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What Means This Error

What Means This Error

i got this error when closing ARC.
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Amp And Speaker

Amp And Speaker

Hi All. I need to put in a speaker for my full-sized Dr. Who K-9 robot (see my avatar). He is made of styrene and the speaker (about 3 inches or so in diameter) for his speech would go into...
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Updating From Version 15 To Version 16 In ARC

I'm trying to use my EZ-B v 3. I have been wading through what information I can find. When I open ARC and check the update window it is telling me I have the latest version. However, when I try to connect with my EZ-B v3 I get an error message telling me I need to upgrade to version 16. Then it asks me if I would like to view the tutorial. When I...
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Continuous Rotation Servo Speed

Hi everyone. Just a quick question. How do I adjust the speed of the continuous rotation servo speeds? I have followed the video tutorial of DJ's Boxbot, and I have tried to adjust the forward and reverse values but it made no difference. The servos are the one's supplied with the dev kit. Cheers, Steve.
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My Current Dewy Drive Train Setup + Info

My Current Dewy Drive Train Setup + Info

Ok. So. People who might be unsure how they're supposed to connect h-bridges to the ez-b V4 will wanna check this one out for an idea. I...
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Speech When Moving

hello again all EZ beeers, i have been having loads of fun but once again hit a wall, probably not a big wall for those of you out there with scripty skills, but for the programally challanged its a wall nontheless, so please be gentle. what i want to do is have K9 speak when i ask him to do something K9 move forward = Forward and play...
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Mic + Speaker In Jd

Hey Dj, if I get JD and add pandorabot will the voice come through his speaker or my laptops speaker.And also will my voice go through JD's mic or my laptops.Thanks.
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Jd First Try Rgb Leds

it was a long day .but very rewarding. i realize now that ARC is huge.and i only seen maybe 5% off it. feels like i won the lottery amazing. special thanks to d.cohran here a chort video..
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Wifi Disconnecting

Hi All. I'm starting to get to know my new V4 and have gotten small servos to move ok. However, when I plugged in my big Turnigy S8166M, my V4 wifi randomly disconnects from my network several seconds after I start activating the servo (just a minor test with the vertical servo movement control). Like the smaller Futaba servos I'm running (I tried...
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Connection And Dip Switch Help For Newbie

Hi Everyone. Im finally getting back to my robot project and installing the EZB V3. I am using a Sabertooth 2x25 V2.00 to drive two 24 volt motors and want to ultimately use an iPad to control my bot and steer with differential control of the two motors. I will be adding a bunch of other devices and functions but Im starting with the drive. Can...
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My Ezb V4 Whites Out. A Lot

My Ezb V4 Whites Out. A Lot

so basically, any time I move my robot (say, to a standing position from its sitting down position when its off) it whites out the ezb. I have the ezb running at 12v...
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Combining Ezb 3 And 4

Hi All. I recently recieved my EZ B 4 and was wondering if I could use the 3 along with it. It's a little over-kill but since I now have an EZ B 3 that I'm not using, I thought I could use it to flash a panel of 14 lights in a random fashion. I'd be using these lights:...