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Robot Embedded Rock Pi X Power Down

I was wondering how those of you that have the Rock Pi X onboard your robot handle powering down the robot and the Rock PI. Do you/should you log out of windows and then power down the Rock Pi and then the robot? Or do you just flip the robot's power switch off and let everything die? I know it frowned upon to just pull the plug on a computer...
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Rock Pi X Antenna Attachment

Rock Pi X Antenna Attachment

I have an external antenna for my Rock Pi X computer board. It's the same one I see In DJ's Test Platform Video. My question is does it just snap on the little...
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Add A Camera Control To My JD Project

Some time ago I got a DEVELOPER KIT (EZB-v4) from a friend and already made the 3D prints for a JD and already realized some robot skills. Unfortunately I don't have the EZ-B ROBOTIC CAMERA for this kit. That's why I would like to install an M5Stack camera that I already have. My question is, how can I connect my Unit CAM M5 with a UART interface...
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Robot Gripper On Amazon

Robot Gripper On Amazon

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Dollar Sign When Using Blockly

Dollar Sign When Using Blockly

Is it ok to have the dollar sign when programming on Blocky as I am copying the exact code and it is not running though?
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Roomba Legacy Control Command Not Working - What Am I Doing Wrong?

Roomba Legacy Control Command Not Working - What Am I Doing Wrong?

I am trying to execute a control command for my roomba legacy model for cleaning when...
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Variables Not Saving

Variables Not Saving

I'm not sure if I'm missing something but my created Variables are not being saved with my project. I'm using blocky to create the variables, the scripts work great and I can see...
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Ezb Restarts And Servo Movements

Ezb Restarts And Servo Movements

This Video Show my problems I have problems with my hexapod. The robot makes uncontrolled movements every time the ezb is restarted. (as soon as I control...
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Can You Make A USB Camera Work With Ezb Controller

Does anyone know if you can a turn a USB camera to work on an EZB controller? thank you in advance.
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Looking 4 Elvis Alive Microhone Controller

Looking 4 Elvis Alive Microhone Controller

Looking 4 Elvis Alive microphone controller If anyone has a functional WowWee Elvis Alive controller, I may be interested. Thank you
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RESET NETWORK WIFI

This could be a dumb question but has something changed for pushing a button on EZB4 to reset network and then getting on the EZB website to configure AP mode back to Client mode? there used to be a where you click at the top left of connection window that would go to the configuration web page, Now can't find it? IP address also not working when I...
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ULTRASONIC EZ Robot Sensor 3 Wire.

Just wondering if my one EZ Robot ultrasonic sensor with built in voltage regulator, 3 wire connector,is still working. Is the red light supposed to be on all the time or only when a digital port is on?mine has no lights and nothing on the Arc sonar window. PORT on or off same thing,nothing.Could be bad regulator,possibly works if I remove and just...