PICAXE Manual Section 1 - TechnoPujades - Free

www.picaxe.co.ukSection 1 2GETTING STARTEDContentsAbout this manual ............................................................................................ 4Software Overview ............................................................................................ 4Software Comparison ........................................................................................ 5Software Quick Choice Guide .............................................................................. 5Third Party Software ......................................................................................... 5Technical Support Forum ................................................................................... 5Quick Start ...................................................................................................... 6At a glance - specifications: .............................................................................. 7At a glance - download circuit: .......................................................................... 7At a glance - pinout diagrams: ........................................................................... 8At a glance - pinout diagrams (X2 parts): ............................................................ 9What is a microcontroller? ............................................................................... 10Microcontrollers, input and outputs .................................................................. 11What is the PICAXE system? ............................................................................. 12Building your own circuit / PCB ....................................................................... 12What is a PICAXE microcontroller? .................................................................... 13PICAXE chip labels ......................................................................................... 13Which PICAXE chip? ........................................................................................ 14PICAXE Variant Feature Overview ...................................................................... 16Using the PICAXE system. ................................................................................ 17PICAXE Starter Packs....................................................................................... 18PICAXE Project Boards .................................................................................... 19Software Installation ...................................................................................... 20Installation on RM CC3 networks ...................................................................... 20Installing the AXE027 USB cable drivers ............................................................ 21Downloading over a network using TCP/IP ......................................................... 22PICAXE Power Supply ...................................................................................... 23PICAXE-08/08M Pinout and Circuit ................................................................... 25PICAXE-14M Pinout and Circuit ........................................................................ 26PICAXE-20M/20X2 Pinout and Circuit ................................................................ 27PICAXE-18/18A/18M/18X Pinout and Circuit ...................................................... 29PICAXE-28A/28X/28X1/28X2 Pinout and Circuit ................................................. 30PICAXE-28X2 Module (AXE200) ......................................................................... 32PICAXE-40X/40X1/40X2 Pinout and Circuit ........................................................ 33USB Download Circuit ..................................................................................... 36Serial Download Circuit ................................................................................... 37Enhanced Serial Download Circuit ..................................................................... 38Download Cables ............................................................................................ 38Reset Circuit .................................................................................................. 39Resonator ..................................................................................................... 39Testing the System ......................................................................................... 41Hard-reset procedure ...................................................................................... 42Download CheckList ........................................................................................ 43Understanding the PICAXE memory. .................................................................. 44Flowchart, Logic or BASIC? .............................................................................. 53BASIC Simulation ........................................................................................... 54Interfacing Circuit Summary ............................................................................ 57Tutorial 1 – Understanding and using the PICAXE System .................................... 58Tutorial 2 - Using Symbols, Comments & White-space ......................................... 61Tutorial 3 - For…Next Loops ........................................................................... 62Tutorial 4 - Making Sounds .............................................................................. 63Tutorial 5 – Using Digital Inputs ...................................................................... 64Tutorial 6 – Using Analogue Sensors ................................................................. 65Tutorial 7 - Using Debug ................................................................................. 66Tutorial 8 - Using Serial Terminal with Sertxd ..................................................... 66Tutorial 9 - Number Systems ............................................................................ 67Tutorial 10 - Sub-procedures ............................................................................ 68Tutorial 11 - Using Interrupts .......................................................................... 70The next step - your own PICAXE project! .......................................................... 73revolution(c) Revolution Education Ltd. 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