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Camera Tracking Question

Hello, I am having an issue with the Camera tracking. The x axis tracking works correctly but the y axis is reversed. When tracking a color and the color moves down the camera head moves up. In the settings though when I click inverse direction for the y axis, it causes the servo to go haywire, literally just jumps all over the place. Any idea?
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Motor Shield Help

Motor Shield Help

I have a Anduino Motor shield and was wondering if any one could help me or or point me in the right direction ,heres the link. I have tired for day trying and no luck! Thanks Motor...
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Can ARC Receive Sensor Feedback From A Roomba

My big robot project is set aside for the summer while I'm on my summer hobby of tractors. So for a rainy day small project I have a Roomba 560 I'm going to put the EZ-B on, but I was wondering if I can get the EZ-B to see the output of the sensors of the roomba? I want to use them in the logic of ez-script. I've looked at the tutorial for hooking...
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New To Ez-Robot

Hello Everyone! My name is Joseph I have just received the EZ-Robot kit, and I can't wait to get at it. I have also ordered the Rover 5 which I should receive next Monday. Unfortunately I'm at work, and it will have to wait until I get home. Maybe I'll get sick and have to leave early. Ha! Ha! I have been looking at a lot of the projects you all...
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New Kinect

Here's a cool video with a demo of the new Kinect sensor which will be shipping later this year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi5kMNfgDS4
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Can Ez Robot Parts Be Used To Build A Dollhouse Elevator?

Can Ez Robot Parts Be Used To Build A Dollhouse Elevator?

Hi! I have a large 6 story dollhouse that I want to build a motorized elevator for, but I'm having trouble...
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Horizontal Servo Centering Bug

I only just opened my EZ-Robot Package tonight, but it seems the centering button on the horizontal servo control is not working correctly. I think the center position should be the maximum value minus the minimum divided by two then added to the min. OR, CENTER = (MAX-MIN)/2+MIN It appears to be simply (MAX-MIN)/2. For example if you set the MAX...
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Irobot Roomba Is Now Supported!

Irobot Roomba Is Now Supported!

That's right, the iRobot Roomba is now supported by the EZ-B. No more wires! Bluetooth connectivity to your Roomba with the EZ-B. All you need is a PS2...
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My Chair Bot.  Have A Few Questions.  Help A Chicken Out!

My Chair Bot. Have A Few Questions. Help A Chicken Out!

Greetings Everyone... Had a lot of fun this weekend assembling my chair bot.. Ran into a few issues that I...
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Ez-B Heatsink Overheat

Once again, my barely used ez-b is overheating. All the wiring has been checked, the ez-b is sitting on the back of the battery case so no shorts can happen, and all the wiring is tied together held away from the ez-b. I have the following plugged in: 4 standard servos 2 continues rotation servos 1 ping radar 1 camera(hacked) What could be causing...
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Camera Lag, How To Dampen The Process?

So im trying to do tracking with wall-e. red ball is sitting right in front of him not moving at all. I start color tracking and his head starts randomly shaking back and forth. I can tell the camera is lagging a fair bit. I was brought the idea of 'dampening' the tracking process. Aka. tell the camera function to make a decision on what to do...
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Blown 5A Regulator I/O

Thought I'd post this just to help out. Recently I was working with two Pololu 18/7 simple motor controllers and the EZ-B. After some configuration with the Pololu software I got the controllers working with the EZ-B. I decided to try to calibrate the left controller as it didn't feel like the right while I tested it in the servo panel. After...