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Possible Dumb Question On Ezb 4 I/O Pin Power Limit

Possible Dumb Question On Ezb 4 I/O Pin Power Limit

Ok, so I have yet to use an EZB controller, so this may be a seriously dumb question.... I did a quick search (read...
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Question For Jstarne1.

Question For Jstarne1.

Hey Josh, I while back ago I was reading a lot of info about the history of robotics and such. I tend to just cram tons of info into my head so I can't sight the source and I...
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Ez-B V4 Pic

Ez-B V4 Pic

This is a great looking board! I can't wait!
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Ez Wallpaper / My Wallpaper Setting

I noticed in the Options-Preferences section there is a check box to "Display EZ Wallpaper". When using my own wallpaper image as set in the Project-Details section what happens if this box is checked? I did have it checked with my own wallpaper set and as ARC was starting up I did see the EZ Wallpaper appear for a second only to be...
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What If There Was An Ezb Pro? What Would It Have?

Ok this is just to kick around ideas but what if you could buy a ready to go kit to trick out your EZB V3? I have a few ideas myself but I want feedback 1.-Built in wifi 2.4 ghz option for long range / networking 2.-a plexiglass case consisting of a base 1/4" plexi, standoffs and 1/4" plexi cover to protect ezb and wiring 3.-a servo wire...
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Variable Speed With Joystick And Continuous Rotation Servos

Hello everyone! first post here... I was a bit bummed when I found the joystick control with "Use variable movement speed" checked, did not change the speed of continuously rotating servos. Does this only work with H-bridge style movement controllers? To solve this I created a custom movement script so [Speed Left] and [Speed Right] could...
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Neat Little Bump Switch

Neat Little Bump Switch

Found a great little two pack bumper switch $12.99 plus shipping that will work with the digital ports of the EZ-B. Here's the URL.
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Sparkfun Mp3 Trigger

I purchased a MP3 Trigger for my Wall-e project. After building the trigger, I have connected a speaker, supplied power and it works. But when I connect it to the EZ-B board the trigger does not work. I have played around with the settings but with no luck. Do I need to use some particular naming convention for the MP3 files? This is the last piece...
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How To Get Audio Files Of Examples From Ez-Cloud

i am making a wall-e robot ,i am actually to getting how to get the audio files of mp3 trigger i need the wall-e audio files .............. plese help.........
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Exporting Video Stream To Open Cv/ Face Recognition

Hi there, I am trying to export my video feed to openCV via the ARC. Is there built in functionality to do this? I am aiming to implement a custom facial recognition fisherfaces algorithm on the video feed from the AR drone. Alternatively does anyone know if i can resolve the fisherfaces model to a Haar cascade which i could simply import into the...
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How To Trigger Mp3 In ARC

i am making a robot wall-e but i dont have mp3 trigger ,neither i planning to get one,i was plannin that instead of using mp3 trigger i was planning to use pc speakers but i am not getting how to make it do so
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Diy Attempt To Make Ar Drone 2.0 Ez-Robot Compatible

Well. I'm actually trying. So. Because the ar drone 2.0 is not compatible with ARC , I decided to try to do it myself. Right now, the movement panel for the ar drone 1.0 works with my 2.0, but I cant see the camera. So here's what I've come up with: 1.Mounting ez-b V4 with camera on ar drone(somewhat straight forward) Or 2.Find a way to connect to...