No particular fault just few people to scan over in case of sill errors….and the fault we are looking for is...?
I note that there are two PICAXEs in the drawing but only one download circuit. If both are to run at the same time, then both will need at least a pull-down resistor on their SerIn pins. Refer to "Minimum Circuit" in Manual 1.
But the non-connected PICAXE still needs to have its serin pin pulled low. I think that was what IP was getting at.Only 1 download connection as use a dpdt switch to swap when loading
Ok great. This is the sort of info was after. Will put a 10k for each thanksBut the non-connected PICAXE still needs to have its serin pin pulled low. I think that was what IP was getting at.
It's not necessarily that easy as you may create a potential divider. The smallest number of resistor solutions is, all resistors 22K -Ok great. This is the sort of info was after. Will put a 10k for each thanks
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From PC >---.----.---|___|---.------> PICAXE #1
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I guess he is trying to apply a reverse polarity protection with a FET. In this case, it won't work.I don't understand the function of the FET, could you enlighten me please.
Probably obvious, but not me.
Hi, thanks for drawing I had drawing wrong for reverse protection. (what do people use for drawings, cant find decent and cheap with most components)I guess he is trying to apply a reverse polarity protection with a FET. In this case, it won't work.
If I am correct, there is a fatal error since pin 7 of PicAxe20M2 receives 24V from the external 24V input.
With 24 Volts input, the regulators 7805 and 7812 will produce a lot of heat. It might be better to use a bucket-converter lika a LM2594-5 and LM2594-12. They are more energy efficiënt and produce far less heat.
Hereby I include a reverse polarity protection with a P-channel MOSFET.
hi, thanks for lookingAt first sight, emitter and collector of the bipolar transistor (BC5...) are connected the wrong way round. Emitter should be connected to NEG.
At this scale, it's hard to see some details. May be a pdf file will do better.
You could use Designsparks or Kicad to draw schematics. Both programs are free and let you draw a PCB for your projects. Designsparks is promoted by RS-components where you can download footprints and schematic symbols for new components.Hi, thanks for drawing I had drawing wrong for reverse protection. (what do people use for drawings, cant find decent and cheap with most components)
Ive not used LM2594, so clueless.. will need to look for circuit diagram... learning. for now there is very low current 24v just used for sensors (briefly one at a time)
Eagle is free for up to (as I recall) 4" square, and most components are available if you search. Whether or not it is decent depends on how you define the word. There is a steep learning curve. The interface is less un-Windows-like than it used to be, but still some things just don't work the way you think they should.(what do people use for drawings, cant find decent and cheap with most components)
thank you, i also forgot the cap for c3.The symbol used for the IRL520 is a regulator's one.
As deepet noticed it, the voltage divider 1K/15K (next to 24V EXT C3 label) is not properly connected : the 1K resistor should be connected on the other side of the 15K resistor (or c3).
Doing so, the voltage on the input of the chip would be : 24 * 1/(1+15) = 1,5V which is low and would not be seen as a 1.
Taking down the 15K resistor to 4.7K would give a suitable voltage of 4,2V.
In your first post you wrote "...measuring a external 24v input " Is it this input being used for that (analog)? If so, extending the range is OK.
I always liked Fritzing but it's had no development or bug fixes since 2016, and there were still plenty of bugs left to fix…Has "Fritzing" fallen from favor??