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"redMatrix" is one of several internal arrays for storing the colors on the screen.The colors are pre-defined colors that can be used in the game, referring to them by name rather than numbers.
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Did you move the power jumper from "battery" to the "ac adapter" position?
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Were you not able to get any of the programs working, or is this still in RoboPaint?
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Well, that's partial progress at least. This is the first report that we've had of this kind of a problem on a Mac; we've heard one similar report on a Windows machine, apparently due to a bug in the underlying library that RoboPaint uses to connec…
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Hmmm... maybe more than one issue here. First off: I'm sorry to hear about the damaged wire-- do you think that the wire is possibly broken other than just the loose end being broken off? (If necessary, we can send you a new motor, but you'll be u…
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When we designed in the part, it was an active production part, easily found in distribution, and not remotely overkill. Unfortunately (1) they have now been discontinued in the through-hole package, and (2) most of the comparable parts do not have…
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There are some bugs in the underlying libraries that we use, which can occasionally cause a freeze, particularly at high generation number. So far as I know, those have not been fixed. We've been thinking about rewriting the software with a differ…
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@emu: unrelated issue. Please adjust your motor current setting on the EBB, as described on the documentation page about "making your first plot."
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This may not be what you're looking for, but we normally recommend StippleGen-- a utility that we built for this very purpose -- which can convert jpg files to black and white stipple or TSP drawings that can be drawn very well by an Eggbot: http:…
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I apologize-- tech support force of habit on where to find the device manager. I only meant to ask if you could see it in the device manager after installing the driver. You say that it showed up on the device manager "on several occasions." Do y…
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If you get the "Unable to find an Eggbot" error message, you should try one more time, as it can require two tries after being unplugged. The UBWDriverInstaller v 1.0 should be fine for your computer. You may also want to look at your device ma…
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No need to surrender. It sounds like you have a damaged IC. Turning one around backwards and applying power will definitely break it. Do you have a replacement on hand?
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Okay, please file me under "puzzled." I may be able to try and damage a panel here for comparison, to see if I can find any possible explanation. One the dim quadrant: I suggest that you try *gently, with the power off* replacing the IC in that qua…
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I am not otherwise familiar with the issue, but found this discussion online, that might be helpful: http://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/2716/windows-8-video-capture-issue/p1
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Yes, it is quite possible to change the video source to take video from a file. I think that a few people have already done this, but I do not have example code for it at this time.
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I have confirmed that RoboPaint RT (20140101) gives a message that it requires MacOS X 10.7.3. This may be related to the bundled Java; I will investigate further.
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This is due to a change in the video library since we last updated the Peggy 2 library. Find the line that says: video = new Capture(this, 320, 240, 15); //Last number is frames per second And, after that line, add the following: video.start();…
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Can you please say what OS version you are using?
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On the dim quadrant: Double check all of your resistor values in that quadrant. On the mystery quadrant: that is a surprising result. The ten LEDs in that half-quadrant are connected in series. So, if one LED were damaged such that it gave n…
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There may be more than one independent issue; the lack of response *may* not be related to to the five not lighting up. The first step is to check the 5 LEDs that are not lighting up to see what the issue is. Check to see, for example, if any of t…
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Fantastic-- glad to hear it!
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Unless I'm being daft, everything that you have described seems correct to me. (And, thank you for describing the situation so clearly!) However, the "initialization failed" error is a blanket error which basically means that there's no good connec…
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I believe that standard functions that are *specific* to the Meggy Jr RGB are documented in the programming guide. But, there are also custom functions defined within many of the other examples, and there are also all of the functions listed in the…
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Okay-- sounds a little complicated, but I'm glad that you have it working.
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Can you please say what hardware you are using?
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You may need to install the "VCP" driver from FTDI onto your computer, before it will recognize the cable.
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@LongArc:Can you tell if the problem is one of software or mechanics? In other words, is it genuinely correlated to how complex the drawing is? (And if so, which software are you using?) Can you clarify exactly what is happening when it "loses lo…
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We have already used the Raspberry Pi method to drive the WaterColorBot, and as compared to the other methods that you've mentioned, I would expect it to be one of the simpler. - For some demos, including at shows and at the White House Science Fai…
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One note: We have *not* succeeded in using the reservoir extender with our version; it just takes too much power to keep that wax melted all the way up the column.
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Neat-- Thanks for writing this up! We have also been working on an "official" kistka attachment for the Eggbot, which connects to the EBB, much like the engraver attachment does. That's certainly possible, but you do need to watch the total power …
