Recent content by dannydig87

A while ago, I bought 2 USB to Serial converters from Rockby Electronics. I installed the software they came with, and tried to program a PICAXE. Unfortunately, I had no success, as there must have been a conflict or security issue with the driver I installed. I left it for a while. Then only...

Can someone give me some examples on how these new commands work? I don't really understand what to put in place of hundreds, tens and units and so on. Are these actually flags (eg. 0 = false, 1 = true)? Once again, thank you Technical for adding this command. The PICAXE is becoming a very...

I would like to know if it is possible, with the PICAXE, to add/subtract and divide 24 bit numbers and convert them to a BCD and ASCII value. Is there a way to split the numbers into two? I am trying to interface my calipers with the PICAXE, so I can make a limit beeping device, and display the...

Is it possible to use the following line in my code: "symbol byte = b0" The programming editor says there is an error in this line. Perhaps "byte" is a reserved word I don't know about. What other words are reserved in Version 5?

Does anyone know how long (in milliseconds) the readadc command lasts?

Technical, Browsing around the web, I came across http://www.picaxeprojects.co.uk/. I feel that this will be an excellent place to share all of our projects. I see that it is not up and running yet, so when will it be ready by? I feel that it will also encourage more people to use the PICAXE...

With the motor controller I described before, I had used all of the PICAXE Inputs and Outputs. Note that the motor did not start until a switch was pressed. I would like to be able to add a reset button. Can I pull the "Serial In" pin high to do this? I have tried it and it works, so I...

Looking around the net I came across an interesting project that reads the value of a caliper, and displays it on the computer screen. You can see it at: http://www.pcmx.net/gauge/ I was thinking to do the same thing with the PICAXE. It is easy to do the serial part, but there is a problem...

In this months Silicon Chip magazine ((November 2006) in the Circuit Notebook section) there is a simple PICAXE to LCD interface for those of you who want to run an LCD without the expensive serial module. It is for the 18X, and uses very few parts. It also features a table of commands, so you...

I have written out the following code for controlling motor with two buttons. However, for some reason, the value of b1 reset back to 0 when at max rating. In simulation mode, it does not do this. Perhaps there is a compiler error. It is not meant to. I am using an 08M and have used the...

I would like to input the value of variable b0 into the eeprom. My command looks like this: EEPROM 26,("Value 2", #b0) This does not work. The program says there is a mistake in that line. What could possibly be wrong?

The LCD program from Hippy's site has some complex math in it, and hence, there is one line that I can not convert succesfully to assembly language with my Serial PIC programmer (BAS800). It is: pins = byte * %00010000 | rsbit byte and rsbit are variables. What can I replace it with, and what...

I have many LCD modules that I would like to use with my projects. I would like to know what chip I need to drive them. Looking around the forum, I found out a firmware chip is needed to convert serial commands from the PICAXE, and display them on the LCD. What chip is this, and where can I find...

Hi everyone. I just bought a Serial PIC Programmer (part BAS800). I can program a 16f84a and a 16f627, however I can't generate any assembly code. I would like to convert my BASIC programs to assembly language. The software says "pass", but I am presented with a blank page. I am...