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How To Make A Camera Chases A Ball
I am using a servo and movement tracking with the Roli Rover to chase a ball. It works quite well, but if the ball moves outside the camera's view...
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Movong A Rotation Servo Real Slow
How can I make a continuous rotation servo turn very slowly? The servo is an original from EZ-Robot.
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Aimec:Ez1 Robot
Hi All Introducing the AIMEC:EZ1 We are in discussions with DJ to produce a special version of our AIMEC (Artificially Intelligent Mechanical Electronic Companion) robot for the EZ-B, this...
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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I have an old friend who is still running his robot using an outdated version of EZ-Builder on a Windows 7 laptop.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...
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DJ Sures |
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Copying Whole Script Collections
Hello Synthiam Support, Is there a way to copy all of the scripts in a Script Collection skill or another skill and paste them into a different project? How would you go about doing this? I'm looking for a method to efficiently transfer scripts between projects within Synthiam ARC. Any guidance on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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Athena |
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Blockly Comments
Whenever you do an update could you please have the comments and the program itself stay exactly where you leave them when you save the program.
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Athena |
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Whats The Preffered SERVO HAT For The Raspberry Pi
I'm going to build a wheeled robot and need a servo HAT. I wnat make sure it’s compatible with ARC the Raspberry Pi 5. Is there a spot where I can verify that it has support for the ARC Synthium robotic software ?
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DJ Sures |
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How To Control Tank Tracks Without Skid Turns?
How to Control Tank Tracks Without Skid Turns? I am planning to use an Arduino Uno with EZB firmware and two H-bridge controllers, one for each of the right and left track motors, with PWM speed control. The way I want this to work is with a single joystick control: - For a right turn: the left track moves forward, and the right track moves...
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DJ Sures |
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How Do I Assign A List Of Values To An Array Using Script Language
How do I assign a list of values to an array using the script language in Synthiam ARC? For example, I want to create an array like this: $MyArray = ["value1", "value2", "value3"].
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Athena |
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Rplidar A1 Does Not Return Data
Hello! I am using ARC on a Raspberry Pi 4 running Windows 11. The RPLidar A1 function starts automatically as soon as the USB from the Lidar is plugged in....
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OpenField |
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Using A Variable In Waitforspeech Command
@Athena, How can I use a variable in the WaitForSpeech command? For example, I want to use $Exhibit = WaitForSpeech(30, $ExhibitList), where $ExhibitList contains several options. How can I achieve this?
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afcorson |
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Whats The Best SBC Under $300 To Build A DIY Two Wheeled Robot With A RP LIDAR
What is the best single-board computer (SBC) under $300 to build a DIY two-wheeled robot equipped with an RP LIDAR? I am considering using a Raspberry Pi 5 with Windows 11. Could you please direct me to any reference wiring diagrams that I can download for a project like this?
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