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Hello all haven't posted in a while. What is the ambient operating temperatures for the Picaxe and the CHI030 boards? I use CHI030 with 18M2+ chips for a variety of Halloween props, and I am having all sorts of issues with programs not running properly once they get into cool temperatures. I...

Hello all I'm hoping someone can enlighten me as to what I am missing in this code. The idea for the code is that the 18M2 tells the Tenda to randomly select an mp3 from Folder 1. It then waits for an input (within a do/loop). If it receives an input, it selects the first mp3 from Folder 2...

Hello all, I am a bit perplexed and I am hoping someone may have an answer. I have used the Tenda/MDFly Audio modules paired with Pixcaxe with great results (my Youtube channel, DeadThingsYardhaunt, has vids of my props that use the picaxe/MDFly combo). The MDFlys are usually installed in...

Hello All! I have not posted in a while. I recently switched laptops, and am using Windows 8. I was trying to flash a 14M2 but the Editor could not find the Com port. I was not sure if I had run the Axe027 driver, so I installed that driver. However, the Editor is still not finding the COM...

Hello all, I am having some issues with a darlington circuit. Here is the setup: 08M2 driving the darlington (ULN 2803) which is switching on/off 12VDC vent motors under minimal load. The 08M2 outputs are going high/low in accordance with the code. The darlington is switching in accordance with...

LOL, yes, westaust55, these girls seem to enjoy making my life miserable! It is an enhancement of the original design. I noticed from last year that half of the kids would walk by the witches, (they were triggered by a PIR) as there was only audio to indicate that something was happening. For...

I have a setup for two animatronics that was functioning fine and as I added additional components it ceased to work.it seems to be hardware, rather than software. Setup that was functioning is as follows: 18ME controlling four Tenda mp3 players. Two groups of two 08M2's controlling 6 servos...

I am using this code, developed by halstaff, for a 3 axis animatronic head. I intend to have the "Pan" servo move left and hold upon receiving an input on C.3. Right now I am just trying to establish movement range and speed. The problem is this: with halstaff's code, the movement of the servos...

I have 3 servos that are moving randomly, using multitasking on an 08M2. What I want to do is have the servos go to a subroutine when the Tenda busy signal goes low. However, I only want them to go to the subroutine the first four times the Tenda goes low, and ignore the rest of the busy...

Hi all, when using the CHI030 project board in conjunction with relays, motors or solenoids, should one be using a diode?

Hi all, I am using a CHI030A to control some pneumatic solenoids for a Halloween project. Solenoid 1 was wired to B.0, solenoid 2 to B.1. I was getting no response from B.0 (checked for voltage across darlington and +12VDC and nothing). I swtiched solenoid 1 to B.2 and all was running fine...

So I thought I would ask the Picaxe gurus before I hook everything up and perhaps fry something. I want one 18M2 to tell another 18M2 when to run code. I think this can be accomplished by connecting an output pin from one 18M2 to an input pin on the other 18M2. The pin on the first picaxe...

I am trying to use an 08M2 and two Tenda modules on an animatronics project. it is for a pair of witches for a Halloween display. The idea is for them to say verses from various chants, at times together and at times sequentially. The files are balanced in that both voices have the same db...

Hi all. Since my last Halloween picaxe project turned into the Nightmare on Howe Place (but actually ran flawlessly on the Big Night), I thought I would get a jump on this year's project. It entails 3 witches having a "conversation", using an 18M2 and 3 Tenda mp3 boards. The witches will all...

Hi all, I am having trouble figuring this out. I want an mp3 to loop until a PIR is detected upon which it switches to another mp3. I tried this but it would only switch once mp3 1 was finished. Main0: serout TENDA, BAUD, ($E8) Do serout TENDA, Baud...

Am trying to use multitasking on 18M2 but keep getting compiler error "start label must be at start of program". i have seen other examples of multitasking code that does not have start0 at the beginning. I have moved the SYMBOL part of code into the START sections, but it does not run START0...

Hi folks hope you can help out. Have been working on a Halloween project. Have circuit built, have checked solders and continuity through out circuit and all is as it should be. However, when I go to download program, i recieve "Error: Hardware not found". I followed the instructions from page...

Hello everyone, I am having troubles writing code for this application. I need to monitor ranges in inches from 5 sources simultaneously and if range falls within a certain parameter, to trigger a piezo speaker. I have a client who is legally blind (can see shapes within 3-8') and is now a...

Hello all, have been working diligently at coding (with a lot of help from a friend!) and am ready to forge ahead but am running into a problem. I have removed the resistor on the CHI030 and am powering V2+ with 12VDC wall wart. I have also soldered four 10 pin terminal blocks onto it (V1+/G...

I am a total newb but I am fascinated by the possibilities of the picaxe for my purposes, which is Halloween props. I can follow a schematic and understand the basics of electronic components. I pore over the 3 picaxe manuals, especially manual 2 but it is the "language" of the picaxe that I...