PICAXE Editor v6.9

westaust55

Moderator
Are you saying that you have the PICAXE Programming Editor V6.0.9.0 ? (Referred to typically as PE6). Note latest is. V6.1.0.0.

while there has been indication previously that PE6 will include assembler capabilities, this feature has not been included in releases to date.
It is not possible to download an “add-on” to add assembler capability.
 

rieverjohn

New Member
Hi Westaus55. I do have v6.1.0.0 but I saw on the PICAXE website that a version V6.9 had the facilty to
program in assembler. I did ask PICAXE directly where I could get V6.9 but have had no reply yet.
Thanks for your quick response.
 

Buzby

Senior Member
Are you thinking of the educational compiler for A-Level students ?.

( http://www.picaxe.com/Teaching/Eduqas-WJEC-A-Level-Assembler/ )

This is not a 'real' assembler, it is limited to a subset of instructions, and you can't access the underlying PIC registers or memory areas.

However, it does provide what the A-Level syllabus requires, without the hassle of programming 'bare metal'.

That's the closest you're ever going to get to running assembler on a Picaxe !.

Cheers,

Buzby

EDIT : I see now where you got V6.9 from, I think it's a typo on this page : http://www.picaxe.com/WJEC-Assembler-Getting-Started
 
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hippy

Technical Support
Staff member
I did ask PICAXE directly where I could get V6.9 but have had no reply yet.
Questions asked by email at around 9 o'clock Saturday evening tend to go in the queue for answering on the subsequent working day :)

As noted; the only Assembler capability PE6 has at present is for the WJEC and AQA curriculums. Those aren't true Assemblers, don't offer native speeds, only have a limited capability, and are only usable with the PICAXE-18M2.

I see now where you got V6.9 from, I think it's a typo on this page : http://www.picaxe.com/WJEC-Assembler-Getting-Started
Thanks for spotting that. Now corrected to show "6.0.9.0".
 

rieverjohn

New Member
Are you thinking of the educational compiler for A-Level students ?.

( http://www.picaxe.com/Teaching/Eduqas-WJEC-A-Level-Assembler/ )

This is not a 'real' assembler, it is limited to a subset of instructions, and you can't access the underlying PIC registers or memory areas.

However, it does provide what the A-Level syllabus requires, without the hassle of programming 'bare metal'.

That's the closest you're ever going to get to running assembler on a Picaxe !.

Cheers,

Buzby

EDIT : I see now where you got V6.9 from, I think it's a typo on this page : http://www.picaxe.com/WJEC-Assembler-Getting-Started
Thanks Buzby, so I wasn't mistaking what I saw, it's disapointing it,s not a real assembler, but I may have a look.
 

rieverjohn

New Member
From PICAXE headquarters. For those interested, use of assembler can be enabled by selecting thr File sub menu, then Options and then the Compiler section, WJEC-ASSEMBLER for the 18M2, 21X1 and 28X can be selected from PICAXE type drop-down . I should have known that a facility such as this would not have been removed.
 

westaust55

Moderator
Refer also/again to post 5 above on the current assembler capabilities/limitations.

that 21X1 you mention is likely the 28X1
 
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