Any update on PE6?
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inglewoodpete
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A weekend is a bad time to ask. Rev-Ed staff are probably thinking about the cricket, the sunshine or cold beer today and tomorrow
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.Where is 'here' ?
Somebody (I missed who) had a post with links to a PIC that handled audio, video, and had USB...sort of suggesting (Joking I think) that PE6 was going to work with that chip...it wasn't a PICAXE...but still, I'm interested in what the chip was...but the post has been deleted.
Found it...it was a ChipKit...Microchip 32-bit MCU in a DIP package...nice!
I recently purchased a tilt-compensated compass from Sparkfun something close to: LSM303DLMTR Breakout board and this was the first time I was unable to interface a product with the PICAXE...I just needed more hath horsepower (ATAN, SIN, COS, etc...) It would be sweet if PICAXE had an optional math library...
Which brings me back to PE6...I heard there might be libraries?
I recently purchased a tilt-compensated compass from Sparkfun something close to: LSM303DLMTR Breakout board and this was the first time I was unable to interface a product with the PICAXE...I just needed more hath horsepower (ATAN, SIN, COS, etc...) It would be sweet if PICAXE had an optional math library...
Which brings me back to PE6...I heard there might be libraries?
That is one heck of a chip for $4 direct from Microchip. I hope RevEd is working on a PICAXE emulator for it.
Any other comment would probably violate forum rules.
The PIC32MX1 (the MX2 has more SRAM) has been out since late 2011. South Yorkshire based ByVac offer a PIC32 DIP BV500 kit (with inbuilt "machineBASIC") for ~£20 shipped. No doubt Rev.Ed could/may indeed rustle up a superior PICAXE version, especially given the competitive inroads RPi is making further up market...
Keep things in perspective of course- it's perhaps akin to using a late model Mecedes for a shopping hack when a simpler Smart car would be far easier to get to grips with. Although for many tasks 8 bit micros remain ideal, it's however certainly worth keeping an eye on MicroChip's site for new releases.
Note-in spite of the benefits of breadboard friendly DIP outlines I wouldn't get too fixated on this increasingly dated profile. All manner of adapters are available for other packages (although sometimes at a heady price).
The Australian MBASIC Maximite uses a PIC32MX795F512H-80I/PT - another MicroChip 32 bit variant.
EXTRA: Dippy -it's well past local midnight & multitasking typos were to blame!
Keep things in perspective of course- it's perhaps akin to using a late model Mecedes for a shopping hack when a simpler Smart car would be far easier to get to grips with. Although for many tasks 8 bit micros remain ideal, it's however certainly worth keeping an eye on MicroChip's site for new releases.
Note-in spite of the benefits of breadboard friendly DIP outlines I wouldn't get too fixated on this increasingly dated profile. All manner of adapters are available for other packages (although sometimes at a heady price).
The Australian MBASIC Maximite uses a PIC32MX795F512H-80I/PT - another MicroChip 32 bit variant.
EXTRA: Dippy -it's well past local midnight & multitasking typos were to blame!
But in this case the Mercedes is MUCH cheaper
Placate yourself with these fine tutorials. For poor souls like myself who are easily confused by MicroChip's "alphabet soup" chip titling, P.317 (of ~320 pages of data) revealed their ID system-
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grim_reaper
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Cheeky. We have discovered fridges y'know.
(Although sometimes the half-empty pint glass has to go back in the fridge for a bit for re-cooling)
(Although sometimes the half-empty pint glass has to go back in the fridge for a bit for re-cooling
)The upcoming version of the PICAXE Program Editor (PE)...supposed to have a bunch of new features / functionality...at least, that's what the rumor mill turns out.
Great! Looking forward to it; and I hope that the rumor mill is correct. If it is; it sure would be nice to have support for more of the unique i2C devices. Like the current "readtemp" command for the DS18B20 device.
Jims
Jims
The upcoming version of the PICAXE Program Editor (PE)...supposed to have a bunch of new features / functionality...at least, that's what the rumor mill turns out.
westaust55
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The DS18B20 is not an i2c device but a 1-Wire device.
For both i2c and with X1/X2 parts also 1-Wire the fundamental commands to communicate with all devices are present.
The PICAXE is in part intended to be an educational tool used in schools. They also happen to be used by many hobbyists and a few ‘commercial ventures’.
There must be something left for the student to learn and program.
If as rumoured there are library functions, then separate libraries that could be “included” for additional i2c and 1-Wire components could be an advantage.
Otherwise, where do we stop in providing support for components and modules?
There are many i2c real time clocks – which do Red Ed support fully?. There are several i2c based LCD displays made by others that have been discussed on this forum of recent using assorted i2c chips and pinout configurations, so which do Rev Ed support fully?
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Buzby
Senior Member
A really cool idea would be a generic simulated I2C device.
Just an icon that you assign an I2C address to, and it then shows a set of generic registers at that I2C address.
This would let the simulation read and write to the registers, but you set the registers according to the datasheet of the specific device you want.
Allow multiple copies, each with different addresses.
Just an icon that you assign an I2C address to, and it then shows a set of generic registers at that I2C address.
This would let the simulation read and write to the registers, but you set the registers according to the datasheet of the specific device you want.
Allow multiple copies, each with different addresses.