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    Monitoring the load on the National Grid with a PicAxe

    I was inspired by an article in the January 2012 issue of Elektor which described how it was possible to measure the load on the Electricity National Grid by reading the Frequency of the Mains supply. The greater the load on the Grid, the slower the generators run and so the frequency slows...
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    Re-program an alarm clock to simulate de-fusing a 'device' for a client.

    I have been asked by a client if it is possible for someone to undertake to design something similar to the above unit which has a 60 minute timer countdown displayed on a digital display that can be 'defused' by cutting some combination of wires. The countdown is required to be started from a...
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    Eeprom read?

    If I store some information in the Eeprom is there any way of retrieving it later, other than using a second program within the PicAxe that uses 'Sertxd' to transfer the information from Eeprom to the PC via a terminal window? My reason for asking is that I would like to include a serial number...
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    #IfDef inconsistency

    Just making a note to remind myself, and to warn others as much as anything. There seems to be a difference in the way that '#IfDef' statements are parsed between the Windows PicAxe compiler, and the Mac version. The following statements compile in Windows as expected: #Define Show_Debug...
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    Resonator Accuracy

    Is there any data regarding the accuracy and stability relative to temperature (or otherwise) of the resonator/crystal fitted to the AXE201 (28X2) module? I ask as I'm trying to read frequency with an accuracy well into in the mHz range. I understand that the internal resonator in the M2 series...
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    Time variable within PE6 simulation

    Is it possible to more accurately represent the 'Time' variable within a program under simulation in PE6? I have a couple of statements along the line of: DisableTime Let Time=0 EnableTime Do Toggle LED If Switch=1 Then GoSub SwitchPressed EndIf If Time > 120 Then GoSub...
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    PE6.0.7.4 Un-resposive during simulation

    During a simulation with a 'tight' loop PE6 becomes un-responsive, with no way of canceling the simulation meaning that I have to use Task Manager to shut down PE6 (and lose any changes made but not yet saved). I normally have the simulation speed set to 30 as this gives the fastest display but...
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