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Joystick Question Help

Ok so quick question.... but first here is the set up.. Ez running wifi directly to dedicated tablet with joystick running to tablet via Bluetooth So at times I am using my joystick with my project and then I temporarily "lose " the use of my joystick.. I can get it back by messing with the ez interface on tablet to refresh joystick or...
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Hmc5883

Hi, Has anyone successfully connected and used a HMC5883L compass on I2C port without systematically crashing at init ? I'm kind of stuck and wish to know if I should go on trying again or give up. Did read former threads about same topics Did find datasheet and Hex address of chip DId use I2Cwrite and Read commands Did use tutorial's script did...
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Difference Between Ez-B And Arduino Video: Biggest Misconceptions

Alright guys, its time to make a video to tell newbies what the difference is between arduino and Ez-b. This can also talk about software. Biggest misconceptions/diffences: (I'll update this list as we go.) 1. Ez-b does not get programmed, everything is done in ARC 2. The ez-b is not a micro controller, it is a robot controller, sort of like a...
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Drone Project Running

Drone Project Running

Is ezrobot thinking about working on a drone, or does it invest on other projects? Like this project for example, a cool little drone that follow you everywhere....
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Ez Hud / Plug In Question For Dj Or/And James Graham Hu

DJ, So the EZ Hud display is moving along and I'm moving into the ARC control of the HUD and my brain is going in all different directions. I think I might need a little guidance here. So there will be at least 15-20 control commands for setting values of the various HUD charts and graphics. The HUD plugin is very monolithic, being that it has a...
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Telepresence

I have been building robots for a long time, PIC, Basic stamp, Arduino and even the Evolution Robotics ER1. And Always wanted to build a good robot that i could drive across my house and interact with my wife and kid while I'm on businesstrips. So my suggestion to DJ is like this. Maybe some kind of webserver inside of ARC. Then you or your friends...
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Shipping Costs Query

Hello! DHL have added a $15 "handling" fee to my duty/tax bill for my order, is this right? I don't remember accepting this charge... maybe I missed something in the small print? confused
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Stand Alone Operation?

I believe I missed something really fundamental about the ezb architecture but I would appreciate some clarification. So the ezb requires either a computer or phone/tablet to operate at all. I missed that.. Being new to all this I thought that code was built on the pc and sent to the controller but the strong WiFi integration was mainly for added...
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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...
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Ez Robot Plays Pictionary

Ez Robot Plays Pictionary

C'mon guys isn't it obvious? My lord!
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Camera And Neck Bracket

The neck bracket for my jd is Brocken and I don't want to buy a whole new head just to get a new one. And when ever I try to start up the camera it just says camera disabled, what do I do? Please contact me asap.
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Roseapple Pi For Integrated Computing?

Roseapple Pi For Integrated Computing?

Hey guy, I just found this raspberry Pi-like computer called the RoseApple Pi. I thought it was just another nock-off, but it actually seems...