Hello, this is my first time trying to do a robot using a picaxe microcontroller and I keep geting the "hardware not found on com 4" error.
I am using a PICAXE 28x1.
I have searched the forums and tried quite a few things.
So I ended up testing my COM download cable to see if it works. Hooked up Rx to Tx and checked in the terminal to see if i receive what I send. That worked just fine.
I have tested the COM port again using the test port option in PE. And again worked just fine. Also PE sees my com port as Prolific USB to Serial COM port as I am using an adaptor.
I figured maybe this type of download cable might not work on my pc so I tryed making a new one using a MAX 232 like in the data sheet like in manual 3 page 44 (http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/docs/picaxe_manual3.pdf).
But I still get the same problem.
I have read somewhere that there might be a problem and the cable will not work if i do not have a 5Volts power supply so I ended up checking that as well and it is aprox 5V( using 3 x 1.5 AA batteries).
I am simply out of ideas.
Any chance you might have an ideea about what’s going on?
My last thought is maybe the microcontroller got damaged when it got mailed to me. Anyway i can test if it's working?
Waiting for an answer, Thank you.
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I am using a PICAXE 28x1.
I have searched the forums and tried quite a few things.
So I ended up testing my COM download cable to see if it works. Hooked up Rx to Tx and checked in the terminal to see if i receive what I send. That worked just fine.
I have tested the COM port again using the test port option in PE. And again worked just fine. Also PE sees my com port as Prolific USB to Serial COM port as I am using an adaptor.
I figured maybe this type of download cable might not work on my pc so I tryed making a new one using a MAX 232 like in the data sheet like in manual 3 page 44 (http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/docs/picaxe_manual3.pdf).
But I still get the same problem.
I have read somewhere that there might be a problem and the cable will not work if i do not have a 5Volts power supply so I ended up checking that as well and it is aprox 5V( using 3 x 1.5 AA batteries).
I am simply out of ideas.
Any chance you might have an ideea about what’s going on?
My last thought is maybe the microcontroller got damaged when it got mailed to me. Anyway i can test if it's working?
Waiting for an answer, Thank you.
aciidentally double posted
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