Recent content by McFly007

Okay, after more mucking around I have finally determined the cable has a fault. It just happened to coincide with a windows update. It worked one day and not the next. But if you hold it just right it works.

Gah, it's died again. No joy on Windows 10 or emulated on Windows 7. Still failing the loopback test - nothing seems to get it going again. It passes the 5V test. I've spent more time trying to get the cable to work than actually programming the PICAXE. Very frustrating. I used to have an...

Oh my goodness thank you! I've been trying to get this to work for two days. My AXE027 kept failing the 'loopback' test. But after installing the FTDI driver it worked! I was then able to install the PICAXE driver over the top and it still works. This evening I actually got it working in a...

Thanks for the replies. I've got all the pins visible but will try to play with the nets if I get time.

Thanks for the info. I've just tried a new model with the 08M not connected to anything. It still tries to simulate, although an error comes up that the RXD pin is floating. Once that is connected to ground the chip simulates code fine, even though it's not connected to anything else. This...

Hello, Apologies if this is a silly question. I have an 08M circuit modelled in PICAXE VSM and it seems to simulate fairly well. However, I have put a switch on the 5V supply line to the 08M to test things in the model but the PICAXE simulates even when not connected to power. Is there a way...

Hello all, Stay with me here... A few friends and myself have decided to build a motion-controlled time lapse rig. After consulting a different mate he pointed me to PICAXE. So I've been mucking about with a few PICAXE 08Ms for about a week. They seem to be quite capable little chips. So...