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Upgraded Firmware. Now Won't Connect.

Upgraded firmware. Now won't connect. I must be doing something wrong. it said that it upgraded fine. I updated the ARC also. Stumped!
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4 Wheel Drive?

4 Wheel Drive?

I'm new to robotic so will have fun learning. Question is can I run 2 dc motor in parallel, to have a 4 wheels drive base I hope to use the following 4 dc motors wheels
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Realtime C# Scripting

I saw the example and it looks cool. Do you have documentation on it?
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Noticing Ping Radar Problem In Latest Version....

I downloaded the latest version 2012.04.07.01 about 30 minutes ago, and downloaded the latest firmware v15.3 I like the new, stronger PWM control for the H-Bridge, but I am now noticing a slight unwanted, uneven, motor pulsing, going forward while using ping radar to control the robots movement with the H-Bridge controller. Sometimes while using...
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Strange Behaviour

Hello. I am noticing strange behaviour on my EZ-B. I have a crapload of leds hooked up to it and I have noticed that several digital ports will automaticly turn on by themselves. Leds start lighting up, though not all of them. I turn them off and then again they turn on by themselves. I have tried reading the digital ports and a lot of them seem to...
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Ping Distance

Hello every one I am trying the new update and when I add the Ping Distance, Radar or Collision Detection one of my motors start working and I cant stoped. I am using the 4 wire H-bridge. I happens as soon as I add the Ping confused Attached is the message on the debug window.
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Moving Jaw With Audio

Moving Jaw With Audio

Hi all, I'm building a robot protocol with a mobile jaw driven by a servo, the goal is to move when you speak, using the audio signal to this circuit: sound board controller I...
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Small Spelling Error

-Deleted by me- I know it sounds petty given the HUGE accomplishment rolling out the build. Again I love what you've done!
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Speech Synthesis

I was just wondering about the settings for the speech synthesis and how the only one that has any effect on my settings is the rate. Am I doing something wrong? How do I change the gender, age and emphasis that actually work? I have changed them with no effect to the way it sounds.... Thanks for any help, it is appreciated! Michael
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Ezb Mp3 Trigger Misc. Control Not Working.

Hello, When i test my mp3 trigger with the ezb software: only control i have on the screen is the mp3 trigger board it works fine.... but when i open my saved file with all my controls and sensors and everything.... the mp3 trigger board doesnt work anymore....i can manually play tracks froim the mp3 trigger it self but if i try to assign commands...
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Tutorial?

Hello. Is there no coding manual for the sdk in c#? For example how can i write a program that move a servo to a position when pressing a button? Or how to make a program that flashes a led when i say "light" using the voice recognition? How do I use the radar mapping with ping sensor in c#? Or basically: How to turn on a led when...
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Camera Device Hide Settings Bug

Camera Device Hide Settings Bug

Hi When you select hide setting on a camera device control in ARC then uncheck it to bring them back they don't show correctly anymore. Here is a screen shot...