Probably a stupid question but has anyone tried to test each motor and limit switch as the build progress rather than at the end ? I build an AR3 a few years back and overconfidently wired and closed the box as soon as the build was done - only to find out that my J3 motor had an issue and never found the courage to re-open the spaggethi bow to trouble shoot. Fast forward a few years and I decided to convert the AR3 to an AR4 MK2, ordered the motors and the new teensy. I just finished to wire J1 and I was wondering is there is any drawback to just power it up, flash the teensy and start veryfying as I build along rather than at the very end. Any thougths ?

Hi everyone, I had to put my AR3 build on pause for several months and I'm ready to come back to it after seeing the magnificent Boston Dynamics robots dance ! I mean come on we have to have AR3 shake and clap it's fingers in cadence at least ! I left my project with the build completed but not able to calibrate. One of the joint is stiff (J1), one of the joint only moves in 1 direction (J3) - and I have to troubleshoot these. But my biggest issue is that the encoders and limit switches do not seem to work. I was wondering if there is an easy way to display in the interface the value/status of the limit switches and the encoders. That would help me tremendously (or if you have to debug in the Arduino directly) Thanks in advance for your help

Hi, I was wondering if someone could share the model of solenoid air valve you are using with your pneumatic gripper. The most common I found on Amazon are the 24V 5 ports (inlet, 2 outputs, 2 vents) 1/4: NPT I haven't received my gripper yet so I'm not sure if one need a particular type of 2 way valve and if you guys managed to find fittings that will connect the 3mm air lines to these 1/4" ports Thanks in advance