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    Run out of horse power - Any ideas ?

    This is a worse case scenario. The fastest Picaxe is to slow, and its going to be a large program. Are there any really fast Pics around ? Factor of 5 to 10 faster than the 65Mhz clock one? What technology could I migrate to ? Please tell me a Big very fast Picaxe chip is about to/Just has...
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    Old Chesnut - PCB design

    There is a picaxe design we use a lot so its time to go to pcb. Now the pcb design tools used here.....do they lead to data files that can passed to most large pcb manufacturers ? A million years ago we called them Gerber files but times change so today's manufacturing may use other types of...
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    Slightly OT: Video Buffer / Amp / Driver ?

    I'm building a 8 channel Video switch using a HCF4051B IC as the switch. Now the signals, in part, are from a Broadcast Satellite Receiver. The Switch is controlled by a Picaxe. Now the snag is that it must drive drive two identical video channels . Anyone know of an (low cost) IC that can...
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    Unicom PIR Detector Model No:- 56775

    Good news ! Just the job ! runs on 4x1.5V AA batteries with little switch down = A for automatic. Day/night sensor on a blue wire just cut the wire and its disabled, Its mounted in with the leds. A 25 second on cycle so a Pic will need adding to get the delay you need. Taking the case...
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    USB Serial cable programming grief !

    I'm new to this Forum but have used non Picaxe systems. Looks brilliant but I'[ve fallen at the first hurdle. I've got the Dev board with a 18X chip in it. I've got the dUSB divers onto the laptop running XP I go to options selecting COM5 on the serial page and rub the 'test' using the LED...
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