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Script Flow

any help available on this feature. there is no documentation or help files for this feature. thank you.
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Any Closer To Being Able To Hookup A Kinect

There was some excitement a while back about being able to hookup a KINECT to the EZB. Does anyone know if DJ is any closer or done it ?
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7 Led Segment

I am trying to control a seven led segment with ez-b but I not sure how to go about it. Do I have to use 7 different connectors from the ez-b like I would do with an Arduino board?
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How To Contact

How To Contact

i tried to contact who ever over the contact us form twice and no response its been over a week so i'm posting this here in hopes that you can contact me. i have a problem with my shipment the...
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Omnibot 2000 Bumper Wanted

Hey Guys, I purchased an Omnibot 2000 off ebay, but didn't realize it had it's front bumper missing. Does anybody know where I can get a spare? Or what works as an alternative? Some kind of rubber t-molding? Many thanks Matt
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When You Type Print(Halloween)

When You Type Print(Halloween)

When you type print("halloween.") it will show on the screen: rint halloween. small item for next build. hope that this helped.
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Ez-B Not Connecting To The ARC

I'm having trouble connecting my EZ-B to the software. The EZ-B bluetooth is connected to my computer, but when I try to connect to the software, I get a "could not connect to the EZ-B. Would you like to view the Connection Tutorial?". I ran the firmware update and received this message: Attempting connection to COM3 Connection Failed:...
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How To Track Red Color With Ar Drone In Sdk C #

Hi! I want to make my own program to track red color with my ar drone, there are two tutorials that could help (tutorial 11 and tutorial 31) , I just want to know the code that the ar drone control panel and the camera device is using in C# Greetings From Mexico Jose
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Wii Remote Error Connecting To Wii Remote

Hi, I'm attempting to build a 2 servos on wheels balancing bot with a Wii remotes accelerometer. I'm using version 2012.10.27 and during the procedure where I've added the Nintendo Wii unpaired and the blue lights are flashing, and I add the Misc Wii control I get this message: "error connecting to Wii remote: Timed out waiting for status...
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Control Command Does Not Recognize Window Names

Every time that I try to use a Control Command in a script, even in the supplied examples, I get the following error: Window named "xxx" does not exist. Can not send command "yyy".
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Speech Recognition Seems Broken After Adding 2Nd Board (Or Update?).

Today after I downloaded the latest update I tried to make a change in my Speech Recognition entrees and it would not let me save anything. When I tried to save I got the message "Santax error: This command requires 3 or 4 parameters. You passed 3". Not sure if the update is the cause but this is when I first noticed it. Also I cant get...
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Powering A Mini Itx For Robot Using Dc Volts (Lead Acid Batt)

Hello, Decided to get a Mini ITX motherboard to control certain things on my wheelchair robot. I using lead acid batteries to control main motors and separate batteries to control the electronics. For the hard drive I can pull regulated +5v & +12V from the batteries (whatever is needed). I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on hooking up...