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Cannot Connect In Wifi Client Mode

After configuring my Roli to client mode, it says that it connected successfully to my WLAN. But the ARC scan cannot find it :-( It may be a policy (firewall?) problem, but I have not installed or activated any AV software. [Using Win8]
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Movement Tracking

Movement Tracking

I am trying to get my Wall-E to follow the color red. The problem is when it see's the red object it turns away from the object. I have everything set up as in the Roli exercise. If I...
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How Do I Change My Email

My email is wrong. It needs to be [email protected]. Cant seem to fix from my end. Any help I can get or can you wipe the username and let me start again as I want to keep the user name. Thanks
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11.1V 1300Mah

11.1V 1300Mah

Can the ezb4 use a 11.1v 1300 mAh bettery directly?
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Using Kalman Filter For Tracking Position And Orientation Of Imu

I'm applying the Kalman Filter to track position and orientation of a device which has Inertial Navigation Units (accelerometer and gyroscope). I'm not sure if I use acceleration as input (control process) or velocity or none of them. Can you help me? And one of the propositions is that the velocity is constant (module).
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ARC To Text

Can the graphical interface of ARC be converted to a text file? What I mean is can I somehow convert my program in ARC to a script without coding it myself. Sort of like how with web design editors (WYSIWYGs) you can design the page in a graphical interface and then export the code in (X)HTML. Thanks.
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Elderly Assistant

Guy's trying to write a script that will remind my father to take his pills everyday, need some help on this one. Do i use the camara to find him in the house? How would i do this? Thanks confused
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How To Time Sendserial Command

Ok... So I have a quick scripting question... I have two motor controllers in my project, and one is used up with the movement panel and the other I use send serial commands to control. Issue is how to write script to control duration of movement of the second ? I know for my movement controls I can script something like Forward(XXXX,XXX) and that...
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Video Player Within ARC

Good Morning, Has anyone used the Video Player from within ARC? I just discovered it and I played back an mpeg file. The playback was choppy with pixels and the video stopped playing after about 10 seconds into my 30 second clip.
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Downloading Software

Hello, I want to download the software to to an acer chromebook and having no success. The computer keeps on staying that I need to download an app in order to be able to use the software. Please help!
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Addminute() Usage

The example: $LaterHour = $hour $LaterMinute = AddMinute($minute, 1) RepeatUntil($hour < $LaterHour AND $minute < $LaterMinute) Print($second) EndRepeatUntil Verification of syntax reports 'No errors' When I start the script I receive the error in the debug window Quote:Error on line 2: Unknown function: AddMinute What am I missing...
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A Solution To Roli Wheel Slip

Several of us have mentioned that Roli's drive wheels sometimes slip, particularly when turning on carpet or other difficult terrain. I found an easy solution. I was shopping in the electrical department of Home Depot today and came across 3M 3/4" Friction Tape. It is a cloth tape designed to keep electrical cables from slipping around. I took...