Blog Archive for August 16, 2013

PICAXE on Ubuntu

August 16, 2013

The PICAXE is a programmable microcontroller. You'll need a special USB cable (http://spiratronics.com/product-39355.html) from your computer to program it, and the following circuit to test it. Supply it with clean 5v power, preferably supplied by a 7805 voltage regulator. The documentation states there should be a 100nF and …