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Impressive sleuthing, Gramps! You should apply for Hippy's open position. :)

I forget, with Picaxe do you need to specify the pins as outputs before using pinsb? Using either output or.dirs command. Or was that BASIC Stamp...? Also try outpinsb, that may be sufficient.

We love Hippy in all versions! Enjoy retirement but don't stray too far Brother man! You have always been an inspiration to me and many others here. Hope to see you continue to weigh in and contribute mightily as the incredible resource you have always been.

Flenser, you sir are a credit to the forum! Thanks for your dedication to rectifying this issue. It's true that cheap, abundant LCDs are a PITA with Picaxe. Surprising that Rev-Ed hasn't jumped on this problem. I don't have time to dive into this right now but hopefully folks will benefit from...

IWP, you are an electronic wizard! This is undoubtedly more of your fine work:

I do love a good hardware solution alternative. Full marks, bpowell! The only thing better would include a 555 timer. :)

Peg: Welcome to the wonderful world of Picaxe BASIC

Way to dive in, Team Picaxe! This thread is drawing some eyes with serious talent. Nice to see interest and various approaches. Mods, maybe you should throw out a monthly challenge along these lines.

A lovely solution, Aries. Great job! I'll have to get back to my unfinished code, hopefully not stealing too much from yours. :)

I like the way you think, papaof2!

Just saw this interesting math process which always converges on the value 6174. Might make a good learning challenge for Picaxe students to teach data input and sorting. Certainly a piece of cake for us Picaxe fanboys! Code could be run in the simulator without any Picaxe hardware at all...

Touch pads are interesting, but a project in themselves to calibrate. The values returned by TOUCH will vary with environmental conditions and will vary wildly when the programming cable is disconnected. They are interesting to play with, to use in a project they need to self-calibrate instead...

No knocking perceived.😀 Many of us here are old cheapskates who love, celebrate and maintain our vintage tech. " You can pry it out of my cold dead hands..." 😆

Click "Reply" (next to "Like") to quote someone's post. My desktop was an older refurb when I got it ~2015, harkening back to simpler days when all computers had serial ports. Bought for $50 on Ebay, free shipping, it came with Windows 10 installed. Still works fine, best money I ever spent.

My main desktop at work has a real serial port and Windows 10, works great. I doubt if any of the newer hardware for Windows 11 (8th gen or newer Intel processor) has a real serial port. Something has to give.

Zero, fortunately. I also saw several mentions of implanted malware online, so I first logged with a burner Outlook account so I could scan for malware. Norton, Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware and Defender, all found nothing.

Windows 11 is barely different from Windows 10, just few tweaks. I have installed or upgraded a dozen cheap used computers to it. No issues, I like it. There, I went and said it! BTW it doesn't have to be a bank breaker. I haven't spent more than $50 on any of my ten HP Stream laptops which...

Version 23H2? Hard to believe they are already talking about Windows 12 while Windows 10 still has a 67% market share. Experts are predicting some serious backlash when EOL hits in October 2025. I'm firesaling my hoarde of Win10-only laptops as we speak.

So very sorry for your loss, how moving that you want to make and maintain such a thoughtful memorial to your son. I am no expert on solar power, but I share your concerns on long term parts longevity out in the elements. Your comparison to garden lights is reasonable imo. I can see the LEDs...

BTW that Darlington driver is notoriously bad, as in inefficient. H bridges are cheap and much better, or even just one mosfet for one-directional motor use.