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    C.2 Serout on 28X2....

    Hi folks. Replacing an original 28X chip with a 28X2 chip, cos the original blew up in a lightning strike. 4MHz extremal resonator as per the 28X chip. 5v supply voltage. Replacement X2 part programs fine, and runs fine, but the serial output won't go through a 202 level corrector - does...
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    Desperate for uALFAT-TF module....

    Hi folks. I am desperate - perhaps one of the members can help.... We had a lightning strike that destroyed everything, including a system that used the uALFAT-TF module for the files: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/90982922/uALFAT-TF.gif This module is no longer produced by GHI, and...
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    PE won't run anymore on Win8 64-bit....

    Hi everyone. :) PE 5.5.5, was running fine last time I used it, and everything worked right, and I could program chips no problems. Today, it just won't go past the splash-screen - it just stays there forever on top of everything else, and PE never finishes loading - I have to kill it in TM...
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    Bulk programming PICAXE SMD chips?

    Hi folks. :) Does anyone here know if RevEd offer a bulk-programming service by any chance? I could order the chips, and send them the BAS file, and they program all the chips with my code before they send them to me? I expect there would be a MOQ(minimum order quantity) plus a service fee...
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    Preamble length when using "Dumb" RF modules...

    Hi folks. Is there any kind of rule as to how many bytes of preamble you send when using "Dumb" RF transmitter/receiver sets? In my current experiment, I am using 10x "U" characters, to sync the data-slicer in the receiver, and that is working just fine. So my questions are should I be...
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    AXE027 installation in Win 2K...

    Hi folks. :) I am using an old Win 2K laptop, and the PE installed fine, and also so did the AXE027 driver utility thing. When I plug in the AXE07 after having installed the drivers, Win 2K says it has found it, and ID's it correctly, but the following window where it asks to install it fails...
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    How to install AXEpad on Asus Eee PC 701...

    Hi all. :) I have dabbled in Linux before today, and another one of those dinky wee Asus Eee PC's came my way today - a 701 4G model, with Xandros Linux on it from what I can tell. I want to have a go at putting AXEpad on this machine, as if I can get it working, it would make an ideal field...
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    BSOD when I try to program anything....

    I am having this problem all the time now. Anyone seen this? Only ever happens at about 75% of programming the device. PE 5.4.2, but I am about to upgrade this to the current version. Prolific USB-Serial adaptor, which has been working fine up until now. :( XP Pro SP3 on a little Acer...
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    Runtime error 482...

    Hi all. :) Programmer version 5.4.2 Windoze XP Pro, SP3. If you click on the PRINT button at the top of the programmer, the print dialog opens as expected. If you click FILE, then click Print... the programmer crashes with runtime error 482. This is on my little netbook, which does not have...
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    More cheap RF modules released...(these ones are MESH!)

    These new ones are from SunrayRF, and are US$13 each for the 1E80's and US$14.50 for the 1E86's. Both of these modules output 100mW maximum. All three are self-forming, self-healing MESH network type. The 1E28's are US$32 each, but at 500mW output power, are not legal without a license. You...
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    FOR/NEXT greater then 256 never completes....

    This is an interesting one. Chip is 18M2 SMD. I have a for/next loop, which has embedded routines as part of the loop. If I set X to more then 256, the loop NEVER completes. Can someone shine some light as to why? Here is my code for the loop causing the problem...
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    Selling my old Radiometrix modules...

    These modules are all used, but I aborted the concept using these specific modules in favour of the TXD2 units. - RPM1-173.250-3 x 2 units - TDH2-433-9 x 1 unit All three for US$10 + P&P. I am pretty sure I have another TDH2 somewhere(also used), and if I find it, will include that too(for...
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    Selling my old stock of Xbee modules...

    Hi folks. :) I have a stock of Xbee units I no longer need or use, so to give something back to the forums that have given me so much, I offer them here heavily discounted. Currently, I have: - Xbee Pro(100mW), P/#: XB24-ACI-001 x 8 units. ONE is used, but the other 7 are factory fresh -...
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    OT: Help me calculate a Helical antenna....

    Hi folks. :) I am using a Radiometrix NTX2 434.650MHz 25mW transmitter module(driven by an 18M2 PICAXE), and the datasheet gives some examples of antennas, including a helical one made out of 0.5mm enameled copper wire, close-wound on a 3mm former. However, this antenna is too floppy and...
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    PE: Making the editor window text bigger?

    Hi - is there any way to make the code in the editor window bigger? I find it is often too small and hard to see - for me, anyway. I looked in the options under editor tab, and all the other tabs too, but could not find any font or text size options. Is there any way to change this?
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