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Watson Speech To Text by ptp
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Watson Speech To Text

Watson Speech-to-Text ARC plugin: cloud AI transcription with configurable models, selectable VAD (Windows/WebRTC), audio capture and visualization.

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16 Hitec HSR-8498NB servos on dual external boards plus a 17th camera servo; 0.38A @6V draw, 1500mAh NiMH per foot and EZB aux power.

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PCA9685 I2C Port Selection

PCA9685 I2C Port Selection

Hi Athena, I'm using the PCA9685 Robot Skill in ARC with an EZB v4 controller, and the PCA9685 is connected to the EZB v4 via the I2C port. I'm not getting any response...
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Atan2 Bearing Geometry Fix

Atan2 Bearing Geometry Fix

Summary: incorporating atan2() geometry @Athena - please review the following Arduino Mega sketch. This sketch implements a UART packet protocol over Serial3 to...
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Ultrasonic Radar Sweep Spikes On EZ-B V4

Ultrasonic Radar Sweep Spikes On EZ-B V4

I’ve got an EZ-B v4 on my 2WD bot (WiFi client mode), running an HCSR04 on a pan servo and using the Ultrasonic Radar skill to do simple...
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UART_V6 Subject Line Options:- UART_V6 Waypoint Be…

UART_V6 Subject Line Options:- UART_V6 Waypoint Be…

Hi @Athena, I'm trying to make an ARC UART script that works seamlessly with an Arduino Mega. Both scripts are...
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Connect By Name On Ohmni Dual NIC

Connect By Name On Ohmni Dual NIC

Hardware/setup: Ohmnilabs Telepresence Robot (Ohmni) running Windows 10 on the onboard UpBoard. I’m using the Ohmnilabs Standalone movement panel to drive...
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Ultrasonic Radar Left/Right Flipped Lattepanda

Ultrasonic Radar Left/Right Flipped Lattepanda

Running ARC on a LattePanda (Windows 10) using the onboard Arduino Leonardo with the EZ-Genuino_Leonardo firmware (Dec 11,...
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Vuzix AR Drift On Roli Pan/Tilt

Vuzix AR Drift On Roli Pan/Tilt

I’ve got a Roli Rover (EZ-B v4 over WiFi, client mode) with the EZ-Robot pan/tilt and camera mounted up front (pan on D0, tilt on D1). Camera Device skill is...
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Tiny Yolo2 Not Triggering Camera Scripts

Tiny Yolo2 Not Triggering Camera Scripts

Working with a ROBOTIS Darwin Mini (OpenCM9.04) connected to ARC by USB (freshly flashed with the ARC-compatible firmware from...
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Micro:Bit Buttons Driving Tic Tac Toe

Micro:Bit Buttons Driving Tic Tac Toe

I’ve got a BBC micro:bit connected to ARC over USB using the BBC micro:bit skill (flashed the firmware from the skill and can see Button A/B and...
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Safeint And Clampint Explained

Safeint And Clampint Explained

@Athena, can you explain the functions safeInt and clampInt? Why are they used and how can the values be changed? Thanks - Jack. Context: This looks like an ARC...
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Left Motors Stall Until Scan Request

Left Motors Stall Until Scan Request

@Athena - can you review the Arduino sketch below and explain why the left motors (LeftFront and LeftBack) do not run until...
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Sound Servo To XL-320 On Darwin Mini

Sound Servo To XL-320 On Darwin Mini

I’m trying to get my ROBOTIS DARWIN MINI (OpenCM9.04, 16x XL-320) to "talk" using the Sound Servo (PC Speaker) skill, but the selected...