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Chris Annin
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RE: Can i use Teensy ver 4.1

The reason I used the 3.5 is because the pins are 5v tolerant. The encoders need 5v to power them but there output is low so thats not an issue as muc...

2 months ago
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RE: Buy 3D printed parts for AR3 Robotic arm?

Glad to hear it. Make sure to print out the AR3 model So you get the latest model. (It’s clean and sleek) If you get stuck, reach out.

2 months ago
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RE: Anybody else’s J2 joint messing up?

With the J2 motor removed is the arm locked up? Is there any clearance issues with the J2 tension plate? I have had people have issues with the J2 pla...

2 months ago
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RE: How are joints steps limit calculated?

I have some info in this video you will need to change the step lim value on the calibration tab to be the actual number of steps that it takes to j...

2 months ago
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RE: (PermissionError(13, 'The device does not recognize the command.', None, 22))

thank you for the update on the J1 and J4 wiring issues. let me know what you find after getting J1 and J4 resolved. I believe the encoder or collisio...

2 months ago
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RE: Motor Driver (-5V DC) Wiring - Fence Circuit

The limit switches are used for calibration only not to stop the joint in one direction of travel. The limit switches get wired to arduino pins 14 thr...

2 months ago
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RE: AR2 Software Troubleshooting - COM Port, Permission Error

try changing the baud rate to 115200. Also have you tried running the software as admin?

2 months ago
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RE: AR2 Software Troubleshooting - COM Port, Permission Error

If you wanted to modify the source code you will need to run the .py file with python installed or compile to an exe file using auto py to exe

2 months ago
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RE: AR2 Software Troubleshooting - COM Port, Permission Error

sorry I got a little confused reading through the other post. Im not certain on the permission error. I'll need to do some research on error 13

2 months ago
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RE: AR2 Software Troubleshooting - COM Port, Permission Error

When you attempt to jog one of the axis are you getting any errors or messages pop up in the python cmd window?

2 months ago
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RE: AR2 Software Troubleshooting - COM Port, Permission Error

@annonuser2 Awesome I'm glad you got it working. Thanks for posting all your troubleshooting steps and results.

2 months ago
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RE: CZH Teensy DIN rail mount

Thats awesome. thanks for sharing that.

2 months ago
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RE: CZH Teensy DIN rail mount

Thats cool, wish they had that available when I put the manual together... I may need to add a note to the manual that this is an option. How does thi...

2 months ago
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RE: Editing/creating code in external software

what is the file type being exported, The programs in my software are a python tkinter list.

2 months ago
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