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Decide whether to wait for a replacement servo or use a faulty servo as a placeholder to fine-tune your JD robot's movements.
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Question For Dj On V4 Digital Port Latency
DJ, I wonder if you can help with something that is truly baffling me? The EZ:1 head has 3 PIC microcontrollers and one (the head_master_PIC) controls the 3 PICs and only this one links with the v4. Now without having interrupts on the v4, I had to figure a way of "Flagging" the v4 that data (from the head) needs to be sent to it, so I...
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DJ Sures |
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Blue Charger
hi is the original blue charger in store here suiteble for very long charging. am thinking to use one off these for the ez mip.cause i think he uses, more batt due he allreddy balancing while...
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Nomad 6R |
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What Is The Amps Per Hour Draw On The Heavy Duty Servos?
Hello again all. I have a question regarding the heavy duty servos sold in the ez-b shop. I have looked through the specs on the servo in the shop, and read the tutorials that I thought would be applicable, but I can't find the Amps per Hour draw on the servos. I am working on a large project that requires 16 servos, and I am aware that the...
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Rich |
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Elbow Not Working. Advice?
My elbow on my JD Robot stopped working suddenly! All of a sudden it froze up! What do I do?! stress confused tired
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DJ Sures |
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Ezv4 Board Putting 2 Cameras
guys! can i put two cameras in 1 EZV4 board? if not, is there any way to make it two?
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Andy Roid |
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New Robot
What speed can you get out of Rolli or the new entry level bot? We are looking to create a jousting robot? Thanks Paul
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DJ Sures |
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Sabertooth Autotune
I cant seem to get my sabertooth/kangaroo to do an autotune. The moment I apply power to the sabertooth the motor starts running at about half speed and wont stop till I disconnect...
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Dave Schulpius |
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Brookstone Demo Jd's (For Wbs)
In another thread, wbs asked about all the jd's in the office - if they were Brookstone demos. The answer is yup. They are attached to black pexi glass base....
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Stika |
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Strange Pop-Up On Existing Robot File?
Strange pop-up? I was operating an established and previously run program on one of my robots when this appeared? I am not sure what to think...
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Steve S |
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Can I Use An Ezb V4 As A Programmable Logic Controller
I have a new project which needs a programmable logic controller. It requires 8 digital inputs, 12 digital outputs, 8 timers, 8 counters and about 48 internal relays. The program is in ladder logic. Can it be done with an EZB v4? Ron
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Andy Roid |
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Blown Capacitor
Hi, I blew 2 capacitors today ( 35v 100uf ) hooking up a servo wrong in a rush. I was wondering is it safe to test my board to see if it still works before replacing the capacitors. This is a EZ-B v3 board
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Dave Schulpius |
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Customization
Hi! I am new to the community and haven't even bought a robot yet, still deciding which to get and stuff. Anyways, I was looking mainly at the Six Hexapod robot, and I was wondering what kind of pieces (not included in the kit) I could attach to it. For example the 18 RGB LED block...
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Dunning-Kruger |