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Hi, I have a Chromebook. I am trying to find out if I can get a BOT120 Microbot kit working with it. I noticed that at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/picaxe-blockly/hhdlapnjifkkcpghcapopejopnbpapnb?hl=en-GB, there is an app that allows the picaxe blockly to be used. Do I need any...

Hi, I am trying to use a motor for a project. As it didn't spin at the beginning within an assembly, I used a multimeter to measure the resistance. When I set it to X1 scale and connected the multimeter probes, the motor started to spin. When I set the resistance to a X10 scale, I got a stable...

The wording of the COM error was : Hardware not found on COM9! I know there is a solution on soldering to connect the ERF to the Microbot. The original solution was pin 2 to the stereo jack body, pin 3 to the stereo jack ring, pin 4 to the +ve of a Micobot, pin 6 to the stereo jack tip. I...

Hi, I am trying to find out the usage of RFA030. I pluggged in the URF module to the PC, and installed the URF driver successfully. Then I assembled the ERF module to the Microbot. When I started the Picaxe Editor, it was able to detect the URF module. However, when I tried to download a...

I tried re-attaching my picture and it still didn't show up. I understand what you mean now from your reference to page 5. >>>Thanks<<<. Honestly you have answered a lot of my queries here, and every time I saw your replies, I was delighted. I have attached an additional diagram on the...

I will try out the ERF module first. I have attached a picture to get confirmation if the connections I spell out below are correct : (a) In the stereo jack picture, I solder a wire to the spot in blue oval. (b) Then I solder a wire to the spot in red box. (c) Next in the ERF module picture...

Hi, I am looking at the RFA030 and like to confirm the following : (a) it can be a substitute for the AXE027. If this is the case, the URF module is attached to the PC and the ERF module may be attached to a picaxe microntroller (?) (b) Is the ERF designed to allow it to attach to a Microbot ...

Hi, I am referring to the Tune Command in 'A guide to using flowcharts within PICAXE Editor 6'. My screenshot in PE6 for the Tune Command was different from that shown on page 14. The one on page 14 did not prompt with a first line "Please paste tune below this line....". At the same time...

Hi, I assembled a line tracker at C.2. Is it still possible for me to assemble SRF005 at the same pin but on top of the line tracker, yet : (a) have a program that can drive both the line tracker and the SRF005 ? (b) have no connection issues electrically and mechanically ?

>>>Thanks<<<. Does your data window look as in the picture for PE5 ? If yes, I found it.

Hi, I am trying to find out the assembly status of the datalogger when purchased. Is self assembly required or it has been preassembled ? On the AXE110P manual first page, it says that the product is available preassembled. However in section 2 of the same manual, there are instructions for self...

Hi, I am looking through the products AXE171 and SPE035. I have 2 questions : (a) are there plans to release assembled versions of these 2 modules ? (b) the connections from the modules to the microbot should be done via pinC.2 right ? If this is the case, and I have a line tracker module...

Hi, I read the bot120 manual and on page 28, a line tracker program was introduced (reading reflected light). Given that we are not trying to have the line tracker roam around at this stage, am I supposed to see some visible output once the program is downloaded ? e.g. navigating from picaxe...

Hi, I attempted to use codes for motors. Only 1 motor (B) moved while the other motor (A) did not. I checked the manual, applied a little extra grease to the gearbox of motor A, checked that there were no clearance issues between the Microbot and the wheels, but motor A still did not respond...

Hi, I have been writing programs on LEDs, and push switch, and downloading them smoothly to the Microbot. By the time I wrote the bumper program and tried the download, I had an error as shown in the picture. I saved the file, then tried to : (a) switch off the Microbot and switch on again...