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A Homemade Power Distribution Solution

I decided that I needed to divide my power input up a bit. I have some servos that can only handle 5 volts and some that can handle 6. Most of the ones that will be running together handle 6. I decided to find a way to build a power distribution center for the 6V side. I found a board at RadioShack (cant stand that place) that worked perfectly. It...
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Noisy Analog Dat On The V4

I have about 5 adc units of noise on my 256 adc analog inputs. Also the battery voltage and cpu temperature are noisy. I have checked my incoming battery voltage and it is steady. I tried to filter the analog inputs but no luck there. Thanks oops I guess I can not go back and fix my typo in the title.
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Wall Wart Power

Hi there all, My ez b is here. Yeah Whilst testing I was just wondering if I could use a wall wart to power the ez b to save my batteries? The one that I have in mind is Input 100 -240V 50/60Hz0 15A Output 7V 42A Before I go and blow up my beloved ez b I thought I would check with my peers on the forum Thanks guys and girls
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Question About Servos

Ok, I don't really know how to word this question. I re-built my Sunshine robot. Her arms and shoulders were very weak. so, I replaced the servos with ones that are very strong. I setup the robots, I thought to the right positions. When It came time to test her, I started with her right shoulder. It seemed to work Strong, but, it did not go into...
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Kainy Remote Desktop Android App That Is A Customizable Gamepad Controller

Kainy Remote Desktop Android App That Is A Customizable Gamepad Controller

I was told about this app called Kainy for android phones. Its a...
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Servo Position

Servo Position

I know this may be a dumb question. How do I setup the servos so they both go forward. I have to place my servos (see attached picture) exactly the same to get them to roll in the correct...
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Radar Scan Control

Does the radar scan control work via the mobile interface or is it just scripting? Thanks
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Which Ezbits Do I Need Tio Print For Six

Which servo parts do I print to make Six. I have my ezb4 n order wanting to print my own Six Which ones and how many of each?
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Ha Ha Ha  Robot Hell Baby

Ha Ha Ha Robot Hell Baby

This is just crazy! hahah
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Robot Competitions

There are many organizations around the world that sponsor robot competitions for school students from Jr High to College. While there are some good things about these competitions, there are also some things that I really dont like. For example, a team is given a problem to solve with an autonomous robot. It is good that the team has to work...
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Sparkfun Mp3 Trigger V2

I am having a problem with the MP3 trigger. I have it connected like the video, but it does not want to play with EZ-B. I have connected the external power and speaker, and tested out the MP3 trigger and it works. Red Power light is on and green lights blinks like it should. When I connect it to the EZ-B and set it up the Red power light comes on...
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Radar Control Reverse

@DJ Would it be possible to get an addition to the radar control so we can specify how long the robot should back up before turning. Thanks