Steve G

Script Help For Running And Stopped Mobile Image Buttons

Hey guys. I need a little script help with the mobile interface "Image buttons". I have two custom images I have made for one button... put simply, I have a green image for "script running", and a red image for "script stopped". I have the following script where if I press the image button once, the script runs....

Replacement Roli Dc Motors

I just received an email from a friend who believes she has a burnt out Roli motor. The H-bridge and EZ-B pins all check out, and Roli is out of warranty (had and used for almost a year). Can someone give me the specs of the Roli DC motors, and a link or two of where she (or I) could get a replacement, peferably from the UK? Cheers.

Display Popup Timeout Not Working

@DJ. When using the display popup plugin, the default timeout works great (as demonstrated at the start of my Showcase video, but when using the control commandant adding the timeout to the end of the command, the timeout I set in the command doesn't seem to work and the display stays on the screen until I hit exit. Have you noticed anything with...

Auto Position And Ssc-32 Servo Release

I have touch on a similar subject in a previous post about using "Servo Release" using the virtual commands, to which a way of doing this has not been found. So I thought I would try the Auto Position control today, and used the virtual ports and set up some servos connected to an SSC-32U. On the digital ports in the Auto Position...

Sound Servo Control Error

This is mainly aimed at DJ. Nothing major, but thought I should mention it. I've been looking for a way to flash an LED connected to a digital port when a "Soundboard PC" track is played not using the PC's microphone, but to use the PC's sound card much like how the talk servo works using the TTS engine. I haven't found a way yet. Anyway,...

Camera Detection Script Help

Hey guys. A little help is needed with a script. I am helping a friend out setting up their v4 camera and doing some object recognition. What my friend want's is, if nothing is recognized after 10 seconds, a script or part of a script runs. Here's an example of what is needed... waitforchange($CameraObjectName,10000) sayezbwait("I have...

Servo Release Not Working Using (D#,0)

@DJ and Jeremie. I've been setting up some servos, and I've noticed that the servo release using (for example), Servo(D5,0), the zero is now being treated as a servo holding position as it was before the introduction of zero being a servo release. I am using the latest ARC version, (2015.09.00), and it was working a few weeks back. I also tried it...

Set On/Off On Ssc-32

How can I set the virtual ports on the SSC-32 to on or off? Doing Set(V0,On) doesn't do it which I don't get as you can control a servo using Servo(V0,90), or, like servo speed, is this not supported either?

Ssc-32 Speed Control

I'm currently installing and testing my new SSC-32 and testing servos using Servo(V0,xx) script commands which work great, and I'm trying to get a "connection" init script sorted to set virtual servo speeds on start up, but can't figure out how to control speed. A take it that the "ServoSpeed()" commands are not supported for...

Advice Needed With Powering An Ssc-32

Hey guys. I have some questions in regards to powering an SSC-32 controller and would like some confirmation. I'll be connecting the SSC-32 via UART/serial TX and RX, to RX and TX on an EZ-B using ports D0/D1, but after reading the product discription again, and reading the user guide, I'm just want to confirm how to power the SSC-32 and connected...

Camera Tracking With Dc Motor

Something sprung to mind which I'm not too sure about, so hoping somebody can help me. Can I use a DC motor (with H-bridge) to move while using camera tracking? I've only ever done this with servos to move a head, and I know you can have a robot move to the tracking direction using "Relitive Tracking" which I believe uses a movement...

Question For Release Dates For New Products

@EZ-Robot HQ. I know you guys have been crazy busy recently, but I was wondering, is there any news on possible release dates or ball park store ETA's on the new v4 camera with wider field lens (not the wireless HD one) and the 8x8 RGB LED array that was mentioned a while back? Thanks.

Slight Question With Cereproc Voices

The title SHOULD read "Slight 'issue' with Cereproc voices. I ordered and downloaded a new voice from Cereproc for a new project, but have encountered I slight issue. Whenever it says a sentence, it never finishes the last word of that "senten". Another example, when asking the time, the Ivona and Cepstral voices would say "It...

Advice For Elseif Script

I need a little help with the following script. Basically what it is supposed to do is to get accelerometer information iPhone Sensor Stream to control a motor controller to go forwards when phone is tilted forwards, stop when tilted back to a resting position, and reverse when the phone is tilted backwards. I have managed to get the motors going...

Iphone, Sensor Stream And ARC

@Any iPhone users. I'm curious, have any of you iPhone/iPad users out there used or are using the Sensor stream app with ARC, and if so how and what are you using it for with your robot projects? I was just wondering as there is not a lot mentioned about it in the forum. Also I don't know if anyone can help, but I tried to use it the other day but...

Display Ez-B V4 Info On Lcd Display

Any ideas in how can I display my v4's CPU temp and battery voltage on an LCD05 16x2 display? I looked for possible variables to do something like the following but couldn't find any... #NOTE: Non working code's for example #purposes only i2cwrite(0,0xc6,0,1,4,12,19,30,230,31,255,"CPU temp is " + $CPUtemp) #or...

Closing A Program Using Exec()

Quick question. As the title suggests, after opening a program or file in Windows 8 using the EXEC() command (e.g, opening a picture), how can you close that program or file using the execute command? Thanks.

Smart Arrange And Cheat Sheet Help Needed

I have a couple of problems I'm hoping can be solved. 1.) Smart Arrange. I'm having issues with "Smart Arrange". I have it disengaged/unticked and the project is saved in this state in both the Cloud and on my C: drive as I want to place where the controls are myself. When I add a new control, it rearranges everything I have done (except...

Minimising Controls

So in the ribbon menu of ARC, under the controls tab there is the "Minimise All" tab which comes in very handy, freeing up screen real estate. Is there a way to do this on individual controls instead of minimising all of them? The problem I have is when I minimise all, and restore what controls I need to be on show permanently, when I...

Powering Multiple 5V Regulators Off A Single Port

Just a quick question. So the ground and positive pins on a digital port supply voltage/current directly from the battery/power supply connected to the EZ-B. So I'm wondering (to save on number of ports used), how many regulators can I safely run, in paralelle, off one port (single ground and positive pin)? I'm assuming running off three or four...

Help With Lcd Display Scripts

I would be grateful for some help with a couple of scripts. It is for a LCD05 16x2 display connected to i2c and can display text no problem, but I want to be able to display the live time and date but got no idea of how to write the scripts, although I have tried and failed. I did ask something similar in another post regarding voltage, but didn't...

Sound Recognition

While I have been setting up some new speech recognition commands, it got me thinking. Has anyone successfully integrated sound recognition with ARC? I found a sound recognition API while doing a Google see how on the subject, and as I don't have much experience with API's (non in fact) I was curious if anyone is using something like this with your...

Ramp Down Speed Script Help For Roomba 530

Hey guys. Can someone assist me with the following script please. What I'm trying to do is to create a ramp down speed script for a Roomba, so that when an ultrasonic ping sensor detects an object, the Roomba slows down before it reaches the object, then turns away. Basicly I am trying to mimic the "Light touch" option the Roomba uses,...

Adding Variables To Variable Watch

Hey everyone. Quick question as the title suggests. In sure I'm overlooking something simple, but I can't figure it out. How do I add a permanent variable to the Variable watch control? The reason I ask is that I'm using Roborealm for face/object recognition using a $RR_NV_AVR_OBJ_NAME[0] variable, but every time I close the project down and reopen...

Custom Movement Panel Question

Unless I'm missing it in the Cheat Sheet menu, doesn't a custom movement panel have control commands? I'm trying to map my custom movement controls to a mobile interface so I can use a radar control thinking I could just use a CC, but can't see one. The only option I see for a CMP is "show control".

Help Using A Ping Sensor And Roomba's Cleaning Mode

Hey guys. I need a little help as the title suggests. I've been trying to have a ultrasonic sensor checking for obstacles while a Roomba is in cleaning mode, the idea being that the body of the robot doesn't hit the top of a chair or table where on its own, a Roomba would go under it as it knows it's own height, but with a robot body on top of it,...

Powering Off The Ez-B At Low Battery Warning

I'm looking to implement a way where as the EZ-B moniters the LiPo battery voltage, it will trigger a script to say "Low battery. Robot is powering down" when the low battery warning activates, and proceeds to switch the EZ-B off, possibly triggering a relay so it breaks the connection between the battery and EZ-B, and then I can charge...

Advice On Using Release() Command

I have a general question regarding the Release() script command. What I would like to do is to add this to some of my scripts after a Sleep() duration command to release some of my servos to save on any unnecessary servo holding strain and also to save on battery power. But I read in a post somewhere recently (can't find the thread I saw it in at...

Forum Update Alert Delays

I just wanted to ask everyone, have you noticed any delays in receiving emails for forum thread alerts in the past week? Normally I get an email saying "There's been an update to a thread I've subscribed to" in about 10 to15 minutes, but now it seems to take a minimum of an hour, sometimes as much as 6 hours. Only been happening over the...

Speech Settings

Quick question guys. What voice synthesis voices are compatable with the speech settings control, where ALL of the settings within Gender, Age and Emphisis can be utilised? I'm using Windows 7 and the pre installed Anna voice, and Cepstral voice I use for K-9, but doesn't change when these settings are adjusted, (with the exception of Male and...

Additional ARC Requests

Hi. I have a couple of ideas for the EZ-Robot team to consider that I think would be a nice addition to ARC. 1. When adjusting the volume slider from 100 on an EZ-B soundboard, say to about 60 for example, when a project is saved, closed, and reopened the volume goes back to the default 100. Would it be possable to add the ability to save the the...

Using A Wifi Extender

Hi guys. Just a quick question. I currently have my EZ-B v4 connected via client mode and wish to keep it this way. I have just ordered a WiFi extender and have never used one before. So I was wondering, do I need to do anything special with the EZ-B to connect it to my network with the extender? The extender is a Netgear N300 and will connect to...

Script To Get My Robot To Say His Age

Hi guys. I need a little help with some script. As the title says, I would like to get K-9 to say his age when somebody asks him. For example, User. "how old are you?" K-9. "I am 1 year, 2 months, 5 months and 2 days old." It will obviously need a start date (Date of Birth) then have the script work out the age from that, but so...

Speaking The Time

@Rich. I was looking through the forum and came across a thread where you mentioned you made a script to speak the current time. I tried it out but I'm having a problem with it. When I start the script, it only says "The time is dollar the time". Is there something that I need to change in the syntax as I know this posted a year ago and...

Setting Max Speed For H-Bridge Motors

Hi there. So, I have 2 drive motors running through a L298 H-bridge. I have set these up with a "H-bridge with speed control" movement panel and all is working well, but here's where I need a little guidance. At the moment the motors are controlled via joystick 1. I have the variable speed box checked and the sensitivity set right down to...

Pandorabot Control Freezing

Hi guys. I need some advice with the Pandorabots control. My problem is when I try to "talk" to my bot using the text input field (still training speech rec at the moment which is why I'm using the text input), the first one or two inputs are recognised and my bot responds as it should very quickly. But when I try to further speak to my...

Help With Modified Servo

Hello. I have 2 motors controlled via a H-bridge so I have a movement panel all set up for this. But, I also have a single modified servo I need to control from time to time. Obviously I cannot use another movement panel as I already have one, so I have a modified servo control. It works but a cannot reduce the speed, even if I change the min and...

Limiting Servo Speed After Network Connection

I have an annoying little problem I hope someone can help me with. So, when I power up my EZ-B4 the servos connected to it briefly pulse. Not a problem and expected. All my connected servos have limited speeds and set min/max movement positions. But, after the V4 and my PC connect and I move a servo, any servo, with my controller for the first...

Continuous Rotation Servo Speed

Hi everyone. Just a quick question. How do I adjust the speed of the continuous rotation servo speeds? I have followed the video tutorial of DJ's Boxbot, and I have tried to adjust the forward and reverse values but it made no difference. The servos are the one's supplied with the dev kit. Cheers, Steve.