The reason is that the PICAXE requires a Serial Break signal in order to start communicating with the programmer. A Serial Break is where the PICAXE serial input is set to high for longer than a ...

The first article in this series brought to you by Elektor.POST was an introduction to the PICAXE system [1], including examples on how to build the PICAXE programming circuit, and how to program a ...

The previous articles in this series [1] brought to you by Elektor.POST showed how to program a PICAXE chip and how to build interfacing circuits to provide both digital and analog inputs and outputs ...

Read on! ### PICAXE Newbie? All About Circuits has a wealth of information available on the PICAXE family of microcontrollers. Best of all, the articles start at the beginning with the fundamentals.

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The robot project features hacked servos being driven by using PICAXE while it shoots laser, makes sounds through a speaker, and navigates using ultrasonic sensors mounted on a servo. The robot is ...