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Is There Anyway To Connect The Arduino Mega To ARC Using Wifi?

Is There Anyway To Connect The Arduino Mega To ARC Using Wifi?

Is there anyway to connect the Arduino Mega to ARC using WiFi like the ESP32 Dev Kit? I would...
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Connecting To EZB Web Interface If Connected Through USB And Comm Port Problem

OK, I used to know this but can't dig it out of my brain. Can't find the answer on EZ Robot's site either.  I'm connecting ARC to three EZB v4's through USB on an onboard Rock Pi x. How do you log into the EZB's web portal if I'm connected that way? I really don't want to push the reset button and get to it over WIFI (which I do know how to do)....
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How Can I Leverage A MPU6050 Connected To A Arduino Mega In ARC?

How Can I Leverage A MPU6050 Connected To A Arduino Mega In ARC?

I don't really know how to ask this question but will do my best.   I am working on making a...
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EZB Control From Android Tablet

EZB Control From Android Tablet

I had hoped to control my robotic device with an android tablet.  I tried to download the ARC mobile version on my android 12 tablet through GooglePlay but...
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Incorporating Auto Position Servo Into Existing Servo Panel

Incorporating Auto Position Servo Into Existing Servo Panel

I originally created a panel with six labeled independent servo controls and a camera in 2014 using...
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Lidar Compatibility

@DJ Hate to put you on the spot, asking if this lidar WILL work with Arc but can you give me your best opinion? Looking at the pics, it says Hitachi-LG LDS. Being that it is only $17.31 shipped it might be time to go with a Lidar! ...Link... They also sell a Slamtec RPLidar-A1 for $99.00. MMMMM which one do I want to go with? lol ...Link... Thanks...
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Control Command Scriptstartwait In BLOCKLY Prevents The Script From Stopping.

I'm using BLOCKLY to Control Command ScriptStartWait a certain script.  It appears that once the called for script starts it cannot shut down properly.  This only happens when using Control Command ScriptStartWait.  All other times the called for script starts and runs as expected.  This is a new phenomenon and does not occur with a previous...
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Kangaroo / Sabertooth Help

Kangaroo / Sabertooth Help

0I have been working on this for 4 days in this cave. This question is for anyone that uses: EZBv4 Kangaroo & Sabertooth (2x25) combo Uart0 2 DC motors w/Encoders...
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Mr. Clockradio + Alexa

Mr. Clockradio + Alexa

Hello all, Currently, I am in the process of renovating my room and discovered two Mr. clock radios given to my brother and me by our mother when they first came out. They are...
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Object Character Recognition

Google and Microsoft both have Object Character Recognition (OCR) models available via API. There is a free tier and a paid tier for either. It would be absolutely amazing to have a camera skill that can read text. This could even trigger the translate option or integrate with Chat GPT3. Lots of follow on options if we unlock OCR.
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Arduino Mega Firmware

I downloaded the firmware for the Arduino Mega and unzipped it. I double clicked on the EZ- MEGA - V1 but it did not load into my Arduino IDE. It just asked what app I wanted to open it with. The file I downloaded was dated 10/11/2021. If you have any ideas about what I am doing wrong I would appreciate it?
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How Do I Use Tkinter With This?

I'm trying to use tkinter with the python 3 compiler located in arc since the framework is supposed to be built in within python but the library isn't being recognized. How would I be able to use tkinter?