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Uartwrite Question?

Trying to send the below code via serial to my SSC-32 servo board to test servo movement... it gives me an error because $pw is greater than 255 (max for a byte which I do understand)... It's probably me not getting it, but how do I send numbers greater than 255? This is the error "Error on line 6: Value was either too large or too small for...
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How To Edit Sounds Files For Use In Ez-Robot

How To Edit Sounds Files For Use In Ez-Robot

Have you ever wanted to take a sound files and edit it so your robot can play it back? A nifty and free piece of software called...
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Instructables Vintage Contest

I was on instructables today and noticed they're having a vintage contest. I was thinking that if people with vintage bots like b9 and johnny 5's and so forth could enter and blow away the other contestants. Contest page
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Bypassing A Mini Push Button Switch

Bypassing A Mini Push Button Switch

Hi there, I am looking at adding a cool lighting system to my new robot "Trakx" (creative I know), the lighting is similar to the under car...
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Question For Those Of You In The 3D Printing Community That Are Working With Ez-

I originally posted this in the wrong place so here we go. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out what is happening. I downloaded (about a dozen times) the EZ-Bits for the EZ-B3 card cover. The plate printed just fine. But, the cover had a perfect shape, but it was sooooo thin. Have any of you experienced this before? My 20mm cube prints...
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Ez-Robot Camera : Grid Lines

Good Morning, Is there anyway to "save" the grid lines in the software? If I open and close my project, I have to re-adjust my grid lines to the position that I want. Thoughts? Wayne A
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Is This Robot From Made Here

Is This Robot From Made Here

i saw his name robbie.
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Ez-B Reporting Wrong Firmware

I am using the V3 board with latest firmware and also using the latest ARC software. Windows shows "EZ-Robot" on COM5 and that is the port I selected from the connection list in EZ-B. Windows also shows my "Generic Bluetooth Radio". When EZ-B fires up, the first screen says I have Firmware V16.6 and software version...
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Ez-B Color Tracking Question

Ez-B Color Tracking Question

Good Afternoon, I am trying to get a better understanding of how the tracking works. The debug button within the camera control, allows you to see what is going on...
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Are There Any Good Color Sensors?

hi are there any good color sensors.bioloid are only up to 1.8 mm
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Stepper Motor Control

Is there the possibility of adding a tab in ARC for stepper motor control.I would to use steppers for movement panel without having to write my own script.
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Question About The Ezb4

Question About The Ezb4

It has been said that the EZB4's middle bus will have whatever VCC that you supply it. But, will the little 5v two pin connector still be there? Thanks,