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Ir Distance Sensor

Touching on it in an earlier topic its advised that I include both ultrasonic and infrared sensors for distance/collision detection. I know there is a mention of the Sharp GP2D12 in the tutorials but it seems I cannot source this in the UK. I can find the Sharp GP2Y0A41SK0F though, would this work? To save looking it up the basics are; As distance...

Shipping Time To Uk?

Hey, I finally got around to ordering my EZB this weekend (thanks to the 20% sale), so now my Hearoid can once again be brought to life (once I collect it from the guy I bought it off). Anyway, I was just wondering how long shipping takes to the UK?

Raspberry Pi 2

Anyone else seen the new Raspberry Pi 2 yet? It boasts a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU (~6x performance) and 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM (2x memory). Because it has an ARMv7 processor, it can run the full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core, as well as Microsoft Windows 10. This may mean that full blown ARC Windows may run...

An Introduction To Scripting

All script examples are on the EZ-Cloud for download and updated after each additional post Download Now Index Part 1 - You are here Part 2 - Page 1 Post #6 Part 3 - Page 1 Post #8 Part 4 - Page 2 Post #6 Part 5 - Page 2 Post #9 Part 6 - Page 3 Post #5 Part 7 - Page 4 Post #3 I have some time on my hands and nobody seems to be asking questions at...

Movember.

I wasnt going to post since its not exactly robot related but since its for charity and mens health I guess it should be OK to mention. Its Movember!.. Is anyone else taking part and raising money for mens health in exchange for sporting a badly grown moustache for the month of November? If anyone wants to donate to it please follow this link and...

.Net Open Source

Just read that Microsoft is planning to open source the full server-side .NET core stack and to take that open-sourced .NET core to Linux and Mac OS X, alongside Windows. Read about it here Its a little beyond me but does that mean the SDK for the EZ-B will possibly soon be compatible with Linux and iOS? Which will open up a whole bunch of...

Lessons

Just an observation, and I may be missing something here but in the Learn section I have completed all of the lessons that I can see however the progress bar at the top shows 28 of 29 complete and only 96% Is this just a temporary bug while the learn section is becoming populated or have I missed a lesson somewhere along the way (I only count 28...

Store Credit

I did send an email at the weekend about this but havent heard back so dont know if it got lost somewhere or if the reply landed in my email blackhole or if youve just been too busy doing more important things. Anyway, I am having trouble placing an order where the order value is less than the store credit I have accumulated. Basically, both paypal...

Rss Feeds

@MovieMaker mentioned he wanted more RSS Feeds in the AI topic earlier and listed out a few so... Here is a project with a single Script Manager (renamed as RSS Reader so you can import in to your project via the merge button - I suspect you dont already have a command called RSS Reader). Im still working on it, I need to find some better RSS feeds...

Command Syntax For Data Retrieval

It seems a lot of people are getting a little confused over the script commands for receiving data and have noticed the syntax is incorrect. So its tutorial time again Basically, the common mistake is to assume the command for receiving ADC, HTTP etc. data is like; HTTPGet(quot;http://192.168.0.100/temp.cgiquot;) However that will return an...

If Elseif Else Goto Return Commands

Another one which was written and hidden within a different topic and should warrant its own tutorial post, the IF (etc.) commands. Quote:If (Value Condition Value ) IF condition can support multiple comparisons and functions. Condition tree must be closed with an ENDIF An if command requires a condition, this is the part in brackets after it....

Social Stuff.

Just thought it could be an idea to have a topic with our social info in for more than just EZ-Robots, twitter, facebook, skype, whatever... like a directory of people and how to get hold of them other than on the forums. So heres mine; Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/adonis.dna Twitter: @RichPyke eMail: rich@richpyke.net MSN/Skype:...

Datasheet Datasheet Datasheet.

I say it often enough... what does the datasheet say? or look on the datasheet But not everyone has the datasheets or knows where to find them so lets make it easy! Richie Richs Datasheet Repository Its slowly being populated will be cleaned up where needed (I may even throw in some EZ-B connection schematics and instructions if I get the time to...

Richie Richs Tutoral Index

NOTE: This topic is over a year old and was started when the EZ-B V3 was current. Some topics linked to and projects listed may be out of date. Always check the information is current. If in doubt, ask! To make it easier, and to save from bookmarking a bunch of pages just bookmark this one, this is an index of all tutorials and related downloads...

Omnibot Mk Ii

Rare (at least over here) MKII Omnibot up for grabs on ebay Omnibot MKII Not one to take apart really as Im sure its probably quite valuable but since I shouldnt really buy it (need money for something else) I thought Id share it.

User Details (Ez-Bits)

Just noticed a slight bug with the user details. It looks like the number of EZ-Bits created is using the number from questions answered. i.e. mine is showing 29 EZ-Bits when Ive only uploaded one. No big deal really but thought I would flag it up incase it hadnt been noticed.

After School Club Curicculum

As I mentioned elsewhere, I am toying with the idea of sorting out some kind of after school robotics club and am looking for ideas for the curriculum. I know some members are currently running clubs themselves so really I was just after a bit of input there. What to start with, what order to go through things etc. etc. etc. What I want to do is...

Improving Windows Voice Recognition Tips

Voice recognition is one of the most used controls within ARC however many struggle with accuracy and confidence, more so with the Pandora Bot control. So here are a few tips to improve the accuracy and confidence levels. Improve Speech Recognition Start Speech Recognition 1. Go to the Start button. 2. Click on Control Panel. 3. Click on Search box...

Connecting To More Than One Camera

Now I have my second EZ-Kit and EZ-Camera Im toying with the idea of using 2 cameras in my build, or possibly one PC using 2 cameras in 2 robots. But, the problem seems to be that both show up as Windows Video Device in the dropdown when two are installed. I can select one of them and itll work fine but selecting the other is not selectable (or at...

I2c Lcd Displays.

Ive searched here and google and found information on I2C but what I think I need is an idiots guide as its all a little beyond me to be honest. Basically I received my LCD today which I thought was Serial but turns out its I2C with the IIC backpack board (I believe thats the right terminology). Which I thought would be fine as EZB has its I2C port...

Pandoras Bot Integration

In another topic an idea was mentioned for a user to speak to the robot, the text sent to Chatterbot and the response sent back... So I took it upon myself to make such a script... The first problem is chatterbot itself, there is no user control and for the advanced features you need to pay. Budget is a huge thing to me so paying for anything I...

Ez-Script Reference Manual

If like me, you will play around with script ideas when you shouldnt be (i.e. at work). Rather than install ARC to get the EZ-Script commands I decided to print the EZ-Script manual to PDF so I can view it at work this way. If its of any use to you Ive uploaded it to some of my webspace so anyone can download it from here (release 2013.03.13.00)...

Ez-Scripts

Just an idea, can we have a forum section for EZ-Scripts like we have for the SDK? I just think it would make scripts and script issues easier to find etc. and a place (other than the EZ-Cloud) for code snippets that seem to get lost in the middle of topics with no indication of the script in the title (such as my GetADC yesterday has my Battery...

Lipo Batteries

I finally decided on the battery to power my build (5000mAh Turnigy LiPo) but since ordering it Ive read a lot of disturbing information on these... i.e. they can catch on fire very easily Is it a bad idea to use it in my build if eventually I will be making it unattended and programmed to recharge itself once it gets low on power? Obviously a...

Reading From Dht11 Sensor

I picked up a DHT11 (temperature/humidity sensor) from ebay a few weeks ago, just I have no idea how to read the data from it. Info on the sensor is available here Any help on reading this would be appreciated, even just a pointer in the right direction.

Sound Servo

I want my robots mouth light to flicker with sound. Ive wired it up with the TIP122 circuit so the set digital can activate/deactivate it. I think I have an idea of how it all works now and think that this will work but before I plug it in and try it (potentially frying something) Id like to know for sure. Will the sound servo control make it...

Where To Buy Parts In Uk

Got my EZ-B yesterday (would have been sooner but I wasnt home and DHL messed me about a little). But now I need to get all of the other bits I may need. Been googling and ebaying all morning but just thought I would ask on here, where do you guys pick up your servos, servo cables etc. from in the UK? Is it just a case of hitting ebay or are there...