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PICAXE Manual Section 1 - TechnoPujades - Free

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www.picaxe.co.uk<strong>Section</strong> 1 17GETTING STARTEDUsing the <strong>PICAXE</strong> system.To use the <strong>PICAXE</strong> system you will require:• A <strong>PICAXE</strong> microcontroller• A <strong>PICAXE</strong> circuit board• A power supply (e.g. 4 rechargeable AAcells (4.8V) or 3 alkaline AA cells (4.5V))• A download cable (USB or serial)• The free ‘Programming Editor’ software or‘AXEpad’ software.All these items are included within all the <strong>PICAXE</strong> ‘starter’ packs.To run the Programming Editor software you require a computer runningWindows 95 or later. Any computer that runs the Windows operating system willwork in textual ‘BASIC’ mode, however a Pentium 4 processor or later isrecommended for graphical flowchart work.To run the AXEpad software you require a PC with a x386 Linux distribution orMac with OSX (10.2 or later).The computer also requires a USB port (for AXE027 USB cable) or 9 pin serialport for connecting the AXE026 serial download cable. See the USB/Serial Portsetup section for more details.revolution(c) Revolution Education Ltd. Email: info@rev-ed.co.uk Web: www.rev-ed.co.ukVersion 6.9 07/2009All rights reserved.17

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