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Hello, on my 08M2, looking at the following code: main: if pin3 = 1 then high 1 goto playTunes else goto main endif Is this syntax correct to perform both the "high 1" and "goto playtunes" commands if pin=3. Can you perform two things if your logic testing is correct, or do you need to direct...

hello, I am wiring up an elementary LED / transistor configuration. I just wanted to confirm if I am doing my LED current calculation correctly. Can someone please confirm if this all right ? 5V(vcc) - 3.0V (white LED Vf) = 2V. 2V - 0.6 transistor Vbe = 1.4V 1.4v / 180 Ohm = 7.8mA so there is...

Hello, I am trying to understand why I need the two pull-down resistor/transistor configurations on outputs 6 and 7 of this picaxe chip. Can someone please explain to me what would happen if I just fed the outputs straight into the LED logic circuit. Thanks kindly for any help. (I am just...

Hello, I am just new to Picaxe/electronics. I have been told to solder the 10k and 22k resistors to the PCB so it is easier to reprogram the picaxe after PCB is all soldered up. I have been using a breadboard so have had actual holes to poke the wires into, however when the PCB is made, how do I...

Hello, I am wanting to take three samples per second from my ADC input, so I can be sure the input is continuous and not just a quick, one off input. Each sample gets stored into B12 and then copied to B13. B13 grows incrementally with each sample of B12. I then divide B13 by three and test the...

hello, I wrote this code to test the adc input connected to a mic. It initially works fine when I clap my hands and it reads adc (b12) as being greater than 154 ie. the lights turn on. However the program then loops and I reset b12 to zero. I do not clap my hands. I thought at this stage the...

Hello, I was just wondering whether an 08m or an 08m2 perform the following parallel tasks: 1: play a tune continuously eg: tune 0, 8,($64m, $69, $25 etc. etc.) and at the same time 2: output a continuous sequence of highs and lows from two pins: for b0 = 0 to 4 low 0 high 1 pause 3000 high...

Hello, I am connecting an AND gate IC from the output of one of my Picaxe 08m pins. This AND gate is then connected to a BJT transistor (the transistor controls current flowing to an LED) I understand I need a resistor to limit current between the AND gate and the BJT transistor base. Would I be...

Hello, I am using the information below, but am not sure if it is correct. Can someone please confirm if it sounds right ? The electret microphone will provide an output of around 1mV rms from normal speech at a distance of around 60 cm. So you can expect signal levels from the microphone of...

Hello, I have the attached circuit for an electret mic amp to feed into the ADC input of a Picaxe 08m chip. Can someone please tell me what components I should change to make this suitable for a 5V power supply (rather than the 9V as indicated). Thanks kindly for any help.

Hello, am just starting out with electronics and would like to connect an electret mic to my PICAXE 08m2. The purpose is to detect a babies cry, so it just needs to detect any type of audible noise and provide a signal to the 08M2 chip. I understand that I will need to amplify the sound from the...

Hello, I am just learning how to program an 08M2 chip. I want to play a tune and light up a rainbow LED at the same time. The rainbow LED will need continuous current. (It cycles through colours automatically using a chip built in to the LED itself) Can someone please advise the best way to do...

Hello, I am using an 08m2 chip and just starting off with basic coding. The following experimental code should end after completion of "playTunes" function when the time will be more than 2 seconds therefore jumping to "detectSound" function. When I run this in simulation mode the program...

thanks guys for the help. I went and bought a 3.5mm stereo jack socket, but I am unsure which pins I should use (pic attached). I understand that one pin should connect to ground, one pin to pin 7 of the Picaxe and one to pin 2 of the Picaxe. That is three connections however this stereo jack...

Hello, I am going to set up a picaxe circuit on a breadboard including a stereo jack for computer interface. I see you can buy pre-made Picaxe breadboard Programming adaptors that include the stereo jack and they also have a jumper arrangement to alternate between programming download and...

Hello, I have downloaded a simple program to flash an LED at 500mS intervals on my Picaxe 08m protoboard. My problem is that this works fine with two different power supplies (1: 3xAA battery supply and 2: 9V battery connected to a 5V regulator). However when I try it with my third power supply...

Hello, I am getting "Programmer not responding" messages when I try to hook up my PICAXE -08 Proto Board Kit to my HP DV6 laptp. I am using an ATEN UC-232A USB-SERIAL converter cable attached to the Picaxe board. My USB-SERIAL converter is being recognised by the computer. Windows beeps when I...