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GetRSS

Get an RSS feed and assign each response to a variable in an array. Use the variable to speak the response or perform parsing, etc.

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New Project wall -e

Hello Forum I want to present my project to the forum, but first i want to thank Dj Sures who gave my the opportunity to find a new and very...

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Why Does A Windows Volume Slider Pop Up On ARC?

Why Does A Windows Volume Slider Pop Up On ARC?

Does anyone know why I have a Windows Volume Slider pop up on top of ARC? It will pop up in the upper left corner by the menu....
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Setup OLED I2C Display With EZ-B V4

I need help with setting up an I2C OLED display with the EZ-B v4.  The display is connected to the EZ-B v4 based on my understanding of the pin outs on the EZ-B I2C slot as per the manual.  The display doesnt seem to light up (not sure if it should) and I have no idea which skill I use to enable sending of text and EZ-B display information to the...
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EZB Not Responding

Cant get ECB to connect? Im getting the EZB Not Responding error. Unable to connect to 192.168.10.1:23. This PC apperas to be connected to a network with the IP address that was specified. However,, the connect could not be established with the EZB. The EZB Wifi network is running. I turned Norton Anti-Virus on and off. Same problem with both...
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Connect To A Secure MQTT Broker

Hi everyone, I have a MQTT cloud service, deployed on Amazon Web Service. It has secret credentials like username, password client Id. My question is: on EZ-robot MQTT client, how to connect to a secure MQTT Broker using username, password client Id? Also how to configure the qos (quality of service)? How to configure these credentials on...
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Anyone Building A Full Size R2D2 From Mr. Baddely Design?

Synthiam/ARC users, I now have some series 3D printers and I am starting to build a full size R2D2 unit working with this designer who has a FB page.... https://www.facebook.com/groups/MrBaddeley Most R2 builders use  Padawan 360 build which is based on Arduinos and various other components.  I am thinking about implementing an ARC build using an...
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Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Can you confirm whether the Ultrasonic Distance Sensor (Collision) works with the Mobile App? Comments from 2017 suggests not, and it doesnt work for me. Works fine with ARC.
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Dome Lift Mechanism R2D2

Dome Lift Mechanism R2D2

I am trying to convert a system so it can be used in EZ-B/ The Dome Lift MEchanism by Matthew Zwarts https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3654411 The system works with a...
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Switch / Case Statement

I am neck deep  in programming my Simone robot. I know that I can use multiple or nested if/elseif/then statements, but what would really make my life easier would be a switch / case statement. switch(expression) { case constant-expression : statement(s); break;  case constant-expression : statement(s); break;  default : By the way,...
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OTHER: Using ARC Without Internet Access?

OTHER: Using ARC Without Internet Access?

If I am out demonstrating my robot and there is bad internet service or even no internet service, how would I run ARC? Does ARC REQUIRE...
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How To Use Prosody Contour In Speech Synthesis

You have exposed most of the prosody features (pitch, emphasis, rate, volume, break, phonemes)  and I am thrilled that they all work perfectly! Thank you. I enjoy using them to vary my robots voice. Still, there is one feature that is only partially exposed and that is prosody contour. When I attempt to use prosody contour, the voice is lowered in...
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What Is The Difference Between Pauselistening  And Stoplistening

What Is The Difference Between Pauselistening And Stoplistening

I have been using these two commands together, one following the other in my scripts. So far...
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Can You Control More Than One Ezbv4/2 In The Mobile App?

Can You Control More Than One Ezbv4/2 In The Mobile App?

Am I missing something? Can the mobile app control multiple EZBs? I am using two in my robot and one is a...