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Stabilizing Frequency Detector On Rock Pi X

Stabilizing Frequency Detector On Rock Pi X

Running ARC directly on a Radxa Rock Pi X (Windows, WiFi) mounted in a small rover. I’m using the Frequency Detector skill to move a...
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MG995 Servos Not Centering

MG995 Servos Not Centering

Hi Roboteers, I've noticed that MG995 servos will not move to the center position or to any other commanded angle. I tested three MG995 servos (all purchased from...
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ESP32 CAM ADC Jitter With PWM Servo Feedback

ESP32 CAM ADC Jitter With PWM Servo Feedback

Using an ESP32-CAM (AI Thinker) flashed with the Synthiam firmware as my EZ-B over Wi-Fi (client mode), I’m trying to get positional...
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Openai Dall-E Skill Deprecated

Openai Dall-E Skill Deprecated

The "OpenAI Dall-E Image" Robot Skill returns the following error message in ARC. I assume this is because the skill has been discontinued. Is there a...
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Separate Gripper Control Scripts

Separate Gripper Control Scripts

New gripper control - help needed I still need help controlling each gripper using both its IR sensor and a lever switch to detect when the gripper has...
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Micro:Bit Continuous Servos Jittering

Micro:Bit Continuous Servos Jittering

I’m driving a small 2-wheel bot with a BBC micro:bit connected to ARC over USB. Each wheel is a FS90R continuous rotation servo powered from a...
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Arduino_V11 Symmetric PWM Steering

Arduino_V11 Symmetric PWM Steering

Thank you for the Arduino sketch and the ARC scripts. I'm using the Arduino sketch (Arduino_v10) as the robot controller (acting as the EZB) connected...
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Pivot Stepper Sketch Help

Pivot Stepper Sketch Help

@Athena, I'm using the Arduino Mega sketch below to control four stepper motors via AccelStepper / MultiStepper. The Arduino is connected to an EZB4 over UART (Serial3)....
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Move Both Pistons Simultaneously

Move Both Pistons Simultaneously

In the Movement Panel for the EZ-Robot head, I have a right back piston and a left back piston. These two need to move together at the same time, but in the...
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Gripper Servo JS Conversion

Gripper Servo JS Conversion

, This is a Script Skill question - could you help convert some EZ-Script I used previously into a JavaScript (ARC Script) version? Context: This is for a two-arm...
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Connect By Name With EZ-B V3

Connect By Name With EZ-B V3

I’m dusting off an older rover that still runs an EZ-B v3 over Bluetooth and trying to make my ARC project more "plug and play" across two Windows...
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Distance Sensor Query

Distance Sensor Query

@Athena, Thread theme: Scanning strategy Since IR_TRACKER_v1 and OBS_SCAN_v1 share the same servo and the same IR sensor and make incompatible assumptions about the sensor...