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Yes, I tried the change per post#3, and it didn't work at the time, but now I've changed the LCD to be powered direct from the 5V bus, your code works fine:). Also, per marks code with post#15 working but post#19 not, with the only differences being pauses.... I tracked down what was stopping it...

Reporting back.... ok, so I've re-run the codes from marks & inglewoodpete, then after re-reading marks #19 post with the comment about the power supply I re-powerd the LCD direct from the power bus instead of providing power via the picaxe B.0 pin... and the code from marks #15 post gave me...

Thx Marks, tried your code as-is, but still no go! Just a blank screen. I double checked the pin assignments, & no issues there. I'll have another look tonight - no doubt it is something simple, but still cannot see it!

No egg.... with %00111010 I get a blank screen, no characters at all, not responding to 128 or 192 addresses! I'll keep trying :-)

I tried that, incrimenting a number on the next location, but after filling lines 1 then 3, then a brief pause it went back to over-writing onto lines 1 then 3 again! That's when I went hunting for the HD44780 datasheet in case it was set to one line.... pretty sure it's not, but could still be...

I spoke to soon and tripped almost at the first hurdle... I cannot get text on the 2nd & 4th lines! I use the same screen wired to a 40X2 picaxe, and the 2nd line works when I address it to 192, so it's not the screen. In InglewoodPete's initialise code it has.... 'Send a series of...

...and it worked straight out of the box ;-) Thanks InglewoodPete. I've thrown my code into the bin as Hippy suggested, and very comfortable developing Pete's code from his baseline :-) Much appreciated.

lol... I think what you're saying throw away my code attempt is start again from scratch with the basics! & you are probably right ;-) Question on the basics though... going back to the example in manual-3, for example the line let pins = 48, then pulsout... so this is the equivalent on the...

Thanks Phil, You might be right, plus I think I've made a mess of the LCD Reset (initialise) subroutine! Needing matchsticks to hold open my eyes at present, so will tackle them tomorrow & report back :-)

Hi all, I've got a 20x4 LCD running parallel with a 20M2. I've done a few 40X2's & 18X's parallel before, without too many issues, using B.4=DB4, B.5=DB5, B.6=DB6, & B.7=DB7 of the 40X2 so works basically as per the Picaxe Manual-3 as is, but this time I needed to configure the LCD to the LHS of...

A bit more homework, & it looks like Pete was right & the SIM5320E no longer works in Australia (or at least not in rural areas) as carrier Telstra has indeed turned off some of the frequencies that the SIM5320E uses... so it's time to shop for another module!

Thx for the replys :-) Pete, yes I am in Australia, up in the Pilbara my bad describing the modem - it does cover 3g... SIM5320 E：(link) - Dual-Band UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100MHz - Quad-Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz • Output power - WCDMA 850/1900: 0.25W - WCDMA 900/2100: 0.25W -...

Hi, I've been hunting through the forum & Youtube for a couple of weeks & seem to getting nowhere! I have a 40X2, routing it throughan RS232 to a SIMCOM 5320E module, with a few LED's each step of the code to see what's going on. I'm positive I've got the circuit right (but of course I could...

Hi all:-) Nice to see many of the same names in the forum from when I was last "playing" with PICAXE's a couple of years ago :-) At the moment we get wiring harnesses made, which we subsequently fit over a period of a few days. Unfortunately when we switch on we often find there are errors at...

Hi all, I know there are plenty of posts on interference - I've been sifting thru them, and from what I can see I've done just about everything except putting the PICAXE in a metal box, but before I pull everything apart, ... I am using an 18X looking at a few inputs, run an LCD, and on...

Hi all:-) I have a little project I have been working on, on & off for a month or so... I am counting the number of cars passing a given spot (either direction) and recording how many pass at each speed. Also, if they go too fast, they are beeped. Basically, it works... 98% of the time! OK, I...

Hi, I know this should be dead simple, but I just cannot get it to work, and searching thru the forum has just got me further lost, so, help! I have an 08M in effect watching for various sequence of events from different inputs, and when a certain sequence matches (this could be many minutes to...

Hi, I an using an infrared photo interrupter (Jaycar ZD1901) with a rotating plastic disc with slots to provide a hi/low trigger. I'm OK with the PICAXE coding, but how can I make sure I'm going to capture eash trigger point? With about a 4.5v Vcc, it measures a High voltage out of about 2.8v...

Hi all, I often finish up using bits of code that's on the forum in some of my programming, but quite often there are bits & pieces in there that I don't understand, or spend a while trying to find out, primarily when it comes to using operands, etc. I have had a few hunts on the Rev-ed...

Hi all :-) I have 2x Historic bikes we are racing in a week’s time, neither of which have tacho’s that are worth watching! All I want are 4-5 LED’s for approaching gear change points. I’m comfortable doing the programming side, using “count”, etc is plenty...