PICAXE08

THE PICAXE08 FOR BEGINNERS w w .D w t a S a e h t e U 4 .c m o A basic introduction to the PICAXE 08 Written by Adrian Steel www.DataSheet4U.com The PICAXE is a very cheap and very versatile programmable chip, which, with a little knowledge and imagination, can perform all sorts of useful and wonderful tasks. This course is aimed at providing you with enough knowledge so that you feel comfortable with the chip and its programming language. There are a lot of programming words to learn, an in this course we will be looking at the most useful ones. The chip uses a computer and a simple programming language to program it with. Most versions of Windows will be Ok , including XP. Your computer MUST have a useable com port to attach the programming lead to. For those of you without comports, BELKIN make an excellent USB to COMPORT adapter. There are others but a lot of them will not work with the PICAXE. The Belkin one works fine. The programming lead will need to be made up by you. Instructions on how to do this are found later on in this worksheet. THE SOFTWARE. The software that is used by the PICAXE is a free download from the website (www.rev-ed.co.uk) When it runs you will be presented with an OPTIONS screen. Here you will need to tell the programmer which type of PICAXE you are using. In this case choose PICAXE-08 ( it might already be selected) Next you will have to tell the program which COM port your lead is plugged into. Click the left hand button on SERIAL...