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ARC Monthly Pricing Question

ARC Monthly Pricing Question

I had a fellow robot builder looking to start using ARC with an EZB ask me a question I couldn't answer. He said he couldn't figure out what the actual monthly...
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Voice Command Portuguese Brazil

Voice Command Portuguese Brazil

Olá amigo, preciso de um recurso de comando de voz em português para o meu robô que estou montando com o EZB 4.0. Eu tentei vários, mas nenhum teve sucesso...
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Jerky Servo Motion

I started working with a JD robot a couple of days ago. I am looking to create fluid motion from pose to pose. I am programming the motion via the Script Collection (Python). This is resulting in a relatively smooth motion at a constant speed, but I would like to create acceleration or motion profiles to make the motion look more lifelike. Below is...
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How Do I Connect EZB And IO Tiny In One Project - Different Scenarios

How do I connect EZB and IO Tiny in one project? I've exhausted all my ports on the EZB and need to add a IOTiny to gain 3 more ports.  I looked over a couple of older posts and I am still confused how to do this. I want to connect an EZB and an IOTiny in one robot in ARC seamlessly. I'm adding a few scenarios for anyone searching for this info and...
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Auto Position More Board Connections Then Board 0?

Auto Position More Board Connections Then Board 0?

Does the auto position control only work with the board index connection 0?  with auto position or is there a way to use...
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MJPEG Stream In Camera

MJPEG Stream In Camera

I am using the ESP32_CAM with a camera stream for MJPEG files.  Code here.  https://github.com/arkhipenko/esp32-cam-mjpeg It runs fine and shows a 320*240 image when I bring up...
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Sabertooth Control In Mobile App

Sabertooth Control In Mobile App

I have a Sabertooth Movement Panel configured in my mobile app.  But when attempt to use it i receive message "This control has not been implemented in...
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I Resolved The Problem

I Resolved The Problem

can't upload code to Arduino Ever since I used the esp32 (and it worked well)  this is what I get when I try to upload a file to my Arduino: Keeps saying I am using the esp32...
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Can I Use 'Continuous Servo' For A Cooling Fan?

Can anybody suggest how I can power a fan from an EZB and control it using something like 'Continuous Servo'?
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XV11 LIDAR And The Navigator

XV11 LIDAR And The Navigator

@DJ Hi, I have a lidar scanner from a xiaomi vacuum cleaner and am using an aruino leonardo and this code...
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Two Instances Of ARC

Two Instances Of ARC

Is it possible to have two computers running ARC and have them linked over Wi-Fi. Like master slave to share workload? One handling vision and ai, and the other sensors and...
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Servo Jumping On Initialisation

The dreaded jumping servo problem has arisen again - just today. All servos in the robot are HDD. The servo on port D0 now jumps after connecting, to about 35 degrees instead of 90 degrees. If I move the servo manually when turned off, the centre position is still 90 degrees, so the sprocket has not shifted. My INIT script has not changed. That...