What PICAXE starter Pack is best to buy ?
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hippy
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The most flexible starter kits are probably the AXE090 and AXE090U ( the USB version ).
It's hard to say what's best for any individual though. That depends upon what sort of things you may be interested in doing; are you more interested in electronics and hardware interfacing or in software ?
You might also want to consider getting more than one type of PICAXE controller so you can build multi-PICAXE systems and there are some Project Boards which may prove themselves useful there.
It's hard to say what's best for any individual though. That depends upon what sort of things you may be interested in doing; are you more interested in electronics and hardware interfacing or in software ?
You might also want to consider getting more than one type of PICAXE controller so you can build multi-PICAXE systems and there are some Project Boards which may prove themselves useful there.
Thanks for your Replay
I am more interesting how to learn the programming and and read from sensor and stuff like that
in the moment I am tray to make counter with photosensor and was thinking to tray it with Picaxe
http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/
but I will look at AXE090 and AXE090U and order one
Thanks for your Replay Hippy
I am more interesting how to learn the programming and and read from sensor and stuff like that
in the moment I am tray to make counter with photosensor and was thinking to tray it with Picaxe
http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/
but I will look at AXE090 and AXE090U and order one
Thanks for your Replay Hippy
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Sigster: It depends on your learning style & experience of course, but I STRONGLY recommend you start really simply with PICAXEs. I've had countless emails since 2002 (!) from frustrated users immersed in 28/40 "rocket science" stuff, & in many cases they'd answer their own queries by FIRST getting a feel for things with a breadboarded 08(M) flashing a few LEDs etc. Stan
Sigster: It depends on your learning style & experience of course, but I STRONGLY recommend you start really simply with PICAXEs. I've had countless emails since 2002 (!) from frustrated users immersed in 28/40 "rocket science" stuff, & in many cases they'd answer their own queries by FIRST getting a feel for things with a breadboarded 08(M) flashing a few LEDs etc. Stan
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I'd start simple like manuka says. Go for the small chips and flash a led. Eg the AXE003 kit http://194.201.138.187/epages/Store.storefront/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store.TechSupplies/Products/AXE003
Flashing a led is simple - buy a kit, connect a few wires, write 5 lines of code and it works. Then you can read the instruction manual and start doing other experiments.
Flashing a led is simple - buy a kit, connect a few wires, write 5 lines of code and it works. Then you can read the instruction manual and start doing other experiments.
I'd go along with hippy on this.
I wouldn't go for bare breadboard straightaway as I've seen so many posts where people can't get the 2/3 component download circuit working - causes frustration etc.
So, getting a kit where it's done for you makes sense. And with that kit you can then breadboard your circuit without soldering/desoldering/overheating and the pads falling off. I think the 090 is just right. I know its more expensive, but it'll allow you to get up and running and experimenting.
AND because it has a regulator it means you can run it for hours from a wall-wart and not waste batteries AND allow you to do ADC stuf with a good reference dead easily.
I wouldn't go for bare breadboard straightaway as I've seen so many posts where people can't get the 2/3 component download circuit working - causes frustration etc.
So, getting a kit where it's done for you makes sense. And with that kit you can then breadboard your circuit without soldering/desoldering/overheating and the pads falling off. I think the 090 is just right. I know its more expensive, but it'll allow you to get up and running and experimenting.
AND because it has a regulator it means you can run it for hours from a wall-wart and not waste batteries AND allow you to do ADC stuf with a good reference dead easily.