Robot Building Questions

Another New Guy

Hi all, My name is Dave and live on the Wet Coast of British Columbia ( thou not lately, wet that is ) in Victoria. I love all the neat projects on the site and am waiting patiently for my EZ-Robot kit. I hope to contribute some good info to the site but most likely will dish out some bad too, that's the way it goes but I can take criticism and...

Controlling Robots With Android

I noticed a pop up on the ARC today, saying that we could now control our robots with Android. Did I read it right? ??? I can't find anything on the site about it! If this information is correct I'd sure like more details!!!!!!!! Are you going to post details DJ? What app would need to be downloaded? I have a Android tablet; a Samsung Galaxy. Man!...

Robot Hands

Check out these robot hands from Custobots: https://www.custobots.com/products/robot-hands-kl01003ho Kind of expensive but they have given me ideas on how to create my own. And they are controlled with only one servo! Does anyone else have something like this?

Multiple Serial Devices On Ez-B

DJ, I see that you set both the new H-bridge and the MP3 trigger to Port D0 for the Serial communications. I already have the BV4113 Motor Controller, before I order the Sparkfun MP3 Trigger I would like to verify if I can connect one of them to an alternate port and configure it as a secong serial out port?

I Cannot Connect At All

Maybe even EZ is too difficult for me. I cannot get the computer to recognize a new bluetooth device at all. Let me say I have purchased 2 and tried both boards. I have inserted both BT usbs (sometimes a blue light but mostly not on either). Boards are powered by 4 AA one board is flashing red on BT and white on main board or ther flashing red on...

Syntax Error When Sleeprandom Function > 30,000Ms

I'm running ARC 2011.12.11.00 and get a syntax error (The parameter must be a number in milliseconds) if I enter a number higher than 30,000 for either the lowMilliSec or highMillisec values. I saw earlier code snippits posted on the forum that referenced 90,000 ms. Didn't know if this was a bug in this version or there was something I should be...

Sparkfun MP3 Trigger Issue With Servos

Hey guys, I'm using the MP3 Trigger instead of "soundboard" in my Wall-e & found that I need to constantly release the servos for sound to work properly (using ReleaseAll() in scripts). Sometimes I lose sound completely. If I setup a test project with a servo & the MP3 Trigger, the servo will shake/wobble whenever I slide the...

New Servo Movement Panel

Hi DJ so i have downloaded the latest version of ARC and tried out the modified servo movement control with the values put in for my sabertooth, the forward back left and right are great, however the bot wont stop now because i cant put in a servo value for stop, any chance you could add a box on the movement panel for what the motors stop (servo...

Considering Purchasing Ez-B, But I Have A Ton Of Questions.

I read the FAQ and still have several unanswered questions, I scrounged around the forums but didn't seem to find any conclusive answers. First off I was wondering if you were ever considering making the hardware open source so that we can build and modify the EZ-B board to our hearts content. Also I was wondering if the software supported USB...

Congratulations Dj!!

I was delighted to see the EZ-B featured on one of my favorite websites, engadget. I hope all your hard work is paying off. I like the latest demo video too. Click To Watch Video

Using The 3.3V Supply For The Usb Camera

Hey DJ, I am building a WALL-E and I am installing the camera. I am trying to do it cleanly, but its tight without hacking up a ton of plastic (with the usb connector out the back). I read in the camera thread that you used the usb cable modded and routed that for the power and signal. Someone else ran the 5V directly to the card and removed the...