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Great news Technical. I take it you use the WebSerial API for this. The WebUSB API will let you bypass the need for OS drivers and support code download on platforms such as android phones/tablets.

You could also loop the serial port and get the transmitted data back into the PC.

...maybe because the product is dying and Rev-Ed will not put any resources into it anymore?

I have been using Fritzing since I dropped doing home-made PCB boards. It's easy to use and a great tool for up to 2 layer boards. You can also design custom shape PCB boards with it, which I think it's a great feature. Unfortunately, the Picaxe library is outdated but you can follow a few...

I have been using Fritzing for the last 4 years along with JLCPcb with great success for SMD boards. @Technical is Rev-Ed going to update the Picaxe library for Fritzing?

How about this one then: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gikfun-Solder-able-Breadboard-Arduino-GK1007U/dp/B07D7PMCG5/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=solderable+Breadboards&qid=1684490092&s=industrial&sr=1-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1 You get 5 PCBs and also have holes to mount them securely.

Robin, have a look at amazon.co.uk. If you search for "solderable breadboard" you will find similar products to what Flenser has proposed.

You could try to use the rs-485 protocol which is designed for a bus topology using a master/slave model. There are modules in the Chinese market for rs485-to-ttl translation. You still use serial in/out on the picaxes but you need to implement the master/slave model in order to make sure that...

Hello hippy. Yes, you could see it that way. If it solves your problem with the ftdi driver installation then definitely there is a business case for it. I don't know much about it either, I just used both APIs (WebSerial & WebAPI) for a project and it worked brilliantly. I remember seeing MS...

Apparently, this is a proposal for Rev Ed and it would be great to have their feedback. Additionally, the same concept, using the WebUSB API, could be used for Win/Linux machines removing the need to install any drivers, which lately are the source of many headaches especially since the release...

Hello all. I am experimenting lately with WebSerial and WebUSB APIs in order to get a Picaxe chip to communicate with a web application. My main target was to get a Picaxe talking over a usb-serial cable to the web application (running on an android mobile phone/tablet using chrome browser)...

What cable are you using to connect to that board?

U3 looks like an accelerometer. That could be how it understands motion. Those are usually i2c devices, so getting a but pirate device or a cheap 8-channel usb type logic analyzer could help you even more identifying this chip.

Yes, you are right, 330 Ohm resistor might be a bit high, but it makes sense to protect the LED and not drive it at it's limits. This will extend the LED's life. Also, you need to consider that you need to protect the Picaxe's pin as well, which has a sink/source capability of 20mA, if you are...

I don't remember having seen a recommendation on not using a resistor to tie down the SerialIn pin. I always use a 10K resistor when tying SerialIn pin low. It has the advantage of being able to reprogram the chip in-circuit in case you need too.

I think it's on the same level as the "Plumbing Valve" analogue controllers:

I did some touch buttons using copper tape on the back of a plywood sheet for a project I built a few years back. Each pad would be around 2x2cm bit. I had cables about 8-10cm going from the touch pads (5 in total) to the Picaxe. I didn't work correctly. There was cross-talk between the touch...

I also use JLCPCB for my PCBs. I design the circuits using Fritzing and send the exported Gerber files. Never had an issue on the PCBs and most of them are used for SMD chips.

Yes, you could do that. The download pin can work as a normal pin. If you use the command "disconnect" you can do what ever you want with this pin. Mind you, though, that you will need to hard-reset the chip in order to get it back to programming mode (turn the power to the chip off and then...

BIt-banging is the process of emulating a protocol in software instead of relying on a hardware peripheral to do the same things. The most common cases are emulation of the serial protocol and i2c protocol. In the first case, of the serial protocol, instead of using a serial peripheral on the...