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    Can math solve the question of how many bits of resolution are in use here?

    Interesting project! Thanks for the detail!
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    Can math solve the question of how many bits of resolution are in use here?

    I can't wrap my head around your application ... can you explain what the LDR is doing, and why you're reading it with different ADC's?
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    How do i create a HOLD-in button function?

    Using a 10k resistor and a 100uf CAP, I get a 2-second charge time from 0 - 4V ... so, theoretically, using a ST input, you shouldn't get a HIGH for about 2 seconds after the switch is pressed and held ... you'd want another resistor (1k or so) to discharge the cap when the button isn't pressed.
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    How do i create a HOLD-in button function?

    Maybe a for-loop? When the button is pressed initially, the loop starts ... every 100ms, the loop checks to see if the button is still low ... if so, the loop continues, if not, the loop exits with "Unpressed" ... after 20 loops, you'll know the button was held for a solid 2 seconds....and you...
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    We Need a ChromeOS Picaxe Editor

    Is there a separate downloader app? I spend 90% of my computer time on a chromebook ... When I want to tinker with PICAXE code, I remote into a server which has the PE6 installed .... I can write, simulate, and check code ... but if I want to actually program a PICAXE, I need to get to a full...
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    We Need a ChromeOS Picaxe Editor

    How is the code downloaded to the PICAXE? Is there an application for ChromeOS that handles this? Chrome extension? Thanks!
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    Simple program problem

    It sounds like you need a pull-down resistor on Pin 3 .... you could hook a 10kOhm resistor to pin 3, and that would give it a known state (low) then, you have your switch which is connected on one end to vcc, and the other end to Pin 3 (preferably through a 1k resistor). Also, be sure to have...
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    Where do I need to download PE6 from ?

    Perhaps that's because PE7 is about to drop with C and full ASM support? :) (Man, I am on FIRE with these rumors...)
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    Is this Microchip a legit Picaxe?

    As far as I know; RevEd never had the SMT chips custom engraved from Microchip ... only the DIPs. So SMT chips will have the actual microchip part number on 'em. On top of that, during the parts shortage, RevEd did sell some PICAXE chips in DIP format that didn't have custom etching (But had the...
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    Is this Microchip a legit Picaxe?

    Check here ... https://picaxe.com/what-is-picaxe/picaxe-chip-labels/
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    Send multiple (64) bytes via I2C in a loop?

    Sending 128 Bytes from PC @ 230400 bps = 5ms Sending 128 Bytes to EEPROM @ 400khz = ~ 2.8ms + 5ms "write time" I'm overlapping to some extent the PC send with the write-time ... so I'm very happy with 8.3 seconds for 512kB! I tried to rework the PICAXE program to use background receive and try...
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    Send multiple (64) bytes via I2C in a loop?

    So ... I don't know if it's OCD, or what ... but I've been wondering how to speed this process up! Grabbed my 20x2 proto-board, and threw a 512k eeprom on it ... (all I had) and started tinkering. Using HSERIN at 115200 (or 230,400 ... doesn't make a material difference) and removing the...
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    Has anybody got a Picaxe to read/write serial RAM using SDI or SQI mode ?

    It would be quite a lift I'd imagine ... the Q-series chips have a lot of changes "under the hood" that Reved would need to deal with ... how I2C is implemented, different SFRs, etc. It would be a job for sure, but would be cool!
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    Has anybody got a Picaxe to read/write serial RAM using SDI or SQI mode ?

    Wait!! There's a 32-bit PICAXE releasing soon?! (And the rumors have started!)
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    Has anybody got a Picaxe to read/write serial RAM using SDI or SQI mode ?

    I haven't dug into it much; but I believe "Dual SPI" and QSPI are actually half-duplex...In dual-mode, the MISO and MOSI both become outputs, and clock odd and even bits .... so the receiver can get 2 bits per clock cycle...in QSPI, 2 more lines are used....so 4-bits per clock cycle.
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    Has anybody got a Picaxe to read/write serial RAM using SDI or SQI mode ?

    I don't think either of those PICs support dual SDI or quad SDI ... There *are* chips with this ability, but I don't see it as an option on the 8-bit lineup.
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    Has anybody got a Picaxe to read/write serial RAM using SDI or SQI mode ?

    Which Picaxe are you planning to use? I'd expect the capabilities of the silicon via SFR probably depends on which PIC you're talking about.
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    Verification error

    Start with one ... as close to the PICAXE as possible, across VCC and GND ... let's see if that helps.
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    Verification error

    Please post a high-res picture of the board and download cable setup.
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    Verification error

    I usually start with: 1: Bang hangs on counter sharply ... on either side of the PICAXE 2: Ask the PICAXE directly, "What is wrong with you?!" 3: Re-try download 9 or 10 more times I then move onto self-medicating and troubleshooting ... your approach may vary, but this has worked for me...
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