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Has anybody picked up on the Futurlec Mini Modules? http://www.futurlec.com/MiniBoards.shtml Very handy add-ons for Picaxe projects.

Apologies to the forum users but Wayne, please reduce your message folder so I can send you a message!

Just thought I would share this -got to be handy for those mini Picaxe projects http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-x-Adjustable-Step-Up-Power-Supply-Charger-Module-1000mA-/120775186896?pt=AU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment&hash=item1c1ec319d0 Lots of other good stuff as well. Bluetooth links, pir sensors...

Hi, I'm looking at the possibility of using an iPhone as a scope. There is plenty of software out there to do this but only one company seems to produce a probe for it (http://hmb-tec.de/HMB-TEC/Scope_Cable.html) Has anyone here got any experience in building scope probes? I understand the...

Hi guys, Can someone explain what I'm doing wrong - I want to use sensible variable names and most of what I'm doing is working OK but just keep on getting a syntax error #Picaxe 18M2 symbol PIR_IN=B.7 symbol PIR_COUNT=w0 Init: 'Staring point to setup all inputs, outputs and set...

Just FYI, I bought one of these in from Tiertex Design Studios. Nifty little board with RTC, 64K eeprom and TCN75 Temp sensor. All for under £10 Website: http://www.tiertex.com/

Hi all, I'm about to begin a build of an animatronic control system. I want to use an 18M2 with eeprom to replay stored sequences of servo movements. There will basically be 2 groups of servos - 1 group controlling 3 axis head movement and the other group will control 2 axis eye movement. I have...

Hi, I'm unable to search the forum at the moment (don't know why but it times out). I need to be able to get an LCD TV to switch on automatically in an unmanned showroom. The problem I have is that the TV defaults to standby mode when power comes on (automatically at 9am). I'd like to be able...

http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/the-worlds-smallest-oscilloscope/ Not sure what happened to my previous post as the thread starter is there with nothing in it. I want to get 1 or 2 of the above. The manufacturer is currently out of stock but you can register to be updated when he...

There have been a few threads lately about MOSFETS and so on. How about a sticky thread that includes some of the nicer and simpler devices? For example, are there any devices that can work at PWM speeds without a 'pump'? Triacs suitable for PWM? And so on. Anything that minimises the...

Does anyone know of a serial LCD chip similar to the FRM010 the but that does not need an external Xtal? I've bought 10 of these 16x2 LCD displays (http://unusualelectronics.co.uk/shop/index.php) for only £11.50 and want to use them on some Picaxe projects but I'm trying to keep the board size...

Hey guys, I fancy building myself a hot wire cutter for polystyrene. December Silicon Chip magazine has an article on this but using a 555 timer for PWM and an IRF540. I fancy doing this with an 08M and IRL540 - got the bits already. Anybody see any issues? What's the simplest way of powering...

Hi all, Just wonder if any of you have come across any sensors that are specific to the 905 nM Laser frequency. I'm fed up of getting low level speeding tickets for accidental lapses and am looking at knocking up a basic sensor that would bleep in the event of detecting a laser. Yes I know...

Hi all, This isn't strictly a Picaxe issue but I hope someone can help. I created a 'Frankenmachine' for a Halloween Mad Scientist lab. Part of the effect is 6 240V bulbs that flash in a 'Cylon' sequence (1-6 then 6-1 and so on). I used a 14X and Axe117 with LEDs to test and got it all working...

Hi all, Just a quickie. I need some motor control of a car radiator fan. 12V and approx. 2-3A current. I don't really have any problems with the Picaxe side but can anyone tell me if I would have any issues with the following driver circuit? I only need to control the speed in one direction...

Hi all, I'm trying to build a very simple light sequencer for a Frankenstein's lab effect. I want each one of 6 lights (arrayed in a straight line) to light up and go out in sequence with the overall speed depending on a pot value. I'm using a 14M and Axe117. My problem is that at the lower...

Since those lazy buggers at techsupplies aren't answering emails 8-) Am I correct in saying I can use the Axe118 with a 20X2? Also are the program slots just 'slots' - in other words when I run a program in slot 1 does it pause or cancel execution of a program in another slot? Thanks Mike

Sorry if I am being dumb but can anyone tell me why all the picaxe examples drive servo signals via a 330 ohm resistor and can it be omitted? The reason I ask is I have seen other PIC hobbyists driving directly off the chip output. I've knocked up a simple 3/4 servo controller based on the...

Hi all, I've built a little delay/duration timer based on an 08m. The setup reads 2 10K linear pots and then assigns a duration and delay based on those 2 values. I'm currently switching on an LED but will be hooking it up to an SSR (3-32V input, 250VAC 4A output). Everything is working fine...

Hi Guys, I can't get onto the websites, anyone know if this is a hosting issue or something more dire? Cheers Mike