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Movement Script For Bv4113 H-Bridge

I have a small bi-ped robot with a separate dc motor in each foot and the BV4113 controlling the two motors. I'm trying to configure the Movement Script so that the FORWARD command alternates short bursts to each foot to mimic walking. Is there an easy way to do this?
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Http Server

Hi All, I'm having a problem with the HTTP server control. When I click on start I get the error "The specified TCP port for this web service is in use by another application" I found that it was due to SKYPE running on my laptop. I'm assuming that it is the port 80 that is the conflict. Does anyone use a different port and how do you use...
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El Wire

Can I hook up EL Wire directly to the EZ-B or do I need to use the inverter provided with the EL Wire and just power it from the EZ-B?
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Would This Work?

I usually run my ez- b controller off of a 7.2v 3 amp rc battery with about 6 Servos running along with it, with no problems. But I like to use a werker 12v 12ah agm battery from the ez- b controller to run the sabertooth 2x15 which run 2 12v dc reversible gearhead motors 160rpms( is powered by 2 12v batterys), a 12v lighting system,a mp3...
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Blinkm

I saw that BlinkM was recommended so I bought one... plugged it in on the EZ-B and it goes thru a demo phase... connected to the software and added an I2C control. When I used the slider to go red... it turned red, for a second or two... then resumed it's demo (white, red, green, blue, dark). That said I have no CLUE as to what I am doing! And I...
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Happy New Year! Bring On 2012!

Happy New Year! Bring On 2012!

Happy New Year everyone! It has been exactly one year since I launched ARC - that excites me. It is hard to imagine how far EZ-Robot has come. Everyday I log...
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Wowwee Tribot

I have the kit coming next week so I was looking at my parts drawer. I have a Wowwee Tribot that I would like to set up. It has three omni wheels 120 degrees apart and want to keep that drivetrain arrangement. Has anyone done this setup yet? Any help would e appreciated. I also have a Parallax BOEbot with the gripper I'm going to do something with....
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Looking For Someone To Convert C++ To Vb.Net

trying to add learning and decision making to ez-robot giving it a neural network but it is in c++ and ez-robot can only be vb or c# I would gladly share code if someone would help
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Rad 1.0 Or Rad 2.0 Better Platform?

Hi looking for possible motorized bases , anyone know which bot is stronger as far as motors? Or shouldni just use like 4 servors to power my bot. Fyi my bot will weight about 12 pounds or so with batteries. Its for a vacuum bot project. Thankyou
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Would These Combinations Work? Combo1

Hey guy, Happy New Year to all!. I need some help or advice. Im workig on several projects and I need some opinions on certain devices that will work using the EZ-B Controller Can ya help me out? 1. Air Keyboard Conqueror, www.cideko.com/pro_con.php?id=15, as my controller, controlling a Rc ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) together with a Pittman...
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Question About Scripting

Hi again guys, so i have another question, i am trying to write a roam script for my bot but im a little confused about how i write a script to read a sonar, below is what i have so far I2CStart() I2CWrite(0x42, 5) I2CStop() sleep(2000) I2CRestart() I2CWrite(0x42, 0x20, "Robot Roam Mode") I2CStop() :Main forward() sleep(2000)...
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Logitech Momo Steering Wheel (Usb) + Ez-B + Rc Tranmitter

Hi guys! Is there a way on how to hook up my Logitech Steering Wheel to the EZ-Board as the actual controller for my RC Transmitter which im using a Hitec Optic 6? I managed to hook up this plane transmitter to my rc car i saw the training port might be handy comparing to the typical hand held rc car transmitter, plus i could extend the range of my...