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omar7349

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hello friends, im new to the world of micro controllers and pragramming them. i had heard that picaxe systems were fairly beginner friendly. i purchased my first programable robot using the LMR instructions and somewhere i think i did something wrong missed something.i tried my best to follow the simple intructions but i guess im a true amature lol i loaded the software to my computer successfuly, and got as far as plugging it and loading it first commands or program... BUT!, when i pug it in with batteries and cable connected, i go to and try to connect systematicaly and i get an ERROR saying "Programmer Not Responding COM 3" Check Cable AND Power can someone help me please, i really would like to master this system someday, and make great things with it..were do i start checking or what part of the manual should i be looking in???? my board is a picaxe28 and my chip is a pic16f886..
 
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nick12ab

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omar7349 said:
BUT!, when i pug it in with ...
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Well, what are you pugging it with? This is the remainder of what you said in your blog entry
batteries and cable connected, i go to and try to connect systematicaly and i get an ERROR saying "Programmer Not Responding COM 3" Check Cable AND Power can someone help me please, i really would like to master this system someday, and make great things with it..were do i start checking or what part of the manual should i be looking in???? my board is a picaxe28 and my chip is a pic16f886.
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Have you read my comment in your blog entry:

"Programmer not responding COM3" sounds like a BAS800 programmer error. The Serial PIC Programmer software and the Basic-to-Assembler function in Programming Editor both require the BAS800 PIC Programmer (or a PIC-Logicator brand programmer, which is a cased BAS800, and which my school used before the intoduction of PICAXE) to be present.


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my board is a picaxe28 and my chip is a pic16f886..
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So are you using a plain PIC on a PICAXE board? You can't program a plain PIC with a serial cable without a bootloader and possibly an interpreter too (like the PICAXE interpreter) installed. If the PIC16F886 was provided with the board then it is a PICAXE and you need to write your BASIC code in Programming Editor and hit F5 to download it onto the PICAXE.

In-circuit serial programming is NOT the same thing as programming a PICAXE since PICAXE uses asynchronous serial which is precisely timed and has no clock signal whereas ICSP uses synchronous serial programming with a separate clock signal - hence why zero-component programmers connect to the parallel port of a computer since 9-pin serial ports don't offer a clock signal.
 
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omar7349

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yes i did.. sorry i must of copy pasted wrong.. you asked to post on here maybe i might find more help.. but im going over your intructions to see if that helps.. thank you..
 
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nick12ab

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omar7349;bt151 said:
i downloaded what i thought was the complete software from the picaxe software page, i was just following instructoins from the LMR website, but i might of missed something , maybe sofware like your saying.. i received my chip along with my robot kit so im sure its the right one..ill try to download the basic program again using F5 this time.. and thank you as well, i know your young but you really know what your talking about..ima keep in touch, tahnk you.............
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The Serial PIC Programmer software is included with PICAXE Programming Editor as PIC Programming Editor is a complete IDE for both PICAXE and normal PIC microcontrollers - a simple download cable is used with PICAXE and a BAS800 programmer is used for programming normal PICs.

What's probably happening is that after installation the Serial PIC Programmer software appeared on the Start Menu so you assumed that that was the software you're supposed to use. However it is not.


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On your Start Menu, you'll find a folder called 'Revolution Education' with a 'PICAXE Programming Editor' folder and a 'Serial PIC Programmer (BAS800)' folder.


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Alternatively, the installer also places a shortcut on the desktop so just double-click the PICAXE icon (see below) to start PICAXE Programming Editor.


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If you need to download Programming Editor again, click here to download it.
 
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omar7349

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sorry, like i said, im really new at all this a true amature lol ...
i was trying to say that i purchased my first programmable robot of the LMR website and used the instructins they provided for this build..

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Omar7349

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" i purchased my first programable robot using the LMR instructions" ?

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omar7349

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you know what , i think you have something there.. ima re-download the software and follow your instructions..thank you so much! true help....
 
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omar7349

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i still cant seem to to get anything going with my build.. the programming editor keeps giving me errors when i try to program my first command.the error box says "Error-Hardware not found on COM3.." and it has a list of possible causes that i already went through and checked..
the robot i purchased is from the Solarbotics LMR start here kit.. it costed me about 150 dollars...$$ i have a picaxe28 with a PIC16F886 chip..it came with along with the kit...this really sucks!!

MartinM57 said:
OK, so maybe it is
http://letsmakerobots.com/shops ?

Which robot? If you tell us, then there is a good chance more help will come.

Tell us little, and the forum's help becomes guesses...
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westaust55

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@omar7349,
Can we take a step back and verify a few things.

1. Have you downloaded and installed the Rev Ed Programming Editor (BAS805) software V5.5.0 available here: http://www.picaxe.com/Software/PICAXE/PICAXE-Programming-Editor/

2. What programming cable are you using?
If it is the Rev Ed AXE027, have you downloaded and installed the AXE027 driver software. http://www.picaxe.com/Software/Drivers/AXE027-USB-Cable-Driver/
If some other cable then you need to find the appropriate driver for the cable you have.

3. Is your cable “visible’ in the system ports folder? The Programming editor will perform a search and set up for a compatible cable for which the drivers exist.

4. Provide a link to the right place on the LMR website where you have obtained the robot /programming instructions from. It may prove to be easier if we know what the steps are "supposed" to be according to LMR.
 
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