Dave, like Mike Diamond suggested, there may be a grounding issue that goes away when you plug the cable into the PC. Use a meter to check for a voltage difference between the grounds on the EZBs and the PC and the audio amp, and whatever controls the neon. All of the grounds need to be 0V to each other. Also, you can try making a filter with a choke and a capacitor on the power input to your audio amplifier. Put the filter as close as you can to the amplifier. Make sure that any wires that carry audio signals are shielded.
Well Dave, Just the other day I thought about you and said to myself, He's Way overdue for a video. Sorry to hear about your issue. I don't have any suggestions for you. But if I know you...... You will not sleep until it is resolved! Good luck! And keep us posted! 😊👍
Thanks for reaching out and the kind words. In the end I'll get rid of this pop one way or the other. I've had a lot of great suggestions and tips from knowledgeable people to follow up on. It's great to have options.
Ground the computer chassis to the robots frame ground. If you have some grounding wires with banana clips use them to test. Also, ground to sound system. Eliminate any chance of a floating ground.
Hi David, when i was a kid i ran home from school every day to watch Lost in Space lol. Incredible work you put into the B9 Robot! I wonder if the pop comes from the sound card? anyway i hope you find the problem. Cheers!
It's the output/input to high. It is overwhelming the sound card. I used to get the same thing when hooking an amplified turn table into an amplifier. So there's too much volume coming out and into your amplifier.
Thanks, I'll look into that. Here's the train; #ARC control software run on the onboard computer mounted on the robot. #ARC stores a copy of the sound file in it's own file. #When the file is called to run, ARC sends it to the EZB controller through the computer's USB port that has a USB to Serial converter cable connected to it. #The cable converts it to serial data. #The sound signal enters the EZB through the camera port (a serial connection). #Then the sound signal is sent out to my robots sound amp to play on a speaker connected to it. I think that the EZB does not process the signal. It just routs it out to the external sound amp. But I'm not sure. I can only turn down the volume either in the ARC control software that sends the sound signal or at the robots amp the is the final receiver of the signal. I'll try to turn it down in ARC to see what happens. Thanks again.
Thanks again for the suggestion. I turned the volume down at the source (the soundboard in ARC) and still had the pop. I actually turned it all the way down to under 10% from 100%. All that did was lower the volume of the pop in proportion to the volume decrees of sound file. I'm getting a lot feedback from lots of people that they think it's a ground issue. I'll be looking into that next.
Dave, you are a, Wiz, at electronics! Wish you lived closer, so, you can take a look at my Torso Button light, that is not on. I not, electronically inclined, and do not know what to do. My Is an original ICON Robot.
Thanks for the kind words. If I was closer i'd love to help with that light. However you will have to find someone who is able to dig into it and fix. I'm not sure how the inside of the Icon B9 were laid out or how easy it is to get to the back of those button lights. It's either a burnt out light bulb or loose connection. Either way you will need to get inside the torso and to that light and it's wiring to replace the bulb or fix the connection. Good luck. I know how annoying something like this is.
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That's some incredible work, David.
Thanks so much. Now I just gotta figure out this issue. At least I have options. LOL
Reminds me of the old record players when the speaker wire connection was bad. The popping noise I mean.
Dave, like Mike Diamond suggested, there may be a grounding issue that goes away when you plug the cable into the PC. Use a meter to check for a voltage difference between the grounds on the EZBs and the PC and the audio amp, and whatever controls the neon. All of the grounds need to be 0V to each other. Also, you can try making a filter with a choke and a capacitor on the power input to your audio amplifier. Put the filter as close as you can to the amplifier. Make sure that any wires that carry audio signals are shielded.
Thanks for the very useful and knowledgeable directions. They are appreciated and I'll give them a try.
great info .your soundfiles are so awesome .
Thanks, Yes, I'm very fortunate to have the treasure of B9 voice files.
Well Dave, Just the other day I thought about you and said to myself, He's Way overdue for a video. Sorry to hear about your issue. I don't have any suggestions for you. But if I know you...... You will not sleep until it is resolved! Good luck! And keep us posted! 😊👍
Thanks for reaching out and the kind words. In the end I'll get rid of this pop one way or the other. I've had a lot of great suggestions and tips from knowledgeable people to follow up on. It's great to have options.
When connected to the laptop, the neon lights seem to sync better with the voice than when connected to the robot as well.
I agree!
Ground the computer chassis to the robots frame ground. If you have some grounding wires with banana clips use them to test. Also, ground to sound system. Eliminate any chance of a floating ground.
Thanks brother. I'll give it a try.
Hi David, when i was a kid i ran home from school every day to watch Lost in Space lol. Incredible work you put into the B9 Robot! I wonder if the pop comes from the sound card? anyway i hope you find the problem. Cheers!
You are a very, very, very, very, very , very smart person.
Wow, thanks for that. I appreacheate your kind words.
I think you missed a "very".
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It's the output/input to high. It is overwhelming the sound card. I used to get the same thing when hooking an amplified turn table into an amplifier. So there's too much volume coming out and into your amplifier.
Thanks, I'll look into that. Here's the train;
#ARC control software run on the onboard computer mounted on the robot.
#ARC stores a copy of the sound file in it's own file.
#When the file is called to run, ARC sends it to the EZB controller through the computer's USB port that has a USB to Serial converter cable connected to it.
#The cable converts it to serial data.
#The sound signal enters the EZB through the camera port (a serial connection).
#Then the sound signal is sent out to my robots sound amp to play on a speaker connected to it. I think that the EZB does not process the signal. It just routs it out to the external sound amp. But I'm not sure.
I can only turn down the volume either in the ARC control software that sends the sound signal or at the robots amp the is the final receiver of the signal. I'll try to turn it down in ARC to see what happens. Thanks again.
Thanks again for the suggestion. I turned the volume down at the source (the soundboard in ARC) and still had the pop. I actually turned it all the way down to under 10% from 100%. All that did was lower the volume of the pop in proportion to the volume decrees of sound file. I'm getting a lot feedback from lots of people that they think it's a ground issue. I'll be looking into that next.
Dave, you are a, Wiz, at electronics! Wish you lived closer, so, you can take a look at my Torso Button light, that is not on. I not, electronically inclined, and do not know what to do. My Is an original ICON Robot.
Thanks for the kind words. If I was closer i'd love to help with that light. However you will have to find someone who is able to dig into it and fix. I'm not sure how the inside of the Icon B9 were laid out or how easy it is to get to the back of those button lights. It's either a burnt out light bulb or loose connection. Either way you will need to get inside the torso and to that light and it's wiring to replace the bulb or fix the connection. Good luck. I know how annoying something like this is.