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@hippy So using a unique pid allows the os to recognize the cable as an axe027. No problem. Could not Microsoft and the linux kernel developers be informed so that the os matches different pids with the same driver so it becomes (in my recent experience) plug and play?

It was the file extension. Renaming to .bas restored the functions. Thanks again.

@erco My solution for a high school group was puppy linux. The operating system ran from a usb drive. I used axepad. Still like it. Loads quickly on old laptops and is easy to use. Only thing missing was a simulator. Started using Blockly in anticipation of having a mac user. I think it has...

@Goeytex This was an isolated case of unnecessary "FTDI fiddling" I've taught introductory electronics and picaxe programming for a few years. I'm no expert. At the start of a course you just want that LED to flash. Students get a sense of achievement and you're on your way. In a class...

@lbenson I think from memory he had the ribbon minimized. I wouldn't have thought it would alter the program function. I'll get a screen shot on Monday. @hippy I don't think he had saved the file. But not sure. Will check that also. Thanks for your help.

I have a student running Win10. He has PE6 installed. He can successfully connect to a picaxe 08m2 via an axe027 cable. But he can't check the syntax or program the 08m2 as both the icons are grayed out. It doesn't work from the Picaxe menu list either. Restarting the program makes no...

@hippy. Hard Reset fixed it. @Goeytex. I did that. Even rebooted the pc. @Flenser. Didn't know about the loop back test for the axe027 cable. Thanks for the info. @PhilHornby. After a hard reset, I followed your instructions to delete all driver files. Inserted the axe027 and let win10 do its...

Yesh! Thanks for the information. I turned on "show hidden devices" and removed all instances of any usb drivers. Did a double install of picaxe drivers. Reprogrammed the axe027 back to bd90. Device manager reports a hardware id of: FTDIBUS\COMPORT&VID_0403&PID_BD90 So I think the driver is...

I normally use the "double install" method for the axe027 cable. I delete the windows drivers (from Device Manager) and then manually find the driver from a folder on my pc. After a successful driver install it comes up with AXE027 PICAXE USB COMx under Ports in Windows Device Manager. It works...

Thanks Technical. Works.

This code is produced from the Blockly Cloud Programmer. I'm using Blockly to demonstrate picaxe to a group using a mixture of windows and mac machines. I want to demonstrate the use of a digital input to control program flow. main: do while pinC.4 = 1 high C.0 pause 5000...

@julianE You may want to try raspup. It's a version of puppy linux which was designed to run from a flash drive so minimizes writes to the drive. Its at: http://raspup.eezy.xyz/index.php

Sad news. I hope your health improves and thanks for your help.

I bought two controllers for a 36V BLDC sensored motor. The application was a direct drive ebike. The first controller (used in drones) uses an unsensored motor. I was going to control it with the pwm output of a 08m2 picaxe. From memory, the controller requires a pwm signal between 1 to 2ms...

@erco Nice meters. You must have a way bigger garage than I have! You have also alluded to a concern I have. I taught 3D printing first term here with U3A. Had an amazing variety of laptops. I was using Tinkercad and one student had trouble as her laptop had never been connected to the internet...

@ I forgot this solution. But for the moment I'm going to recycle what I've got.

@erco I use aliexpress also. I recycling 4.5V motors that I have. If I was starting from scratch I'd buy the robot chassis you get from aliexpress. I'm using same pins, c.0,c.1,c.2 and c.4. But I have srf-005 ultrasonic sensors that I'd love to use but they need an i/o. This post has more...

@lbenson I have your designs. You pm'd them to me. Thanks again. I build on the copper side using through hole components. Its a hangover from teaching where my students would make the pcb and then break upteen 1mm drill bits drilling the holes. Having the tracks and parts on the same side also...

@manuka Absolutely if my local U3A could afford them. The current course is over-subscribed. But from the management committee's longer term perspective they would be concerned about buying gear based around one teacher. Its how I ended up with the parts. When I retired from my school the course...

There are a number of threads on this forum regarding development systems. This is a teaching system. Its for teaching basic circuits and Picaxe programming not developing a project or application. Its offered simply as a starting point for teachers. To give context its aimed at students who...