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vasi

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Posted: 03:11pm 31 May 2012
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Hi guys,
Just a question: It is possible to use any USB-to-Serial adapter for a PICAXE08M or it works only with his own?
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Gizmo

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Posted: 03:25pm 31 May 2012
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Hi Toga Toadfoot

Some work OK, some dont. One I bought from Jaycar Electronics didn't work, but another I got from Pete did. They are packed away so cant tell you the make or model.

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donmck

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Posted: 03:31pm 31 May 2012
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  vasi said   Hi guys,
Just a question: It is possible to use any USB-to-Serial adapter for a PICAXE08M or it works only with his own?


Vasi, have a read of:
http://gadgetgangster.com/news/45-designer-news/279-how-to-p rogram-a-picaxe-with-any-ftdi-cable.html

then chose an FTDI chip based product from:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/picaxe-ftdi-program.html

Cheers Don...

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vasi

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Posted: 04:44pm 31 May 2012
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Thank you guys, I will try first with a hand made one (Microchip example - M.A.L.).
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donmck

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Posted: 07:35pm 31 May 2012
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  vasi said   Thank you guys, I will try first with a hand made one (Microchip example - M.A.L.).


Nice cheap solution for those than can etch their own PCB, and possibly already have a suitable PIC in the parts bin.

Cheers Don...
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ArtBecker
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Posted: 02:14am 01 Jun 2012
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It's hard to beat the flexibility of the Bus Pirate

Bus Pirate

The BusPirate v3 is a universal bus interface that talks to electronics from a PC serial terminal. Get to know a chip without writing code. Eliminates a ton of early prototyping effort with new or unknown chips.

Protocols: 1-Wire, I2C, SPI, JTAG, asynchronous serial (UART), MIDI, PC keyboard, HD44780 LCDs, and generic 2- and 3-wire libraries for custom protocols.
 
isochronic
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Posted: 11:50am 01 Jun 2012
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For a vanilla rs232-usb link, I have found Microchips MCP2200 ic
works ok, there is an example usb-serial adapter on their web pages.
Very inexpensive too
 
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