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Upgraded from Picaxe Editor 6.0.6.4 (BETA) because it was crashing on me and I lost edits, now I'm running 6.0.9.3 I get this popup error after programming the 28x2-5v chip I'm working with: "Program Failed Firmware >= B3 Setfreq em64 not supported by this firmware version" Which really...

I've been tasked with building a camera flash delay box with configurable timing and am unsure at this point if it's just for delaying a single flash, or more likely delaying more than one, each with different timings. The hardware I can do ok, but my Picaxe-fu is a little rusty, and I have...

Got an email this afternoon saying that WirelessThings (formerly known as Ciseco) is shutting down and have dropped the price of everything by 70%. https://www.wirelessthings.net/ I bought a few things, sad to see them go, wonder what they'll be doing next.

Reading the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) & Amiga CD32 controllers In the process of turning a Zeemote JS1 bluetooth games controller into a box that allows you to plug old ZX Spectrum / Sega / Amiga games controllers it to control games such as those on console emulators on your Android...

I bought 6 tiny 3W Class D stereo amplifiers off eBay for the extortionate cost of $2.97 including postage from China (£2.02 after PayPal's exchange rate) from http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200932026533 (arrived in about 11 days) I've done a few tests using a 20m2 running off 2x rechargable AA's...

I finally have a use for the parallel task capabilites on a 20m2 but during coding I realised something odd was going on, so I did some simple parallel task tests. With 6 LEDs wired into the 20m2 I ran this code: start0: do for b0=0 to 255 next b0 toggle b.0 toggle b.0 loop start1...

If you don't need high speed communication between the devices then go with the lowest over-the-air data rate, 1.2k baud. Ages I made this little vid to show the difference between 1.2k and 250k in terms of how much radio transmission there actually is with the same amount of data within the...

I'm trying to get used to this new editor having been used to PE5 for so long and running across a few things that I'm stumbling over, making things take longer than they should to do: 1) Quitting the Serial Terminal asks me if I want to quit, can't find out how to stop asking me every time...

I was in my local Home Bargains today and saw a shelf full of WowWee Light Strike Targets, aka laser tag targets, for 29p each (yes 29p each!), so I bought one. Closer inspection with a screwdriver revealed some useful salvageable parts: a wide angle RGB LED, SMD stereo headphone socket, couple...

My wireless Xbox controller has a habit of turning off if I leave it too long, and online games kick you off if you idle too long, so I wired an 08m2 into it to 'press' a button every minute to stop the controller turning off and stop the game from kicking me out. One small problem, I use 2x...

I wanted a waterproof distance sensor and figured I could make my own by replacing the 40khz sensors on one of the HC-SR04 modules I have with 40khz waterproof sensors destined for the rear bumper of a car. I got a cheap car reversing kit with 40khz sensors, tested that and it worked fine, then...

This guy knows his stuff (I think) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtlYi1yLTVQ He also shows you the dangers of capacitors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7bPmGTQUk high(ish) voltage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQJ8JX17J58 and how to wire things correctly...

There's an odd quirk with the time variable I've noticed once before and now again when programming a countdown timer setup which uses a single button for control. I coded it so pressing and holding the button down for one second turns off the countdown timer, but the time needed to hold the...

I have a Microvision laser pico projector which runs off 5v 1a and I'd like to be able to have an auto-off timer for it controlled by a Picaxe. My initial thought would be to use an n-channel MOSFET to connect/disconnect the ground line of the power, which would be a quick & easy solution, but...

After reading this entry on Hack-a-Day: http://hackaday.com/2011/11/19/getting-useful-data-from-a-dirt-cheap-rfid-reader/ I ordered one of those cheap RFID readers for myself from this eBay seller: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/gbmsale/m.html?_nkw=125khz+rfid (note: it took 3.5 weeks to arrive) I...

Yesterday I received a SMD 20m2 which I superglued to the back of one of my miniature 16x2 LCD screens, along with pin headers, programming resistors & 0.1uf cap: It works great in terms of being able to display characters on the screen from content already within the Picaxe, the problem is...

I have a Picaxe being powered from a 78L05 which in turn is being powered from a 10v source. I want the Picaxe to send 10v (in pulses) to an array of 12 parallel IRFZ46N MOSFETs (datasheet). The programming is sorted but I have to admit defeat on figuring out how I can trigger the MOSFETs with...

In a few weeks time I'll be ordering a large batch of 18650 sized li-ion cells from China because I intend to re-cell one of my ebike batteries which has 28 of these cells inside, the price of a new ebike battery is £329, but 28x 3800mAH cells starts at about £50 from China. I'll be ordering...

Can popup notification windows be substituted with a general notifications box? Optional so the popup window can still appear if you wish. what I mean is any programming operation; uploading code to the chip or syntax testing results in a popup that has to be clicked on to get out of the way to...