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Kondo KRS ICS Servos by Kondo
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Control Kondo KRS ICS2/3.5 servos via EZ-B UART; experimental, untested. Supports chaining, virtual servo ports, Release() and Servo() commands.

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Schematics On Ezb

will you be able to post schematics on EZB like other companies do so it can be a easy fix for others to fix the board for advance techs or engineers like me not a problem ,other it will be plus what about parts,i know it would be to much for most of us to ship your product back for you to fix.or cost about near the same of a new board some parts...
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Problems I Found Using Windows 7

all windows 7 is a hype ploy for you to upgrade to another operating system i found its not as fast as windows xp pro ,running on the same machine with same software,memery,i check hard drive speed test,and reasorces was at 50 to 60% compare too 10 to 20% now using 64 bit processor it was very fast more bits processing but then alot more power...
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Question About The New Ezb

whats the changes made in version3.1 board then version 3.0
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Writing A Script For Movement Tracking

Hello everyone I've been looking on the examples on how to write a script for enabling/disabling the different camera functions. I included an example of what i am trying to use. however when i start the script i get a message saying that "remoting is not supported for this control". I was curious if someone knows any tricks or settings...
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Omnibot's Galore!

Omnibot's Galore!

Holy addictive! Just bought (2) Omnibots this week. I let my 4 year old help shop on SparkFun for mods/upgrades for them. It's going to be a robot fest here! What all have others done to...
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As New As New Can Be

As New As New Can Be

I don't know how I stumbled on this site a week ago but since I've started reading about everyone's projects, in that week I've already purchased my Omnibot on eBay and put in my...
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Buying The Ez-B From Usa Company

are you still selling the board to makershed or other companies in usa ,for better in shipping prices hope you are ,big a great saving for others in usa to buy your board
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The Leap - Motion Tracker

The Leap - Motion Tracker

This looks AWSOME ! A new USB device, called The Leap, creates an 8-cubic-feet bubble of "interaction space," which detects your hand gestures down to an...
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Problem With Fuse

Hello forum/D.J. I want some help....I thing the fuse(the orange ) is burn confused When i give to EZ-B some power it is not respond ?? how can i replace the fuse??? THANKS SAKIS.
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1 Or 2 Motor Controllers?

1 Or 2 Motor Controllers?

I was wondering if I need 2 or 1 of the Ez-Robot motor contollers to run 2 of these: 12V DC Reversible Gearhead Motors - 160RPM As part of our new mechatronics range, we...
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Autonomous Taxi Needs Ez-B :)

Autonomous Taxi Needs Ez-B :)

This looks like a good candidate for EZ-Robot
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Tablet Movement Control

DJ - I have a couple problems with the tablet movement panel in controlling the dc motors in my R2. I am using the little ThinGeek silver ipad suction cup joysticks on the tablet movement panel. First - there seems to be no dead-man stop option that I can see. When I release the joystick - the motors keep going in that direction - which is too...