually stops too...

Servo Command Code Through A Uart Port. EZB To Kangaroo/Sabertooth To DC Moto

The answer may be easy but the question is very hard to ask. I dont know why this happened... Anyway, heres my setup: * I have several servos on my robot and a DC motor controlled through a Kangaroo X2 attached to a Sabertooth 2X32.  * I have the Kangaroo attached to a uart port 1 on an EZB v4 (Digital ports 5 and 6 for Rx Tx). * I usually control...

Cant Find The Script Manager To Install In ARC

Im trying to find the Script Manager in ARC so I can add it to my project. Am I just missing it or was it removed for some reason?

All Servos Jerk When First Used After A Release (Not Power Up)

I havent seen this one before but theres a lot I havent seen. lol. Im using EZ Robot HDD servos for my first time. Ive always mostly used analog servos. Heres my problem: *When I power up the EZ HDD servos I get no jerk. *However the first time I send a signal to move (either with a script or a servo control) they will jerk quickly opposite of the...

ARC Wont Connect To EZB

I pulled an EZB -v4 out of the closet today wanting to use it as a bench tester for my robot. I cant seem to have ARC connect to it over Wifi. Arc can find it but wont connect. Heres the debug info I get. Can you guys see anything? : Attempting connection on 192.168.0.64:23 Connected to 192.168.0.64:23 Reports EZB v4 OS With Comm 2 Firmware EZ-B...

EZ-Robot HDD Servo Horn Screw Size

I hope Im forgiven for using the forum to ask this question. Im hoping for a quick answer.  Up till now Ive used all Hi Tech servos. Ive started to use the new(er) EZ-Robots HDD servos and their Micro HDD servos. Unfortunately and frustratingly they dont come with horn screws. Could some kind sole please tell me what size the horn screws are on...

EZ-Robot HDD Servo Mount Size

I know the EZ-Robot HDD servo is sold by EZ-Robot and not Synthiam. Also sorry for the misguided post category. However I know there are many people on this forum that have the answer to this question. Im hoping for a quick answer as I need to plan parts and expenses of a project.  Are the mounting holes on the EZ-Robot HDD Servo the same as a...

Cant Wrap My Head Around This. Everything Here Is Free!!

I just realized something and it boggles my mind. This amazing robot control software thats available here at Synthiam is absolutely free. Its the most powerful and diversive robotic control software ever written and its able to control so many different popular devises! OMG. Even the tech support is fast, friendly and free! How do you do it and...

Mobile Interface Compatible Control - Uart Commands?

Hi all, Ive been using ARC for years now and can write scripts well enough to get me by. However Ive never built or used the mobile interface. Most of the motors in my robot are DC motors using Sabertooth motor controllers that are using Kangaroo X2s for position and speed. Position and speed commands for the attached motors are sent by ARC through...

Converting EZ-Robot Listed Stall Torque To Oz-In

I feel kinda like a moron here. Im having trouble understanding how to convert the stall torque listed on the EZ-Robot product page for their large HDD servos into oz-in. Heres the stat they list: Stall torque: 190.20kgcm (7.4v) . Can someone point me to a calcaulator where I can figure this out? What am I converting from when it states kg.cm? is...

Ezb Ver 4/2 5G

Can the EZB V4/2 connect to a 5G network? Ive been running the four EZBs that are running my robot on 2.4G for a long time now. Sometimes when theres lots going on with my home 2.4G network I get some lag. Most noticeable when Im using voice recognition and the Bing VR API to control my robot and possible other stuff going around the house. I was...

Email Notices And Updating Email Address

Ive noticed Ive stopped getting email saying there is a new post in a thread Ive posted in or started. Has that service stopped? Also I dont see a way to update my email address if I get a new one. How do I do that? confused

Personality Generator Broke After Merging Projects

I merged a bunch of controls from one project to my main project. Ever since then Ive been having trouble with my personality generator. It will run a few times and then it wont run any of its scripts. It will try to cycle through them but after that each time it tries to launch one it will throw an error. Heres what Im getting in the debug window...

Script Question

Please have a look at this script. Will it run all the way through or will the Halt() command in the first if statement cause it to stop before it gets to the Elseif section? Thanks for looking. if ($ADC_Lft_Elbow = 160 )#160-350 is in Centered position $Lft_Arm_Centered = 0 #Reset varable 1=not cnetered, 0=centered Halt() ELSEif ($ADC_Lft_Elbow...

Odd Servo Failure

Hi guys. Im looking for some ideas on what could have happened here. I know there are several servo experts around here and Im hoping I can get a little welcomed feedback. Richard R. You always seem to have good solid knowledge with servos. Id welcome your comments if willing. I had a servo burn up a couple days ago. Its not an EZ Robot servo but a...

Virtual Servos On Second Or Third Ezb?

Can we have virtual servos assigned to more then one EZB in a project? Im trying to run a script pointing to watch a virtual assigned to a second EZB in my project. I get the following error: Start 1: :start 2: WaitForServoMove(1.V1) Error on line 2: Missing String Quotes or Invalid Expression at index 1: .V Done (00:00:00.0468763) Heres my...

Ezb V4 Injection Molded Shell

Will EZ Robot be offering a EZB V4 hard case cover in the store? I do remember seeing one on DJs parts video a few weeks ago. Id like to replace the 3d printed one that came with my v4. If so, any idea what they will cost?

A Lotiny Blitz

Oh yeah! It was like lightning Everybody was fighting And the music was soothing And they all started grooving Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah And the man in the back said everyone attack And it turned into a LoTiny blitz YA! Just ordered two!

Pluginscratch Or Ezplugin Designer

I really wish I knew how to write the type of code needed to make a plugin. Sounds like I need to add this to my bucket list. However I may never get the time to learn enough to do it. Maybe one day DJ and the EZ Robot team will make an ARC add-on like he did with RoboScratch for the plugin feature. It would make it EZ for people like me with no...

How I Got Started With Ez Robot And My Three Year Journey Using It

Hi all, There has been an ongoing conversation over on the B9 Builders Club forum about using EZ Robot or other Arduino type of controllers. Id like to share a post I added to that thread. Get a cup of coffee and a comfy chair and enjoy: -------------------------------------------------- Hi B9 Builders, I thought Id add to this thread. Sorry in...

Second Hbridge

Can I hook up 2 of the 2.5 Amp L298N Motor Driver H bridges to the the EZ-B? I see in the manual that you can only have one controller per project but Ive read others say they are placing several H bridges in their robots. I plan to have at least 4 DC motors in my robot. If so how is it wired up? According to DJs video there only seems to be room...

Uart Feedback, Looped Script Error (Sometimes)

Hi all, Im having a bit of sometimes issue with calling for feedback through the EZBs Uart port from my Kangaroo. Maybe Im not writing my script properly. I guess Im a little unsure how the bytes are read by ARC and how fast to set a loop at and send it through the Uarts. Im using the Kangaroo for position and speed control and its attached to a...

Auto Position Control

Ive been working and learning the Auto Position control for the first time ever trying to program my newly completed full sized B9 Robot arm. Ive played with this control a little last year but never really got into it because Ive been concentrating on building the arm. My arm is heavy (about 12 lbs) and uses several different servos installed in...

Lack Of Christmas Morning Tech Support Questions

This must be great news for EZ Robot. Ive only seen one tech support question coming through the forum this morning and were moving into Christmas afternoon. Looks like things are working great for the tens of thousands of people getting EZ Robot kits and robots from santa this morning.

Differences Between Old And New V4 Cameras

I just received my new Revolution Six robot I got through Brookstone. (Paid only $150 for it on sale!) How can I tell if it has the new V4 camera included? I have an older V4 camera that I got when V4 Revolution started shipping (years and years ago. LOL) and do see a few differences. Mostly only text printing on the little boards though. DJ did...

Uart Baud Rate Speed

Im not really up to speed on Uart ports and how fast to expect them to pass info back and fourth. Im sending and receiving to a Kangaroo X2 at 9600 baud and when I ask for postion feedback the response seems a little slow. Can I raise the baud rate and speed this up? Can I even do this?

Accessing Engenius Eap350 With More Then One Ezb

On the advice of fellow members of this forum I bought an EnGenius EAP350 a while back. The thinking was to give my EZB an access point with a stronger signal to access then my networks wireless router. It worked like a charm. Heres my question; I now have 3 EZBs in my robot and have noticed that only one is using the EnGenius EAP350 as an access...

Digital Pins Not Working

All the digital pins on one of my 3 EZB V4s stopped working. I rebooted and reset the unit and still cant get the 3 volts at any of the digital pins when I try to turn them on through ARC. I probably burned something up on the EZB but was wondering what type of mishap would cause them all to stop responding? Im a little leary to just swap out the...

Help Using A Returned Position Value From Kangaroo In Ez-Script

Im needing some help figuring out a way to use a returned position value from a Kangaroo X2 in a EZ-Script. What I want to do is take that value and use it in an If/ElseIF statement, do a couple Less Than, Greater Than comparisons and send the script to one of two sub sections. The problem I think Im having is the returned value is not a clean...

Ez Robot - Project Showcase Structure Change Request

There has been some issues brought up lately. The problem is that sometimes when someone other then the OP of the Project Showcase up loads an image or Video that image takes the place of the OPs Showcase Displayed image. This is the one that displays as a thumbnail next to the thread in the forum. One of the solutions bouncing around is stop the...

Waitforchange Command Verses Goto Loop

I remember DJ commenting a few weeks ago that using the waitforchange command takes just a little bit more resources then a loop using a GoTo command. It seems that most proficient script writers here are under the impression that its the other way around. I thought so too until I read DJs comment. Did I misunderstand what DJ was saying and the...

Autoposition - Dc Motors Servos

I have to admit I have not tried the AutoPosition control. Its still a bit of a mystery to me but I plan on diving into it in a few days. Ive been focused on building a 7 pound arm with 4 joints for my B9 Lost in Space robot. Ive now got it working smoothly; twisting and turning and lifting the weight. The first elbow joint lifts all the weight and...

How To Run A Script At Set Intervals?

It seems like an easy thing to do but I cant quite seem to figure how to trigger a script at set intervals. For example if I want to run a re-calibration script every 30 minutes to home an encoder. I did this and put it in the personality generator but sometimes it will run the homing script a lot more then necessary. Any advice is welcomed.

E-Mail Notification Has Stopped

Hi EZ Robot, My email Notification has stopped and I havent gotten anything for the past day or so. Is this broken? I know this happen once before. Maybe its happened again?

Want To See Dj Flip For Joy

As the orders roll out the door and the backlog of back orders quickly dwindle I know everyone at EZ Robot have got to be feeling a wave of relief and pride. They have done an outstanding job of bringing us common folk one of the most advanced, ez to use and industry changing robot control systems ever developed. What an amazing achievement and all...

Why Is There A Limit Again On Recent Discussions In The Community Forum

Why is there a limit again on recent discussions listed in the community forum again? If Im away for a few days the posts just scroll past the end and they seem lost forever. Am I missing something?

Receiving And Using Uart Data In Script

Ive been trying to receive data through the Uart port in EZB V4 and use it in a script. Ive successfully been sending special commands to move my motor to exact points through a Kangaroo/Sabertooth combination and thats working great. Ive even been able to read how many Bytes are in the buffer useing the below Script. This Script successfully moves...

Command To Check Pause State Of Personality Or Speech Recognition Controls

Is there a command or other way for a script to check the Pause state of the Speech Recognition or Personality controls? I want to keep a PauseOff command in a script from running for these two controls if they are already paused? For example; I have several scripts written that turn on and then off these two controls while the scripts are running....

Cant Initialize Uart Port In ARC V4 Ezb

Ive been working on sending position commands to my Kangaroo X2 through UART port 0. Using the example project UART Peripheral I can initialize UART port 0 just fine and send commands. I connected to my V4 EZB and initialized it with the already written script. I was able to send commands and move my motors through the new project example. When I...

Old Info Slowly Disappearing On New Web Site Format

Maybe its just me or my poor searching skills but it seems were losing a lot of valuable info for older devices. For example there used to be a nice area where you could find comparable and supported devices and how to hook them up. I wanted to find the video DJ made on how to set up the 2.5 Amp Motor Controller and just could not locate it. I did...

Old Ez Robot Servo Voltage Needs?

I have been looking through all the old posts and cant find any info anywhere anymore on what the old standard servos needed for voltage feed. I used to plug them right into the old V3 EZB and they ran nicely off the 5vdc it supplied. Anyone know their max voltage?

V4 - Chimes, Voices And Sounds

Is there any way (short of removing the speaker) to turn down or off the Chimes, voices and sounds that come out of the V4 anytime it connects, powers up or encounters any other event? While being helpful they kinda get in the way of the motif of classic robot recreation.

First 20 Ezb V4 Shipping This Week!

I just got an email telling me the first 20 V4s are shipping this week. They say the remainder of the early orders well go out early next week! Hoo-ray. With any luck I should have my little unit here ready to install in 2 to 3 weeks.

A Suggestion For Chrissi

Chrissi, is there any way to change or fix a Subject Title of a forum thread? I dont know if it is a bug or not, but sometimes when I enter text into the subject line of a forum thread I am starting it is saved oddly. For example; the last thread I started should have been Shuttling Down A Sabertooth. However it was formatted and saved like this:...

A Warning To Our Young Members Of All Ages On This Forum.

OK youngsters, off to bed with ya. Santa will pass you buy if your still awake when he gets to your house. If your sound asleep when he arrives he may just have a new EZB V4 for you in his bag! According to NORADs Santa Tracker hes in Little Rock, Arkansas as of 1232 central time. Hope you were good this year!

Downloading From Ez Cloud

When I download my saved project into ARC from EZ Cloud into my already opened project it will combine both projects so have double of the same controls. Is this normal? I seem to remember doing this a few months ago and instead of merging both projects it would close the opened project before opening the downloaded one from EZ Cloud. However I...

Ez Wallpaper / My Wallpaper Setting

I noticed in the Options-Preferences section there is a check box to Display EZ Wallpaper. When using my own wallpaper image as set in the Project-Details section what happens if this box is checked? I did have it checked with my own wallpaper set and as ARC was starting up I did see the EZ Wallpaper appear for a second only to be covered up with...

Out Of Memory Which Saving Project

Im running the latest version of ARC on win 7. Each time I try to save my project I get an out of memory error message. I click on the message and it comes back several times then finally saves . However the wallpaper disappears and background goes white. this is happening every time.

Josh, Why?

Josh, is it really nessessary for you to post on every unresolved thread? Its kinda anoying and is flooding the forum and my email. Its also making it hard to see liget posts and pushing others back. I know your trying to Clean up the queue but is that really going to happen? I think most people dont really dont care and and wont bother to go back...

H-Bridge And Camera Tracking

Hi all, The earlier part of this year I was trying to get my robot to track motion with the camera. I am using h-bridges and DC motors. When I set it up back then I remember a setting in the camera config to click if using an H-bridge. Im back to the point where Im ready to tackle that again. After resetting up the camera and reinstalling Camera...

Virtual Desktops In The Latest Ver

I gotta tell ya; Im really liking these Virtual Desktops and the ability to add our own wallpaper. What a class act DJ and his team are!

Ez Robots; What Comes 1St, The Kit Or The Board?

Hi EZ Robots staff, Ive got 3 EZB V4s on order. Who will you take care of first, the newbies who are spending the big bucks on the entire kits or those of us who are ordering the new boards to upgrade? Im taking off work a few weeks in December and hope to have my 3 boards here and spend my vacation replaceing the 3 old V3s I have in my robot. BTW,...

No Use For 3D Printing At This Time But.

Hi all, Wow, what exciting times for EZ Robots and what bright things to come for them and us. Im looking forward to the day I get a 3D printer or find myself needing something 3D printed. However..... As excited as I am in what is happening to EZ Robots and as happy as I am for everybody I dont really need much in this area at this time. Thats OK...

How Do I Connect To Ezb Using Usb

I have 3 ezb boards in my robot. I would like to connect to 1 of them to my laptop and EZB builder using USB. Is there a tutorial for video somewhere on this forum showing how to use USB instead of Bluetooth?

Found The Reason With Top Of ARC Project Being Cut Off By Menus Bar

Hi all l think I may have found what causes the top of the project in ARC to be cut off and hidden under the top menu bar for some of the users of ARC. I noticed that this problem has continued for me but seemed to happen randomly. The only way to fix the problem once it happened was to do a Smart Arrange in the control tab and loosing all my...

Price Just Dropped In The Ez Store!

Check it out. 2/2/13. Good prices! Ya gotta love this place! Edit: I see it was actully a few hours ago and other threads mentioned it. blush

Welcome Back Dj!

Welcome back DJ. We missed you! We were wondering around like a herd of cattle. MR Rich Did a good job filling in for you. At least he kept us all together. I dont think anybody wandered off.

Adc Value Monitor (Read Adc) Overload

Hi all, I was having major performance problems within ARC that was getting worse and worse. The program would lag badly and sometimes lock up and crash. It was driving me nuts. Window 7 was not effected but I could not decide if it was my laptop, win 7 or EZ-B. The problem got worse to the point I couldnt even click on a button or drag a window...

How To Hook Up Home Made Shaft Encoder.

I have a 24vdc DC motor that has a homemade shaft encoder installed. The encoder is made form a common 2 button computer mouse and has four wires: 1 - Ground (Green encoder wire) 2 - Encoder sensor 1 (Blue encoder wire) 3 - Encoder sensor 2 (Orange encoder wire) 4 - +5vDC - (White encoder wire) The DC motor also has 2 other power wires: 5 - Motor...

Need A Ez Script Hint

Hi all, Im having a centering issue. Im trying to have the waist of my B9 robot turn left, right and then go to center. Right now I have 3 scripts, one for each movement (left, right and center). My goal it to have one script that will let my waist move back and forth past center and then return to center. The motor is a DC motor controlled with an...

Cant Get Pwmrandom Command To Work

Hi all, As a disclaimer Im very new to writing scripts of any kind. Im just starting to wright an EZ Script in ARC that will control the motor that rotates the waist back and forth on my full size Lost in Space B9 Robot. So far Ive got 2 different scripts working; one to rotate left and the other to rotate right. Ive got two scripts just to see if...

Whats In The Last ARC Update? I Gotta Know! Im Addicted!

I see there was an update a couple days ago on 11/24/12. Anyone know whats in it? There is no write up on it like usual. These updates are like crack. I gotta keep up with them! I gotta know what they do for my robot addiction! Thanks, Dave Schulpius

Help With Voice Recognition Disable, Enable Phrase

Somewhere alone the upgrade line the feather in the Voice Recognition panel where we can use Disable, Enable phrases to stop and start listening stopped working. I had voice commands written there that would stop the Voice Recognition till I spoke an enable phrase. Then it would start listening again. Could this have happened with and a result of...

Speech Recognition Seems Broken After Adding 2Nd Board (Or Update?).

Today after I downloaded the latest update I tried to make a change in my Speech Recognition entrees and it would not let me save anything. When I tried to save I got the message Santax error: This command requires 3 or 4 parameters. You passed 3. Not sure if the update is the cause but this is when I first noticed it. Also I cant get any command...

Get Adc Variable Value For Second Board

Hi DJ, When you get a chance could you place this on your pile of 100s of things to look at? Could you verify that the following syntax can be used on a second EZ-B board? I cant get it to return a value for my script or see it in the Variable Watch Panel. No matter where I place the 1. in the syntax I either see no value or a 1.0 next to the...

Motor And Potentiometer Script Help

I had this script working in ARC with only one board. I added a second board and added a 1. to the beginning of each command in the scripts but now I cant get the ports to turn of or on. I also get Syntax errors after Ive run the scrip a few times and (I dont think) I made any changes. I also added the .1 in the call scripts move right and move...

Only One Com Port On Bluetooth

Hi, While setting up my Bluetooth connection I noticed Im only given one Com Port option to connect to. In all the instructions I read they say Ill see two choices. Ive gone ahead and set everything up useing the one choice given (Com 3) and all seems to work nicely and has been for a couple weeks now. However Im worried that may change if I dont...

Dc Motor Position Switch Hook Up?

Hi all, I have a DC motor that will be rotating a large heavy robot torso side to side. The torso will be sitting on a lazy Susan and a gear ring. I know Ill need an H bridge and have already bought one from the store here (2.5 Amp Motor Controller). Im open to getting something else like a motor controller if needed. Any suggestions is welcomed....

Can The Ez B Do This

Ive got a light control board that will send different light patterns to 10 number 47 incandescent light bulbs. To activate the patterns I need to ground 1 of the header pins on the board. The pattern will stop when the ground is removed. There are 2 rows of headder pins. 1 row is ground and the other activates each pattern. I can use a simple...

H Bridge Voltage

Can I feed the h bridge sold here with 12 volts dc? From what I have read it will only take 5 volts. Thanks, Dave

Wireless Microphone Suggestion Please

Can anyone suggest a good wireless microphone I can use with my win 7 laptop that will work nicely with Ez-B? Id like to set it up close to but somewhat out of sight of my full size B9 Lost in Space Robot for Voice recognition. My Laptop has no built in mic so thats out. Thanks, David Schulpius

Speech Recognition Sparkfun Mp3 Trigger Other Questions

Hi, Im just learning the EZ-B and trying to work it into my full Size Lost in Space B9 robot build. Im real excited about the speech recognition and have started working with it in the ARC through my laptop. I have a couple questions; Its been suggested to me here in another thread that I should use a Sparkfun MP3 Trigger in my robot along with my...

Distance From Ez-B Board To Servos?

How far can my servos be from the EZ-B board? Ill have a couple within 1 foot and a couple that will be about 4 feet. Any problems with this? Will I need to boost the signal or make a long jumper with bigger wire for the ones that are farther away? I plan to have the servos powered from a different power supply then the board. Thanks, Dave

Bluetooth Usb Dongle Wont Install

Hi all, I just received the Bluetooth USB Dongle I bought from here. I cant get my Laptop to install it. When I place it in any USB port I get a message: USB Device Not Recognized. I tried to let Windows find software updates but it cant find any and Device Manage shows it as Unknown USB Device. Any ideas? I cant find another people here having...

Power Supply An Animation

Hi all, First, Im very new to robots and controlling them. Im currently building a full sized B9 Lost in Space robot with the aid from the B9 Builders Club. I heard about the EZ B over there and had to have one to control my B9. It seems to have everything Ill ever want. Im sure Ill have tons of questions soon but heres the first couple: Everything...