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Maestro Servo Controller by Pololu
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Maestro Servo Controller

USB control for Pololu Maestro (6/12/18/24) via ARC Vx ports. Maps Vx to Maestro channels; supports position, speed, acceleration, release.

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Dutch Meetup

Hey, How many of you are dutch? i noticed Pab!o,Okidey, and budel0 are from the Netherlands I think we should do a meeting and show our bots sometime. I was thinking of Maker Faire 050, Since last year's mf050 was a big success. Now they are organizing another one on may 12th 2012. What do you think?
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Ez-Robot Camera Casing

Ez-Robot Camera Casing

hi, this may be a dumb question but Any tips on how to remove the Ez-Robot camera out of its casing? the video makes it look way too easy ha ha ha ...... do I need to heat up...
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Ez-Con

Ez-Con

I think we need to stage an EZ-Con where everyone brings their robots and we get to meet DJ and his staff. Maybe get some vendors to sponsor who can set up their tables and sell stuff that DJ doesn't carry....
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Adjusting Th X Axis On Gamepad Joystick

Adjusting Th X Axis On Gamepad Joystick

Greetings, I have the EZ-B controller and a wireless xbox controller, Im using the left joystick to control a pittman motor by using a Syren10...
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Hall Effect Sensor

Hall Effect Sensor

Hello, Does anyone know how to use a hall effect sensor with the EZ-B? I had planned to use one to locate a position for a modified servo however I hooked it up to an ADC port but I...
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Continuous Rotation Servo Specs

Continuous Rotation Servo Specs

Hey I was playing around looking for more info but was unsuccessful. What's the torque rating at 6 volts and can these servos have multiple exact positions?...
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Ez-B V3 Board.. 2Layers?

Is the EZ-B board a two layer board or a multilayer board? I think I need to cut the corners off to fit it in a project i'm working on. I'm worried that I may short out any layers that may between the top & bottom. Probably have to remove the power jack and relocate the Blue led, but it should be do-able. Looks to be two layer! drwass2
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Ez Script Servospeed Command Broken?

Using ServoSpeed(D#, 50) or any value between 0 and 50 isn't having any affect on the speed of my servos. I have tried grouping all of the ServoSpeed() commands at the top of my script and using them right before each Servo() command without any change. I am using a mix of the Hitec analog/digital and the Futaba 3003 (included in the ez-b kit)...
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Finding The Wireless Camera In The Video Device Window

Finding The Wireless Camera In The Video Device Window

Hi Im new to building robots and starting work on my omnibot build. I am a mechanical engineering student so...
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Ps Vita!

Here's an interesting idea! it would be pretty cool to be able to control the ezb with the New Playstaion Vita. It has two analog joysticks, accelerometer, gyro, micriphone, wifi, bluetooth standard playstation controls, front and rear cameras, touch screen and a rear touch panel. there are endless things you could do with all this input and a...
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Webcam

Webcam

Hello DJ, have you an example for welding on the webcam wifi? Thanx.
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Microsoft Lifecam Hd-6000 Issue

Hello to all. I have just bought a Microsoft Life Cam HD-6000. As a web cam, it works supper. I can zoom in and out with no problem. When I use it in ARC, it so far zoomed in its almost unusable. I can be 10 feet from the cam and my head fills the window. So tracking any kind of movement is impossible due to the tracking window is full of an image....