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How Do I Make Bing Speech Recognition Not Trigger From Spoken Chatgpt Response?

How Do I Make Bing Speech Recognition Not Trigger From Spoken Chatgpt Response?

Is there a variable or method to know when servos have stopped...
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Bing Speech Wake Word Not Working

Hello All- I upgraded to ARC Pro 2023.11.15 and the wake word is not working anymore. I did remove Bing Speech and re-add it, no luck on wake word working. Any suggestions? I did reboot the computer. Bing Speech works fine with pressing the recording button and with VAD.
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Azure Text To Speech, Talk Servo V2 Not Working

Hello All- Im sure im missing something, but here is what Im working with. EZ robot head- Azure Text to Speech Bing Speech Recognition with VAD OpenAI ChatGpt Everything works great but cant get the mouth to move from response "Using speaker from robot head" Azure selected to use "Speak out of EZB"   If I dont use Azure text to...
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Speed Vs Velocity Configuration

Speed Vs Velocity Configuration

Why is there the option to set both the speed and the velocity parameters in the Actions tab of the Auto Position configuration panel?
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The Ratio Setting Does Not Stay As Programmed For The Control Of Feetech Servos

How can I make sure that the ratio setting stays as programmed for the control of feetech servos?
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Connection Issues

Connection Issues

I can't connect my EZ-B to my computer, and the tutorials are not helping.  I'm able to get the wifi connection running, I boot up ARC, but the debug log says... Connection Failed:...
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Rplidar A1 And Better Navigator

Rplidar A1 And Better Navigator

I have connected the A1 lidar and I can see the mapping on RP lidar, but on the Better navigator, I just see lines without the map shape. I had followed the...
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Can EZB Firmware Be Created For Arduino Nano?

DJ, is there a way you could add firmware support for the Arduino Nano board? I am in need of a small form factor Arduino that I can connect to ARC using USB that has at least 6 PWM and 6 ADC ports.
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Bing Speech Recognition - Run A Script When Wake Word Is Heard

Bing Speech Recognition - Run A Script When Wake Word Is Heard

There is an option to use a wake word in the Bing Speech Recognition skill to start Bing...
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Error Loading Plugin

How can I resolve the an when trying to load the Feetech Serial servo skill?
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Issue With The Robot Arm Skill

Has anyone had a problem running the InverseKineticArm Skill? Version: 2022.02.22.00 System.EntryPointNotFoundException: Entry point was not found. at System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize.BeginInit() at InverseKinematicArm.ConfigForm.InitializeComponent() in C:\My Documents\SVN\Developer - Controls\In Production\Inverse Kinematics Arm\Inverse...
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Camera Disconnects In Arc

Why does the camera disconnect in arc synthiam but wifi to io-tiny  remains connected?