Hello. I just got my new picaxe 18 project board and need a hand. I am a total idot and have no idea what I'm doing so please forgive my stupid questions. I have been trying to figure it out, and search for answeres for hours now and can't seem to make any sence of the ones already posted.
Anyway, I seem to have the low power version of the board. On page 3 of the CHI03[1] document I see that the moter is connected strait to the 1 pin on boath + and -. When I do this My motor isn't running. The socet will light my led so I know it is getting some current, but not enuff to run the dc motor? The motor is one that comes with the Tamiya Twin Motor Gearbox. It will run directly connected to 1 or more aa batterys.
I only have 1 power suply hooked up to the proj board, with 3 AA's running it. Must I hook up two power supplys?
I'm sorry for the newbi questions, but I just can't seem to make heads or tails of the diagrams and most of the currently posted answeres seem to be very tecnical. I need something more along the lines of "plug it into this hole" I'm afraid of a mistep that will fry my controler.
Thank you for your help.
Anyway, I seem to have the low power version of the board. On page 3 of the CHI03[1] document I see that the moter is connected strait to the 1 pin on boath + and -. When I do this My motor isn't running. The socet will light my led so I know it is getting some current, but not enuff to run the dc motor? The motor is one that comes with the Tamiya Twin Motor Gearbox. It will run directly connected to 1 or more aa batterys.
I only have 1 power suply hooked up to the proj board, with 3 AA's running it. Must I hook up two power supplys?
I'm sorry for the newbi questions, but I just can't seem to make heads or tails of the diagrams and most of the currently posted answeres seem to be very tecnical. I need something more along the lines of "plug it into this hole" I'm afraid of a mistep that will fry my controler.
Thank you for your help.