Recent content by Alex Leech

Hi all! Im sure many of you have seen the instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Control-real-world-devices-with-your-PC/ Ok so it uses the use of the serin and serout commands and i have it all working fine ... But can someone explain to me if its possible to use the serrxd and sertxd...

Hi guys! If i wished to connect 2 chips together and send serial data between them using the serin and serout commands, whats hardware is involved. Im assuming i cant just put a wire between them. Do i need a resistor in there etc Thanks Alex

Hi guys ... Stupid question time Just got a new 40X2 never used a 40 pin one before or an X2 part so dont know if im missing anything. i have all the required pins connected but ever time i download a program it find the chip and then comes back with: ERROR: Verification error - 0x00...

Hello dudes and dudesses!!! Now I would love to know if the following is possible ... Using a 28x, 28X1 or 40X2 is it possible to do something along these lines of sending out signals to make simple games for a tv: http://www.velleman.eu/distributor/products/view/?id=343543 A bit like...

If i am powering the picaxe board through USB power would it be worth adding in a diode and capacitor to eliminate any backflow of power surges ?? Cheers Alex

hey guys !! what is the output drive of pin 17 on the 28x1 and what type of drive is it ? (and where can i get an actual data sheet for this pic axe chip) cheers alex

Hey all !!! Background knowledge: I have built a project that uses a 28x1 chip, has 7 inputs that are all push to make switches, 8 LED outputs and 4 100K potentiometers. I also have a midi output that is working with the computer perfectly. (see thread...

Hi all ! Nice easy one for you !! Can USB be used to power a picaxe project drawing about 400mA ?? And can i just wire it straight to the ground and +5V on my board if the answer is yes?? Just thought i better check !!! ;) Charz !!! Alex

Hey all !!! I know this has been asked before but for some reason my searches keep turing up a blank so any links to other threads would be good too ! I have 2 picaxe 28x1 chips and i am currently using one to read inputs and outputs and then send the data via midi to a computer This works...

Hi all !! Just a couple of quick question's before i continue on my project of building a musical control surface for my computer using a pic. Firstly Is it possible to use a picaxe 28X or 28x1 for midi ? :confused: If not please can somone please post a list of avaliable chips to use...

I know this has been sasked many a time but im only novice and need help with this a-level project. If i had a picaxe 08M with: 4 LED's(out 0,1,2,4) connected to it and 1 switch (input 3) what would i need to do to make all the LED's ... FADE ON ... then ...

:confused: I have a computer keyboard wired directly into the picaxe chip and it is all working fine but... i can only get the chip to detect single key presses and i would like to be able to type, for example "output 1 high" and it be able to detect that somehow but i am not sure how to do it...

;) hey everyone !! right, in the picaxe manual it says that when you are using serout from a chip (a picaxe 28X in this case) and would like a new line to use the following code: serout 6,N2400,(10,13) now when i run the program on the chip and bring up the terminal emulator to display it...

hello i need to know before 5:30 tonight (tuesday 20th)... when comunicating data to the computer it says use pin 0 and pin 1 for TX AND RX on a 28X which pin nubers exactly are they...does it mean inputs 1 and 2?? thanks alex:confused:

Hello :D i have a suggestion for the technichal support guys there is a new type of memory stick which has U3 technology on it which allowes you to install programs on it as it has its own operating system (further details go to www.u3.com) :o this is becomming quite popular and allowes...