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    The PE6 Keyboard Shortcut Bindings window is blank?

    A link is found in Options. I understand that 6.0.6.3 (and previous versions) are all beta. Should the window be blank? I could find nothing on this in the forum. The only reference to new keyboard shortcuts is found on page 13 of the PE6 Beta Testing Briefing – Sep 2013. “Many...
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    ADC Leakage?

    Greetings: Summary: On an AXE091 a 20X2 ADC reading is taken from a backup battery for a DS3231. With the 5V P/S off, the battery appears to “back feed” into the entire circuit, surely draining the battery. The battery (without the diode shown in the schematic) pegs the ADC at 1023, so a...
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    Loss of “pha555”

    In the process of writing a support request to Dr. Anderson concerning his LCD-117 driver chip, I went looking for his email address on http://www.phanderson.com. I found it....and this saddening text on the following line. “Peter passed away on September 19,2012. I have taken much of his...
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    VSM 7.10 Error: Internal Exception: access violation in module: SPICESIM.DLL

    VSM Support Request Do I contact LabCenter for VSM support when the issue is not Picaxe related? After reinstalling VSM and creating a new circuit with just power, ground, a resistor and LED, the error : “Internal Exception: access violation in module 'PROSPICE.DLL' [63EC4652].”...
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    VSM 7.10 Error: Internal Exception: access violation in module: SPICESIM.DLL

    Greetings: When I attempt to run animation in VSM, an error appears and the animation fails. This now occurs with new, simple designs. Older, more complex circuits animate fine. I do not know of any system changes other than W7 SP1 auto updates. Virus scanning is off. The DSN and Crash...
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    Stepper motor attempt

    The 3rd image shows a perfect “mirror”, the 180 degrees referred to in the article. Terry
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    Stepper motor attempt

    This link will prove helpful in identifying the leads if you have a scope. http://www.piclist.com/techref/io/stepper/wiresscope.htm Using Womai's DPScope, I was able to identify the pairing on 5 different steppers. Full disclosure: My findings have not been tested in circuit. The attached...
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    Fast Simple Schematic Creation

    Greetings: To make it easy for folks to post their circuits, the site https://www.circuitlab.com is worth a look. It's free and has simulation too. But most importantly, it's fast. The how-to video is short and helpful. Attached is a guess (and probably wrong) as to the project description in...
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    Decoupling tutorial with visuals

    Greetings: I found this of worth, perhaps others will too. Dangerous Prototypes - A decoupling tutorial with supporting screenshots using a scope. Helps explain the “why”. DP's introduction (click on the words "excellent tutorial" in line two)...
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    24lc256 eeprom & picaxe 20x2

    Posting Schematics / Code Tags Joe: If PCB Express does not offer a "print to file" option, a couple of alternatives exist. 1/Under the Program Editor download is a link for a PDF print driver. http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/software.htm Install that and print your schematic to a PDF file...
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    38 kHz Pulses for IR Beacon

    Bingo.... Thanks gentlemen.....
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    Schematic Creation - A Tutorial

    Attaching a circuit drawing to a Post Greetings: Attached is a tutorial to assist new users who have Picaxe questions, but do not know the best means to add a circuit drawing to their post. It assumes the user has only the most rudimentary set of tools available to them (no scanner, camera...
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    Diagram Needed

    The quote below... http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=16734 ...prompts this idea. My guess is that many of those who ask for help are new to the platform. Posting files to a web site is a familiar practice for the technically minded. But in thinking through a tutorial for this...
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    BlinkM / MaxM I2C Addressing

    This post is intended to assist others who may be struggling with ThingM’s "BlinkM" or “MaxM” using I2C. This is specifically for those, who like me, are new to Picaxe, I2C, left-shifted environments, etc. This information is all in the Picaxe docs, but it isn’t spelled...
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