Recent content by jay4708

Hi The project I'm working on uses a AXE133 display, I'm learning as a go and I am currently getting a line of text to roll across the display, all is going fine. I've take examples from the forum and I've come across the command (254,2) (e.g. serout LCD_Data,Baud, (254,2)) and I'm not 100%...

Hi I'm using the time command for a delay and I was wondering does it roll-over when it gets to a certain number or does it just continue incrementing? Thanks John

Hello, I'm working on a keypad LCD alarm. Is there a way to write a user code to EEPROM memory at the programming stage only? and that bit of code is then ignored when power is reset to the picaxe? What I don't want to happen is the user code to be changed by the user (I've written this bit...

Hello, Is there a way to play a tune whilst still still doing other things such as sending signals to an LCD or monitoring a keypad? Thanks John

Hi I have my bread board all configured for a 28X1 but I can not get the Editor program to talk to it, what could I be doing wrong? My programming lead works as I've tested it with another picaxe chip. I've got good voltage, I've moved the link on the programming board to position two, I have...

Hi Could someone please help me get my head round this small bit of interrupt code. I don't understand this line "if pinC.7 = 1 then interrupt", when I run it on the simulator and pin C.7 is high the interrupt works and the code is stepped through right to the 'return' and then it repeats for...

Hello, My son and I am writing a basic alarm program that includes a keypad and an LCD (serout on an O/P pin). We have come to part of the code where we want to display a message on the LCD with a countdown time (5 seconds) and at the same time monitor the keypad for a key press. I have...

Hi Can someone please give me a little help creating a dual tone with the following characteristics:- A 'Period' of 1ms for 0.5 seconds (0.5hz) and then a 'Period' of 2ms for 0.5 seconds (0.5hz), then repeat until stopped I've spent all day playing and trying to learn PWM on the picaxe, I've...

Hi My son and I are new to Picaxe and would much appreciate some help with our first little project. I asked my son what he would like to make and he came up with a great idea. He wants to build a little box with a button on it that when pressed it plays a tune (Mission Impossible), if the...